Health Apps Track Vital Stats, But Doctors Aren’t Using the Data
Health-tracking devices and apps are becoming part of everyday life.
Inner-City Hospital Inspires a Healthy Community With Rhythm
The spirit of service—for a small clinic started in 1913 to provide free care to Los Angeles (LA)—lives today in the servant-leader aspirations of 2019 Baldrige Award recipient Ad
Rethinking Factories of the Future
‘This government is obsessed with skilling up our population,” said Boris Johnson in his recent speech on “leveling up.” There’s still a
Automatic Photo Portal Documents Intralogistics Processes
Due to digitalization in Industry 4.0, internal logistics is subject to constant change. Internal traceability—i.e., tracking goods in the warehouse or production facility—increasingly plays a key role.
Lean Six Sigma Is Ideal for Improving Supply Chains
Lean Six Sigma has improved manufacturing operations and processes for years now. Now the effect of the methodology is extending to supply chain and operations to help eliminate waste and reduce variation.
AI and Other Technologies Improve Industrial Equipment Testing
Effective equipment testing is essential for manufacturers of industrial equipment and end-users. Without testing, defects and damage can shorten the life span of equipment, cause unplanned downtime, and reduce the quality of finished goods.
Artisan Robots With AI Smarts Will Juggle Tasks, Choose Tools, Mix and Match Recipes, and Order Materials
Failure of a machine in a factory can shut it down. Lost production can cost millions of dollars per day. Component failures can devastate factories, power plants, and battlefield equipment.
Digital Supply-Chain Maturity Assessment Sets Stage for Optimizing Performance
The premise for the NIST MEP Digital Supply-Chain Network project is familiar to MEP centers—many small and medium-sized manufacturers (SMMs) are often not ready for Industry 4.0 and don’t know how to implement it.
All Hands on Deck for the Circular Economy
Suddenly, supply chains are in the spotlight.
The Staggering Costs of Health Insurance ‘Sludge’
Seems everybody has a horror story about health insurance: Kafkaesque debates with robotic agents about what is and isn’t covered. Huge bills from a doctor you didn’t know was “out of network.” Reimbursements that take months to process.
