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How Cloud Computing Is Changing Management

Harvard Business

That makes it imperative to start thinking about how management will be changed by the most impactful information technology of our time: cloud computing. What does it allow us to do differently, and how will that change the way we do things in the future? “We become what we behold,” he wrote.

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AI Adoption in U.S. Health Care Won’t Be Easy

Harvard Business

health sector has struggled to put innovations into practice. AI promises to be no different. But 3 steps can help overcome the obstacles. And the contrasting experiences of electronic health records and minimally invasive surgical removal of the gallbladder can be instructive.

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Health Systems Need to Completely Reassess How They Manage Costs

Harvard Business

Modest reductions in the cost of borrowing and in supply costs achieved in mergers are often washed out by higher executive compensation, more layers of management, and information technology outlays, leading to higher, rather than lower, operating expenses. But this is not the deepest layer of avoidable physician-related cost.

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The Critical Skills for Leading Major Change in America’s Health System

Harvard Business

health system, change management is an essential skill for public and private leaders alike. For these leaders — and young people aspiring to careers as health care managers — one very practical question emerges: What are the critical skills for leading major change in our health system?

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Getting Buy-In for Predictive Analytics in Health Care

Harvard Business

It’s necessary to have a multidisciplinary team, with clinical, analytics, data science, information technology, and behavior change skill sets available from start to finish. Clear, committed leadership and a culture strongly supportive of change and learning are also critical factors. Insight Center.

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Why Process Is U.S. Health Care’s Biggest Problem

Harvard Business

A lot of money has been spent on information technology in health care with little to show for it. ilbusca/Getty Images. To understand why we must pay a visit to the hospital.

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Why So Many High-Profile Digital Transformations Fail

Harvard Business

There’s something different about technological change that causes senior executives in large, established firms to act differently than they might otherwise. When investing in a typical strategic change, managers are usually pretty clear about what they want to accomplish and what it will take to get there.

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