Why on-the-job training has mostly vanished
Is On-the-Job Training Still Worth It for Companies? – Businessweek. The relationship between employers and employees is such that jobs are rarely long lasting anymore. As a result, employers do…
US GAO’s full report on HealthCare.gov management failures
Here is the full report: Ineffective Planning and Oversight Practices Underscore the Need for Improved Contract Management (PDF) I do not have time to read it just now but look forward to…
“Why I quit Facebook”, by Chris Chan
Why I quit Facebook and we are sharing much more than you think | LinkedIn. As of today, the above post has been shared over half a million times. I…
McDonald’s installs 7,000 self-order entry systems in Europe
As the cost of labor increases, investing in fixed cost capital improvements like robotics and self order systems becomes an easy decision for those hiring low skilled work forces: McDonald’s…
Labor Force Participation Rate
The decline in the labor force participation rate is worrisome: The Demise Of The American Dream In 2 Charts | Zero Hedge. Link shows a chart for men in the workforce,…
The challenge of health information data normalization
Different facilities and doctors use different terminology to describe the same things which makes the exchange of patient data difficult: Until the data is normalized, the true potential of HIEs…