Sun.Aug 12, 2018

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If Disney Ran Your Hospital : What Healthcare can learn from Mickey Mouse

Lloyd Price

If Disney Ran Your Hospital: 9 1/2 Things You Would Do Differently Fred Lee was an American hospital executive who left his senior role in health care and joined Disney. He is clearly fascinated by the Disney approach and the importance of the customer experience, and in his book he reflects on how some of the approach could be translated into a better patient experience.

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As Cigna and Icahn trade barbs, support builds for Express Scripts deal

FierceHealthIT

Following a week in which Cigna's board and activist investor Carl Icahn took turns publicly attacking each other, the insurer scored support from two independent proxy firms that acknowledged the risks of the Express Scripts merger but urged shareholders to vote in favor of the deal later this month.

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IBM Watson Health: Setting the Record Straight On The Benefits of AI

Lloyd Price

We at IBM have a lot to be proud of, including our pioneering work with Watson Health. Unfortunately, some media reports, including an August 11th story published by The Wall Street Journal, distort and ignore facts when suggesting IBM has not made “enough” progress on bringing the benefits of AI to healthcare. I feel it is imperative to set the record straight.

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