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Patients and innovators in healthcare
My last post demonstrated through an actual case how wearable health monitors and continuous patient monitoring are empowering patients...
Ozzie Paez
Jan 18, 20222 min read
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Remote Patient Monitoring: challenges and opportunities
All technologies introduce controversies and disruptive technologies can kick up a storm. My colleagues and I have experienced these...
Ozzie Paez
Nov 11, 20212 min read
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Coping with mass casualty events
Previous posts in this series dealt with lessons learned after a mass casualty event – 9/11. This one focuses on mounting disasters that...
Ozzie Paez
May 6, 20211 min read
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COVID lessons learned: Part 2
My previous post discussed community feedback received after 9/11 on federal plans for improving preparedness. We learned from healthcare...
Ozzie Paez
Apr 27, 20211 min read
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COVID lessons learned: Part 1
Covid’s broadly impacted healthcare systems and their stakeholders. Hospitals were the most critical and hardest hit components on the...
Ozzie Paez
Apr 15, 20211 min read
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Lockdowns are killing supply chains
It’s been frustrating helping business and political leaders understand the unplanned consequences of economic lockdowns.
Ozzie Paez
Aug 17, 20201 min read
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Prepare for 2021
Sometimes conditions beyond their control leave business leaders with few good choices...
Ozzie Paez
Jul 21, 20201 min read
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Restarting the economy: a long process
There are clear disconnects between politics, business, and the realities of reopening the economy.
Ozzie Paez
Jul 1, 20201 min read
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Safe and out of business is no business
...regaining and delivering sustainable profitability is your top concern. Safely, yes, but safe and out of business is no business at all.
Ozzie Paez
Jun 29, 20201 min read
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Benchmarks and uncertainty
he COVID-19 crisis has been exasperating for many of us in part because of contradictory explanations from experts and news sources...
Ozzie Paez
Jun 27, 20201 min read
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All in it together? Sort of...
Business is a contact sport. Entrepreneurs, executives, and consumers accept that in free markets there are always winners and losers.
Ozzie Paez
Jun 19, 20201 min read
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Tentative reopenings
Low in-store traffic is far too common to suggest a strong, early recovery.
Ozzie Paez
Jun 13, 20201 min read
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Surviving the COVID economy
I counted more than ten failed businesses during a recent walk. There were many others whose operations were visibly unprofitable...
Ozzie Paez
May 21, 20202 min read
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Reopening constraints and profitability
States are setting new requirements as conditions for businesses reopening. They are particularly strict and disruptive to social businesses
Ozzie Paez
May 9, 20201 min read
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Business model uncertainties
Business models define their business’ rationale and operational logic. They encompass the processes and functions that transform inputs int
Ozzie Paez
Apr 16, 20201 min read
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Clarifying uncertainties
This post offers insights for identifying and contextually clarifying post-lockdown economic, strategic, and operational uncertainties.
Ozzie Paez
Apr 14, 20201 min read
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The human toll of unemployment
We are now hearing from officials and the media that, if/when Corona spreads in the US, cities may have to essentially shut down...
Ozzie Paez
Feb 14, 20201 min read
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Walmart, Guns and Disruptions
Disruptions can make or break organizations and their leaders. If you lead or hope to lead in a competitive environment, then coping...
Ozzie Paez
Sep 17, 20193 min read
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US vs. Iran: A tale of two mindsets
President Trump’s frustrating efforts to engage with Iran’s leadership are understandable and explainable. The President’s negotiating...
Ozzie Paez
Jul 26, 20195 min read
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Artificial intelligence and stock markets
It’s impossible to miss the wild, record swings in the stock market. Scary things for investors accustomed to more sensible market...
Ozzie Paez
Jan 9, 20193 min read
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