A vote by European Union lawmakers seeking to suspend Privacy Shield could spell bad news for businesses that have built their GDPR compliance strategy on adherence to the EU-U.S. data transfer agreement’s principles. The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation, like its predecessor the Data Protection Directive, authorizes the export of EU citizens’ personal information only…
Tech is good medicine for heath care acquisitions Image by Getty Images The U.S. department of labor forecasts that the healthcare industry will add 4 million new jobs by 2016. That should be a daunting prospect for anyone working in that industry — particularly given that the rising cost of healthcare (18 percent of GDP…
Name: Joe Filippoli Company: Tabula Rasa HealthCare Job title: CIO Time in current role: 5 years Location: Moorestown, N.J. After a variety of interesting IT roles, Joe Filippoli found his way into the healthcare industry and found it to be his true calling. He is currently serving as CIO for Tabula Rasa Healthcare where he…
The #MeToo and #TimesUp movements have certainly raised awareness about sexual harassment and misconduct in the workplace, and along with that awareness, the hopes and expectations that finally some corrective action might be taken to shift the culture of sexism and misogyny. But are employers actually taking concrete action to make their companies safer and…
Companies are increasingly launching digital initiatives to expand or build digital capabilities to deliver business efficiency or top-line revenue growth. And as digital transformation success stories emerge, the trend is gaining steam.
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I’ve spent the last six months talking with CIOs about what “digital” means to their companies. When I asked Vijay Sankaran, CIO of TD Ameritrade, that same question, he said, “Forget about digital. Ask me about Digital 2.0.” In this interview, Sankaran differentiates Digital 1.0 from 2.0 and offers advice to CIOs looking to move…