Innovation is vital to the success of all businesses. Innovate or perish is the new mantra. Leaders must perpetually reinvent their processes, products, and services since they typically have multiple competitors offering similar offerings. Only through innovation can most organizations differentiate.
Walgreens Boots Alliance is getting closer to selling its stake in doctor-staffed clinic operator VillageMD, which has already cost the drugstore giant billions of dollars.
More and more wealthy New Yorkers are spending big for concierge medical care that goes way above and beyond annual check-ups. “I’m 70% doctor, 15% psychologist, 10% rabbi, 4% hairdresser and 1% friend,” Dr. Jordan Shlain told NYNext. His team is also on call pretty much 24/7, with clients able to reach them via email, text or phone at all hours.
Proposed cuts by the Trump administration to a type of federal funding from the NIH would pose a credit challenge to universities that receive the funds, analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. said. The NIH has been ordered to slash funding for research at universities and hospitals, though on Monday a federal judge temporarily paused the change. A hearing date is scheduled for Feb. 21.