Who Owns Farmers’ Big Data?
Few people on the planet are tougher or more resilient than American farmers, many of whom are descendants of the original pioneers. So when you sell them tractors, spreaders and…
Few people on the planet are tougher or more resilient than American farmers, many of whom are descendants of the original pioneers. So when you sell them tractors, spreaders and…
For IT staff, the old days of “rack and stack” are giving way to a new professional model—IT services business relationship manager. In this capacity, IT is seen as a…
A customer walks into the bank to make a deposit, greets the teller and, out of the blue, she’s asked if she would like a second mortgage. Is this any…
The key to a high quality patient discharge is identifying post-discharge vulnerabilities. Federal penalties for high rates of patient readmissions are compelling hospitals to dig into the causes of the…
In today’s highly-competitive global business environment, every employee’s experience counts. Yet, many organizations fail to tap into the insight of the workforce at the edges of the enterprise—the very employees…
'These benefits not only assist the transition toward patient-focused care, they’re helping healthcare institutions reduce associated costs.' Hospitals are just beginning to catch on to the promise of integrated data…
Insurance is a business as old as business itself, expertly greasing the wheels of commerce by absorbing risks that would otherwise slow down the engines of growth. Insurance companies have…
Bolstering revenue with higher investment income makes sense given a bullish stock market and low interest rates Since the recession began, credit rating agencies have generally held a negative outlook…
Mergers are just one avenue to achieving the changes required in the shift to value-based care. Charles Santangelo has been a CFO long enough to appreciate the extraordinary changes in…
When a mid-February report revealed that more than 100 banks were hacked in what appears to have resulted in over $1 billion stolen from these financial institutions, it was just…