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Tech tricks that could prevent future COVID-19 outbreaks in your healthcare…

Lisa Mulcahy Medical & Allied Healthcare

Even as the COVID-19 pandemic finally seems to be showing signs of slowing down in the U.S., you know as a hospital administrator or physician that you still can't take your eye off the ball in terms of prevention strategy. One of your top priorities will be stopping any further coronavirus spread in your facility until herd immunity and/or highly controlled case counts have been reached in your region, so you need up-to-date solutions your staff can swiftly and easily implement. The following cutting-edge techniques can mean simplified and highly effective infection control for your organization.

Successfully encouraging productivity for remote and in-office employees

Indiana Lee Business Management, Services & Risk Management

Since the start of the pandemic, many businesses have chosen to incorporate working from home as part of a more agile structure that includes elements of both remote operations and in-office work. Some have certain workers always on-site and others spread across the world, while a lot of companies are taking a hybrid approach that sees their employees split their schedule between the office and home. Whichever route your business is taking, one of your key concerns is likely to be maintaining a high level of productivity.

Top 10 mistakes made on résumés

Hank Boyer Business Management, Services & Risk Management

While résumés have evolved over the past decade, some of the same old mistakes keep popping up! For example, the purpose of a résumé is to make it easy for an employer to determine if someone is the right candidate or not. An Applicant Tracking System (ATS) will reject it if it is not a high-percentage match to employer requirements, and employers will not try to guess how nonemployer-centric content might be applied to them. Employers should be able to easily see how you will be an asset to their organization.

Optometrist discovers cannabinoids as means to identify use of marijuana

Dr. Denise A. Valenti Medical & Allied Healthcare

Unlike for alcohol, there is no breathalyzer or in-the-field measure of performance such as the Standard Field Sobriety Test. Impairment Measurement Marijuana and Driving (IMMAD), based in Quincy, Massachusetts, is a bioscience company working to fill the gap of limited technology to detect impairment to drive with marijuana use. IMMAD is collaborating with the Boston University School of Medicine’s Biomedical Forensics (BMFS) Program to do something about the risk of marijuana impaired drivers contributing to fatal crash rates.

Infographic: Pandemic digital health trends you should know

Brian Wallace Medical & Allied Healthcare

The COVID-19 pandemic brought a rapid acceleration in digital health services and telemedicine. Much of the digital transformation in healthcare has been driven by patient expectations and has little to do with doctors' age or level of experience. Today, physicians are more likely to recommend health-related smartphone apps, fitness wearables and other technology to their patients. Many use social media to engage with and educate patients. In fact, 87% of doctors who are high digital adopters share educational videos with patients regularly.

Are you ready to plug in?

Dave G. Houser Transportation Technology & Automotive

If predictions from auto industry experts are right, your next set of wheels could well be powered by electricity. According to the Edison Electric Institute (EEI), the number of electric vehicles (EVs) on U.S. roads is projected to reach almost 20 million by 2030 — up from just 1 million in 2018. There is no question the future of electric transportation is evolving at a breakneck pace. Incentivizing the adoption of EVs in the U.S. is a federal tax credit for most electric vehicles for up to $7,500. That is, except for Tesla and GM, whose output has exceeded the credit’s cutoff of 200,000 vehicles sold.

Infographic: Digital messaging and the future of healthcare

Brian Wallace Medical & Allied Healthcare

As people grow accustomed to messaging retailers, restaurants, and customer service agents, they’re beginning to expect the same from their doctors. Seventy percent of people want to communicate with their doctor through text messaging. The benefits of messaging for healthcare providers go far beyond convenience and patient satisfaction. Using automated reminders encourage patients to keep scheduled appointments, schedule follow-up care, and keep their prescriptions filled. These measures reduce costs for providers and improve patients’ health at the same time.

Infographic: Building the network of the future to support the work-from-home…

Brian Wallace Business Management, Services & Risk Management

A large portion of workers had only dreamed about working from home and avoiding the commute before last March — and it all happened so suddenly. The danger of this is that many security precautions were hurried along and not thought through properly. Now that many are getting vaccinated and are considering coming back to the office — but in a flexible way that still allows for a good deal of distributed work — it’s important to have a proper plan in place for a more secure internet solution during the flexible work revolution. See more about building the network of the future in this visual deep dive.

How to maintain cybersecurity in a new online business

Michelle Deery Business Management, Services & Risk Management

Launching a new online business is exciting but also challenging. And one of the biggest challenges you face is that of keeping your business safe from potential online attacks. In fact, 68% of business leaders feel their cybersecurity risks are increasing. In 2021, cybercriminals have developed a range of security threats that have the potential to target and harm any online business. These threats can breach your data, compromise it and even hold your entire business ransom. In this guide, we’ll be taking a look at the types of cybersecurity threats you face, as well as the tactics you can implement that will help to safeguard your online business.

Supply chain disruptions are causing havoc in the auto industry

Bambi Majumdar Manufacturing

The global semiconductor chip shortage has sent the auto world into a frenzy. The pandemic and stay-at-home lifestyles have created soaring demand for electronic devices, which has increased the demand for semiconductor chips. Semiconductors form the core of an increasing number of electronic devices, large and small. They help power large machines like space shuttles and automobiles as well as everyday devices like cameras, smartphones, vacuum cleaners, and refrigerators. Automobiles have relied heavily on semiconductors since the 1970s.

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