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10 more tech innovations changing medicine

Jun27
by on June 27, 2015 at 1:10 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Enormous technological changes in medicine and healthcare are heading our way. If they hit us unprepared (which we are now), they will wash away the medical system we know, leaving a purely technology–based service without personal interaction. By preparing and planning, we have the opportunity to consciously and purposefully redesign the healthcare sector piece-by-piece. That’s the belief of medical futurist Dr. Bertalan Meskó, author of The Guide to the Future of Medicine: Technology and the Human Touch. Part 1 of this column summarized the first set of tech trends that Meskó described as being already underway or those that will…

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10 more tech innovations changing medicine

Jun27
by on June 27, 2015 at 1:10 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

healthcare
Enormous technological changes in medicine and healthcare are heading our way. If they hit us unprepared (which we are now), they will wash away the medical system we know, leaving a purely technology–based service without personal interaction. By preparing and planning, we have the opportunity to consciously and purposefully redesign the healthcare sector piece-by-piece. That’s the belief of medical futurist Dr. Bertalan Meskó, author of The Guide to the Future of Medicine: Technology and the Human Touch. Part 1 of this column summarized the first set of tech trends that Meskó described as being already underway or those that will…

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Jawbone UP3 review: A fully-featured activity tracker that refuses to stay on my wrist

Jun27
by on June 27, 2015 at 12:38 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Insider

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Activity trackers are now well and truly a part of every day life. A year or two ago, when I’d test a wearable device, people would invariably ask what it was and what it did. Now, not so much; they’re a dime-a-dozen. The UP3 from Jawbone is the company’s all-singing and dancing model, which promises to make you healthier by giving you data about your every waking (and sleeping) moment. As a previous UP24 user, I had some idea of what to expect: tracking of steps, the ability to add specific exercises and workouts, sleep tracking, a section to monitor food intake…

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Jawbone UP3 review: A fully-featured activity tracker that refuses to stay on my wrist

Jun27
by on June 27, 2015 at 12:38 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Insider

UP3_feat
Activity trackers are now well and truly a part of every day life. A year or two ago, when I’d test a wearable device, people would invariably ask what it was and what it did. Now, not so much; they’re a dime-a-dozen. The UP3 from Jawbone is the company’s all-singing and dancing model, which promises to make you healthier by giving you data about your every waking (and sleeping) moment. As a previous UP24 user, I had some idea of what to expect: tracking of steps, the ability to add specific exercises and workouts, sleep tracking, a section to monitor food intake…

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6 personalities in every office – and how to manage them

Jun27
by on June 27, 2015 at 9:24 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Office, personality types

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The best managers create productive and engaging work environments for team members. That’s why, according to Gallup’s recent State of the American Manager: Analytics and Advice for Leaders report, managers account for 70 percent of the variance in employee engagement. In other words, good managers increase employee engagement, and that makes teams more productive. So, how do they do it? What do they know about their team members that other managers don’t? Personality is the key The more managers understand about personality, and the different personality types on their teams, the easier it becomes to engage and inspire team members.…

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