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The New Year’s resolution is a strange ritual. If we are to believe the numerous studies and surveys that pop up with a quick internet search, roughly half of the people reading this have already lost sight of or given ...

The economy fired on almost all cylinders in 2021 and the S&P 500 Index is up approximately 26% through late December, versus 16% for all of 2020. While growth is expected to continue, it will likely slow, equity valuations are ...

Change is a common theme at the start of every new year, and health care is no exception.

“With continuing concerns about turnover, there’s talk in our company about doing ‘stay’ interviews with employees to see what it would take to help improve employee satisfaction. It seems like a good idea on the surface, but doesn’t it make ...

With 2022 upon us, it feels like it’s the moment for the field of health care data analytics akin to the start of the development of the smartphone in the mid-2000s.

Even if you sit in a gown on an exam table and see your doctor in-person, the visit likely will have some elements of digital technology. 

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Fossil fuel apologists constantly tell us that efforts to fight global climate change will kill jobs and/or destroy the economy. We saw this attack launched, in various forms, hundreds of times this year. President Biden’s Build Back Better bill was ...

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In recent years many organizations have been very intentional about the DEI work they have committed to. While at the same time, some organizations have mistaken intentional DEI work for marginalization, differentiation, and tokenism. This happens when organizations jump on ...

Climate change is the most serious environmental problem that confronts humans today. Greenhouse gases (GHGs) are collectively most responsible for the climate change problem. Therefore, national governments are thinking about how best to reduce the emissions of GHGs in their ...

Leaders at local companies striving to achieve diversity, equity and inclusion are finding that working with a remote workforce has both its benefits and deficits.   Sady Alvarado-Fischer, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield’s director of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), notes that the vast majority of ...

Rochester is very fortunate to have two great health care systems, boasting both the University of Rochester Medical Center and Rochester Regional Health. For a community of our size, we have one of the best health care ecosystems in this country. These two entities do more than just provide outstanding health care to their patients — as two of the ...

During the summer of 1996, as an incoming first-year student at Stonehill College in North Easton, Mass., I arrived on campus early to try out for the field hockey team. For preseason tryouts, the coach paired athletes up with other ...

“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.”   – Ferris Bueller’s Day Off  December is a humbling month, as holiday bustle collides with year-end reflection and tasks. However, it is a month that also presents ...