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Healthcare Paradigm Shift: Emphasis on Outpatient Care

Tom Spencer

Reduced fixed costs: Outpatient facilities cost less to build than a hospital and, with no overnight stays and limited operations on the weekends, operational costs are lower as well. His free moments are spent traveling and enjoying sporting events with his wife and daughter. Adding Telehealth Opportunities. Image: Pexels.

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NSA Hacks Into SIM Card Makers Giving US and UK Criminals Access to Millions of Cell Phones

MishTalk

The hack was perpetrated by a joint unit consisting of operatives from the NSA and its British counterpart Government Communications Headquarters, or GCHQ. Among its clients are AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon, Sprint and some 450 wireless network providers around the world. It’s unbelievable.

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Amazon Unveils New Drone Prototype for 30-Minute Deliveries; Google Seeks Drone Deliveries by 2017

MishTalk

The drone can travel up to 15 miles at high speed. The FAA is expected to publish final rules for commercial drone operations early next year. Visit [link] to learn more about wealth management and capital preservation strategies of Sitka Pacific.

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How Digital Health Care Can Help Prevent Chronic Diseases Like Diabetes

Harvard Business

One of the barriers to getting prediabetics to participate in these in-person programs is the time and expense required to travel to and attend them. Omada addressed these obstacles by creating a 16-week online behavioral-counseling curriculum with modules on nutrition, physical activity, and strategies to minimize stress.

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Return of the Buggy Whip; Streetcar Named Imprudent

MishTalk

At the peak of streetcar travel in the mid-1920s, some 800 streetcars covering 200 miles of track carried 97 million passenger trips a year. Tucson''s $196 million Sun Link Streetcar Project, recently named the Public Works Project of the Year by the American Public Works Association, will operate on a 3.9-mile

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Robot Truck Convoy Tests in Nevada; Driverless Trucks Before Cars, and Before the End of the Decade

MishTalk

The technology, developed by Peloton Tech, uses radar and a wireless link so that the following trucks travel at the same speed, braking simultaneously for safety, and doing so on an automated system that doesn''t have the delays of human reaction time. This is about moving cargo, not people.

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Tomorrow’s Factories Will Need Better Processes, Not Just Better Robots

Harvard Business

Sponsored by Accenture Strategy. For instance, in the BMW plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina, processing a car through the paint shop is a 12-hour task, involving more than 100 robots, and requiring a vehicle in the paint assembly line to travel four miles within the factory before the process is complete. Insight Center.