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3 Mistakes in U.S. Health Care That Emerging Economies Can’t Afford to Repeat

Harvard Business Review

For example, shipments of medical, scientific, and hospital equipment to China have risen 69% percent since 2011. Comparing the five years between 2012 and 2016 to the period between 2007 and 2011, U.S. All of this requires a better understanding of how health transactions work and how much they cost.

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IT Has Finally Cracked the C-Suite

Harvard Business Review

The “IT” label is part of the glass ceiling that has limited business technologists for decades. In too many companies, IT leaders, relegated to their cost centers, are subordinate to other C-level executives. This new leadership role is captured in the emerging title of chief business technology officer.

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