Small and rural hospitals are seeking strategies to find their way through the dangerous surge of healthcare cyberattacks. It’s a challenge for many of them. For instance, most of the 550 or so rural hospitals working with Microsoft on cybersecurity training have struggled to maintain basic cyber hygiene practices, such as multi-factor authentication and timely patching of known … Read more
Writing to U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., about Department of Government Efficiency-assisted cuts releasing nearly 25% of the department’s employees – and his claim that the department’s overhaul consolidating and eliminating divisions will be a “win-win” – upwards of 40 members of the Democratic caucus sent a joint letter to … Read more
SSM Health is a health system headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, with 23 hospitals and more than 650 physician offices serving Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma and Wisconsin. THE CHALLENGE For SSM Health, continuous improvement is a high priority. When it looked at online scheduling – and the metrics that drive it – staff was determined to … Read more
When you pursue what you’re passionate about, it can be more difficult because you care more Image: Shutterstock Managers widely consider passion a motivating force that sets top performers apart. But a string of recent research studies ask: What if passion isn’t as beneficial as we think? That question has intrigued Harvard Business School Assistant … Read more
Cyberbullying may have even worse effects than traditional bullying, as it can reach victims at any time and place, leaving them feeling constantly unsafe. Image: Shutterstock Prajna Paramita Bhaumik, a Delhi resident and the mother of a 13-year-old daughter is concerned. The uproar created by the Netflix show Adolescence—which portrays the story of a Jamie, … Read more
With an illustrious career spanning over three decades, she has continually redefined modern eye care, revolutionizing the approach to vision correction and disease prevention. Her unwavering commitment to patient well-being, groundbreaking research, and pioneering techniques have cemented her position as a global thought leader in healthcare. Beyond Ophthalmology, Dr. Paulig has made significant contributions to … Read more
Vi has been busy upgrading its subscriber base from 2G to 4G, providing more bundled offerings and higher value products to these subscribers. Image: Indranil Mukherjee / AFP L oss-making Vodafone Idea (Vi) will be able to breathe easy, but only just and not for long. The government has approved Vi’s request to convert Rs … Read more
By setting up consumers to understand things in one way, then reshaping those things so they can be understood in another way, the creator tells the consumer, “‘I understand you. Image: Shutterstock You may remember the Energizer Bunny ads of the ‘90s, where a pink, drumming rabbit — always outlasting its peers thanks to the … Read more
When Anish Shah was taking charge at Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M), first as deputy managing director and group chief financial officer in April 2020 and then as the group CEO a year later, Anand Mahindra, who was stepping down from executive functions, told Shah: “There are no holy cows. You can change whatever you want.” … Read more
The Indian Railways have been the backbone of the country’s transportation network for nearly centuries, seamlessly connecting cities, towns, and remote villages. With a total route length of nearly 69,000 km (Statista, 2025), it’s the fourth-largest national railway system in the world after the United States, China, and Russia. According to a January 2025 press … Read more