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A Case for Why Health Systems Should Partner with Pharmacies

Harvard Business Review

Those relationships are successful because they build on five realities in population health management. The overwhelming majority of health care costs involve managing patients with chronic conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, and asthma. Insight Center. Measuring Costs and Outcomes in Healthcare.

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There Are 4 Futures for CMOs (Some Better Than Others)

Harvard Business Review

Down: CMOs lose influence and authority. Most marketers recognize that marketing is much more than running campaigns and managing brand identity. CMOs need to define a broader vision for marketing as the orchestrator of the customer experience and prove that marketing is not a cost center but a revenue generator.

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How Cloud Computing Is Changing Management

Harvard Business Review

Theories and practices of management often spring from the opportunities created by new technologies. Client-server technology begat enterprise resource planning systems, and the consequent system-wide visibility that was required for what we call business process management (BPM). yagi studio/Getty Images.

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Charlie Ackerman on Winning A World in Flux

HR Digest

Our BRGs are voluntary and are typically developed by associates who want to drive and influence our workplace culture. Most boards underestimate the concept of change management and the science behind human behavioral change. What do you think most boards misunderstand or underestimate about human resources?

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Future of HR: The Transition to Performance Advisor

LDRLB

HR is an enigmatic profession, as the authors write, “the sad reality is—even in today’s enlightened age of recognizing the value of people to the business—too many top executives still view HR as a non-strategic cost center instead of a core, profit-contributing function.” Measuring the people side of the business is tough.

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Obama and Romney Are Ignoring Hispanic Voters

Harvard Business Review

Hispanics to elevate the influence of their voices as educators, corporate leaders and policy makers — a critical need when you consider that Hispanics will represent 30% of America by 2050. Take the time to understand why cultural values influence Hispanics. Think profit center, not cost center.

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Obama and Romney Are Ignoring Hispanic Voters

Harvard Business Review

Hispanics to elevate the influence of their voices as educators, corporate leaders and policy makers — a critical need when you consider that Hispanics will represent 30% of America by 2050. Take the time to understand why cultural values influence Hispanics. Think profit center, not cost center.