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Why Patients Deserve Cannabis-Educated Healthcare Professionals

Business and Tech

Gavin Newsom signed SB311 (aka “Ryan’s Law”), “requiring that hospitals and healthcare facilities allow terminally ill patients to use medical cannabis instead of opiates for pain relief.”. Patients who consume cannabis (for medicinal or recreational purposes) need and deserve well-informed guidance from their healthcare providers.

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Employers: Help Your Workers Reduce Stress With Financial Wellness Education

Business and Tech

A recent Mental Wealth survey by Laurel Road, KeyBank’s digital banking platform for healthcare and business professionals, found that 72% of Americans under the age of 40 — Millennials and Gen Z — say managing their finances is a strain on their mental health.

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Unveiling the Power of Living Databases in Open Innovation

Yet2

yet2 team members are constantly scouting, following up with companies on tech innovations, looking for R&D breakthroughs, keeping up with patents, and so much more to keep living databases truly alive. However, the databases were complex and confusing, making them useless for the technical team. Companies pivot, or they don’t.

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The Profitability of Well-Being: The New Corporate Priority

Business and Tech

Dealing with the loss of family and friends due to the pandemic and the mental health impact of the health crisis forced many workers to rethink their whole life vis-à-vis “work.”. This is evident in a recent report from MIT Sloan Management Review , which found more employees quitting their jobs to run away from toxic workplace culture.

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A Look Back at Crowdsourced Innovation in 2020

IdeaScale

March proved the busiest month due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Many employees began working remotely, which meant using technology to attend meetings, collaborate on ideas, and sell products. They were designed to find solutions ranging from healthcare innovation to pandemic issues. As shown in a recent study, 77.3%

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Telehealth and COVID-19: The Global Rise of Telehealth and Advances in Digital Health Technology in the Post COVID-19 World

Yet2

COVID-19 has catapulted global telehealth to the forefront of medical care, flourishing with new and existing technologies ready for healthcare workers to use in a serious effort to combat this deadly virus in a preventative manner. A study which reviewed insurance claims data from 2005-2017 from a large private U.S.

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Working together to shape innovation for meaningful change

Paul Hobcraft

Gains Gains for Building a Business Case for Change : Mergers and Acquisitions : Apply your business case skills to identify potential targets, conduct due diligence, and present compelling reasons for mergers or acquisitions to complement internal innovation developments.

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