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The Decline of the Rural American Hospital and How to Reverse It

Harvard Business Review

If you have the money and can travel, the U.S. Prior to the implementation of a virtual-consultation program serving his local clinic in Kingman, he had two unattractive options: see his local provider, who wasn’t an HIV specialist, or travel more than two hours to Flagstaff on one of the HIV clinic days offered in a facility there.

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Artificial Intelligence Is Almost Ready for Business

Harvard Business Review

AI is filling this gap as it becomes ingrained in the analytics technology infrastructure in industries like health care, financial services, and travel. One of the startups that is leveraging Watson is WayBlazer , a new venture in travel planning that is led by Terry Jones , a founder of Travelocity and Kayak.