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Law enforcement access to COVID-19 patient details sparks controversy
Bambi Majumdar Law Enforcement, Defense & SecurityA national investigation by The Associated Press found that there has been widespread information sharing between emergency dispatchers and public health officials across the U.S. concerning individuals testing positive for COVID-19. Per the AP, local governments in at least 35 states have shared COVID-19 patient details with dispatch centers. The premise behind this information sharing is to keep law enforcement informed of potential risks. However, it has also caused concern among some civil liberties groups.
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Planning for summer: Keeping emergent bilinguals, multilingual students…
Erick Herrmann EducationMany, many students around the world will not return to school until the fall at the earliest. Researchers are predicting that there could be great learning losses due to students not being in school, despite our best efforts to continue instruction through virtual or distance learning. The effect of emergent bilingual and multilingual students could also be significant. Yet there are some ways we can attempt to keep students engaged in learning, or at the very least engaged in continuing to build relationships with us as teachers and the school community.
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Infographic: A look back at the evolution of data and cyber protection
Dave Kostos Science & TechnologyData storage has come a long way since the first hard drives in the 1950s stored just 3.75 MB of data and weighed a ton. But the explosion of data and cloud-based technologies in the last two decades also means cyber protection is more vital than ever. This infographic looks at how data has evolved over the last 65 years and what lies ahead in the field of cyber protection.
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How your hospital’s radiology department can be a key line of defense…
Lisa Mulcahy Medical & Allied HealthcareAs a healthcare professional, your goal has been to blunt the impact of COVID-19 as well as you can. Yet, you may have never considered how one specific part of your hospital could be a most effective containment area. Your radiology department can serve as an essential point of protection for all your patients and staff, according to fascinating, fresh research. The study, published in the journal Radiology, contains many important recommendations every hospital should implement.
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Digital natives, digital immigrants, and healthcare technology
Keith Carlson Medical & Allied HealthcareTwenty-first-century healthcare is replete with the unstoppable exponential growth of technology and innovation. From EMRs and medication-dispensing robots to digitally networked bedside devices and the inevitable emergence of medical augmented reality, the ability to adapt to new technologies is crucial for any individual seeking a sustainable career in medicine, nursing, and the broader healthcare spectrum. Will certain groups of healthcare workers fall by the wayside? When some individuals adapt and others fall behind, will healthcare technology Darwinism be at work?
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AI-powered payroll is advancing — but where do we draw the line?
Grace Ferguson Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementAccording to Zion Market Research, the global cloud-based payroll market "is expected to generate around USD 13,374 million by 2026, at a CAGR of around 6.8% between 2019 and 2026." Though cloud-based payroll software is the industry's biggest disrupter thus far, artificial intelligence (AI) isn’t too far behind. Most notably, in a 2019 survey by Robert Half Finance & Accounting, 47% of CFOs predicted that payroll will benefit the most from AI integrations.
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How to shift your marketing messages the right way as COVID-19 restrictions…
Lisa Mulcahy MarketingAs a marketer dealing with the coronavirus pandemic, you've learned to pivot on a dime — a strategy that has served you well and will continue to serve you well in the future. It's essential to look ahead now, though, and begin the process of tweaking your message to your customers in a timely and sensitive way. Sensitivity and customer consideration should be the hallmark of your strategy at this time. It's key to focus on the following five key planning points.
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VR goes to work in interior design
Michael J. Berens Interior Design, Furnishings & FixturesConfronted with the need to maintain social distancing and minimize direct contact with clients, many design firms have turned to visualization tools such as augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) during the past few months as means of increasing engagement with clients and facilitating virtual design planning and decision-making. This is likely to be merely the first step towards tapping the considerable potential these of technologies.
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Do PepsiCo’s new direct-to-consumer websites show a new future for…
Bambi Majumdar Food & BeveragePepsiCo's new direct-to-consumer sites could mark a significant turning point for the retail grocery industry. The corporation studied the increased demand for products amid the coronavirus pandemic and witnessed shoppers’ frustrations with empty aisles in supermarkets and other grocery stores. In announcing the launch of two new websites, PantryShop.com and Snacks.com, the company said that it wishes to offer shoppers easy and fast access to products in these uncertain times.
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Innovation, cloud solutions will drive the future of manufacturing
Bambi Majumdar ManufacturingHistorically a conservative industry, the manufacturing sector must now be more agile and innovate at a higher level in the years to come. The industry has been bombarded with new and unprecedented challenges and has had to pivot in record time during the coronavirus pandemic. There have been supply chain disruptions, factory closures due to COVID-19 cases, and delayed launch schedules. Some oversight processes have been stalled and raise quality issues that need to be solved immediately.
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