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Devices Plus Data: How Tech is Transforming Healthcare

Tom Spencer

Technology has revolutionized nearly every industry, and healthcare is no exception. Over the past decade, the integration of technology into healthcare has transformed how we diagnose, treat, and manage health conditions. This article explores how technology is impacting healthcare and highlights some significant health-tech trends.

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A Better Way to Measure Social Impact

Harvard Business

All impact investors report the financial returns from their funds and investments, and many provide metrics on intended social outcomes, such as numbers of individuals served, or quality jobs created.

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Instructional Design Consulting: Choosing the Right Partner for Your Business

Clarity Consultants

Effective consultants should have clear metrics for assessing the impact of their training on performance improvement and learner satisfaction. DEI Curriculum Development for a Healthcare Network Clarity Consultants partnered with a large healthcare network to develop and implement a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) curriculum.

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Using the Right Performance Metrics: Watch out for P&Ls

Kates Kesler

Metrics serve as a powerful motivator and unfortunately, are often perfectly designed to drive sub-optimal results. In team sports, measuring vital, non-point metrics and de-emphasizing individual metrics is not a new concept. For a simple comparison, consider this sports team analogy.

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Wearable Technology in Healthcare

Tom Spencer

2 As questions on how to rein in increasing healthcare costs continue to mount, and politicians focus on passing legislation and targeting the pharmaceutical industry, a possible solution may be wearable health devices. The study also anticipated that over 25 years, these devices could help decrease healthcare costs by $200 billon.

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How a U.S. Health Care System Uses 15-Minute Huddles to Keep 23 Hospitals Aligned

Harvard Business

A core challenge of management is to ensure that the organization’s priorities, strategies, and metrics are consistently embraced and that any impediments are identified and addressed quickly. But the scale at Intermountain Healthcare, where more than 2,500 huddles occur every morning, makes it especially illuminating and instructive.

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Why Doctors Need Leadership Training

Harvard Business

As more evidence shows that leadership skills and management practices positively influence both patient and healthcare organization outcomes, it’s becoming clear that leadership training should be formally integrated into medical and residency training curricula. A second, separate set of necessary skills deals with systems literacy.

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