Increase Patient Engagement with Shared Decision Making
In the last few decades, shared decision making in healthcare has been a popular topic. According to the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), a consensus has emerged that decisions involving the choice among more than one reasonable treatment option should involve the patient (i.e., clinicians provide patients with information about all the options and help [...]
Gauge Attack Risk for Cybersecurity Insurance
It seems like every time you listen to or read the news there is another company dealing with a cybersecurity breach. So, how have insurance policies helped companies handle these breaches? To date, this has not been overly clear. As the Department of Homeland Security National Protection and Programs Directorate explains, traditional commercial general liability [...]
Auto Industry Shifting Out of Cars
While they are known for producing cars, automakers are realizing that continuing to focus on vehicles in the traditional sense is not a strategy for success in the future. As a result, automotive companies are adjusting their approach to business. According to NBC News, Ford plans to put more emphasis on what can be called [...]
Taking Action on Counterfeit Semiconductors
Why should you care about counterfeit semiconductors? Semiconductors are embedded into numerous products and systems that perform critical functions in our daily lives, and the failure of a single component in one of these products or systems can have dire health and safety consequences. Here are some key examples discovered by the Semiconductor Industry Association [...]
Read the Cues for Better Meeting Impact
“We have been talking for a while, Brent…what’s your recommendation!” exclaimed Adam, the president of the division. Prior to Adam’s outburst, Brent had been trying to present a way to increase the quality of a new product. Unfortunately, he failed to realize that he was not only losing Adam's attention but starting to irritate Adam [...]
Toyota and Microsoft Devices for the Visually Impaired
It might not be that surprising to hear that a tech company is trying to develop a wearable device that helps visually impaired people get around by foot, but an automotive company doing so might make you do a double take. Double take aside, Toyota is working to develop a wearable device for the visually [...]
U.S. EMV Chip Card Progress?
How has the implementation of EMV chip cards gone in the U.S. given the October 2015 deadline? There appears to be more work that needs to be done. According to a recently published piece by Greg Buzek, President of IHL Services, only 8.5 percent of merchants are able to accept the new cards, which [...]
Increase Industrial Control System Cybersecurity
How secure is your industrial control system? According to Reuters, a U.S. government cybersecurity official warned that there has been an increase in attacks that penetrate industrial control system networks over the past year. Industrial control systems are computers that control operations of industrial processes, from energy plants and steel mills to cookie factories and [...]
“Smart City” Growth from Coast to Coast
The wireless industry is clearly investing in the "smart city" concept according to FierceWireless. Both Verizon and AT&T have teams dedicated to increasing dialogue between wireless players and city officials, with the goal of installing new technologies in metro areas that proponents say will make city life safer and more efficient. Gartner, Inc. estimates that [...]
Accountability Does Not Require An “AH” Approach
As Jake sat in the meeting with the other members of the leadership team, it was apparent that they were not happy with the progress on the corporate initiative they had been discussing. This initiative kicked off a month ago with substantial time and money invested by the leadership team. Unfortunately, deadlines were not consistently [...]
