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Growing Numbers Face Transport Insecurity

The Horizons Tracker

Inequality is a widespread problem across the developed world, but while income insecurity has been well documented, a recent study from the University of Michigan suggests that transportation insecurity deserves equal attention. The researchers developed the Transportation Security Index to measure transportation insecurity.

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How to Win in Africa

Leading Blog

Develop programs to grow talent from within and make gender diversity a priority. They look at Africa’s high levels of poverty; its gaps in infrastructure, education, and health care; and its governance problems, and they don’t just see barriers to business, but human issues they feel responsible for solving.”

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August Jobs Report 2023

HR Digest

Sector-specific Job Growth and Decline Job gains in August were broad-based, with notable increases in sectors such as health care (71,000 jobs), leisure and hospitality (40,000 jobs), social assistance (26,000 jobs), and construction (22,000 jobs). The post August Jobs Report 2023 appeared first on The HR Digest.

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Employee Benefits: Types, Cost & Examples

HR Digest

But the more you know about the types of employee benefits offered by your employer, the better equipped you’ll be to make informed decisions about health care, retirement plans, and other important financial matters. Paid Training and Development: This unique employee benefit is certain to profit a company in the long run.

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Task Shifting Could Help Lower Costs in U.S. Health Care

Harvard Business Review

The task shifting logic also applies to health care. health care. Through a process we’ve termed “reverse innovation” these practices can be brought to other countries, including the United States, where health care costs are out of control. Create new job categories. Further Reading.

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Health Care Providers Can Use Design Thinking to Improve Patient Experiences

Harvard Business Review

In an effort to better understand the problem at hand, the administrator tried to put herself in Mary’s shoes, and asked about her experience: Was there an issue with transportation? For starters, her painful physical condition required her to arrange door-to-door assistance and special transportation. Each year approximately 3.6

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Getting Real About Health Care Value

Harvard Business Review

Let’s hope that’s true for “value” in health care. Where other mantras – such as quality or managed care – have failed to galvanize the system’s diverse stakeholders, value may have a chance. The question, of course, is whether the term will help spur the fundamental changes that our health care sector so desperately needs.