Trading on the New York Stock Exchange has resumed after a more than three-hour halt earlier today.
Over half of managers are not confident their performance numbers are accurate.
Is it going to rain today? Your umbrella glows brightly to say yes, you’re going to need it later. Forgot to take your blood pressure medication? Your pill bottle cap sends a text to remind you. It sounds like science fiction, but it’s here today: the Internet of Things.
You probably remember the headlines earlier this year when Anthem, the second biggest U.S. health insurance company, suffered a massive data breach. Hackers stole the personal information of 80 million Americans, many of whom were current and former members of Anthem health benefits plans. And just recently, another U.S. health insurer, CareFirst, discovered it had been hacked last year. As a result, 1.1 million of its customers had their data exposed.
Need to get reimbursed for your chiropractic appointment this morning? No problem: your healthcare provider can submit your claim electronically right after your visit. Or you can use your smartphone or tablet to do it yourself—all in a matter of minutes.
So you just received a text or email from your young co-worker, and it's full of acronyms you don’t understand. Don’t worry—we’ve got you covered! Here’s our handy glossary of popular (and not so popular) Internet acronyms you might come across in work correspondence. URW!
Technology has grown exponentially, but healthcare systems have not kept pace, said Daniel Kraft, executive director, exponential medicine and factory chair, Medicine Singularity University, at the CPBI Forum in New York City. "In many ways, medicine and healthcare is still being practiced like it's 1846."
Cedric Orvoine is vice-president of HR and communications, Ubisoft
Desjardins Insurance is trying to make retirement planning more fun.
Canadians have never been unhealthier. The incidence of diabetes, cardiovascular disease and cancer, to name a few, continue to rise. Statistics Canada found that, in the 10-year period from 1999 to 2009, the prevalence of diagnosed diabetes among Canadians increased by 70%, which was largely attributable to expanding waistlines.