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IT [Information Technology] use in the healthcare industry has experienced tremendous growth and attention since 2007. Yet concrete and credible evidence that HIT improves health outcomes remains inconclusive. Our investigation of New York State healthcare providers further indicates the healthcare industry may be experiencing an...
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October 27, 2018 Bruce Benson
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The Air Force has revoked more than 226 Air Force instructions deemed unnecessary or outdated over the past year as part of its ongoing effort to get rid of so-called “queep.” In an interview at her Pentagon office Tuesday, Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson said...
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October 4, 2018 Bruce Benson
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Yet Abt, on behalf of Carthage College, in Kenosha, Wis., has returns that beat Harvard ’s $37 billion endowment and most others. In the 10 years through the most recent college fiscal year, ended on June 30, 2017, the former beer company executive racked up...
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June 23, 2018 Bruce Benson
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“It’s almost like a dark state going on in Tallahassee,” said Rep. Carlos Trujillo, a Miami Republican and critic of the “culture of Tallahassee that compromises the process” because “priorities are shaped not on policy, but on relationships. MiamiHerald.com, Nov 5, 2017, Code of silence...
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February 22, 2018 Bruce Benson
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Refactoring not only helps improve the mechanical quality of code; it also helps you learn from your code. When refactoring, you converge on better models. Right now, your code works, but it may feel tense, even a bit brittle. Refactoring reveals the implicit model, which...
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July 27, 2016 Bruce Benson
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[Anouk] Wipprecht finds that her keys to success are curiosity, being willing to work across disciplines, and having a clear mission. “Whatever triggers your attention, go for it,” she says. “A lot of engineers ask me,” ‘How do I do design?’ I say, just go...
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June 2, 2016 Bruce Benson
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The divided Congress on its way out was the second-least productive of the past 40 years. Lawmakers passed 296 laws in 2013 and 2014, a dozen more than their predecessors in the 112th,113th Congress, Governing in Small Steps, Bloomberg Businessweek, December 29, 2014. They were...
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February 3, 2015 Bruce Benson
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In no case did we ever need more money for a project to succeed.
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December 16, 2014 Bruce Benson
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It was, to put it mildly, a high-risk maneuver.
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November 18, 2014 Bruce Benson
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OMG, that's boring. Wouldn’t we rather be in a group and just argue over what would be the better way to improve?
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September 2, 2014 Bruce Benson
Process Improvement
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Ideas can become great ideas when they are applied at the right time and at the right place.
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August 5, 2014 Bruce Benson
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Success can be a very bad thing and only perpetuate bad practices, until they finally eat out the soul of the company.
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May 6, 2014 Bruce Benson
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"I’ve ALWAYS found that the face-to-face relationship is far superior." Always?
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February 20, 2014 Bruce Benson
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In the worst case I figured, I could always change them back to what they were. So I “fixed” them. Disaster?
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February 10, 2014 Bruce Benson
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Go for it. Your inexperience can be your greatest asset.
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December 9, 2013 Bruce Benson
Process Improvement
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