Curated articles from various sources.
ByFortune
Fortune poses the question: So, who’s winning? The disruptors or the incumbents? This article means that while incumbents often get a bad rap, the truth is that for every sector where technological change has enabled fleet-footed digital disruptors to innovate business models, there are even more where established players still prevail. Furthermore the reader is…
The Economist means that as life expectancy increases, it is accompanied by the rise of chronic diseases, and this further pushes up healthcare spending across the world. As result, it has become clear to many policymakers and healthcare providers that a business-as-usual approach to cost containment is no longer sustainable. To continue delivering accessible, high-quality…
Recent trends in health care costs, health care coverage, and household income have contributed to growing disparities between different income groups in the United States. This article reveals how US workers have come to expect employers to pay for some part of employee health insurance; many consider this an important part of overall compensation. However,…
ByTED
Fact of the day about the US of A: The very same blood test can cost $19 at one clinic and $522 at another clinic just blocks away – and nobody knows the difference until they get a bill weeks later. Journalist Jeanne Pinder says it doesn’t have to be this way. She’s built a…
The Economist poses the question: Does it matter that the labour market is so sex-segregated? To formulate an answer, it shares statistics that reveal how every year, a few women become the first of their sex to hold a particular job – and that that is in fact, currently, no longer the case. This article examines…
ByTED
What is an algorithm? It is a method of solving problems both big and small. Though computers run algorithms constantly, humans can also solve problems with algorithms. Algorithms can be, for these reasons and more, most beneficial to an organization when it comes to problem solving, risk management, and improve its overall Operational Excellence rating. In…
