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Corporate Chains Revolutionize Fertility Clinics: Improved IVF Success Rates, More Treatments and Safer Outcomes
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BALTIMORE, MD, January 21, 2025 – New research published in the INFORMS journal Management Science reveals that corporate chain ownership of fertility clinics not only increases access to treatment but also enhances patient outcomes. The study shows that chain-owned clinics perform 27.2% more IVF cycles, achieve a 13.6% improvement in success rates, and adopt standardized practices that reduce risky multiple births while prioritizing healthier single births.

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The LA crisis is bigger than the fires — insurance is the next burning issue
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The Los Angeles wildfires have spread across tens of thousands of acres of land, burning everything in their path. Homes have been destroyed and lives upended as families begin the process of rebuilding — not only their homes, but their lives.  

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Opinion: What to watch in the coming AI policy shake-up
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Something remarkable is happening in Washington. Tech executives who once shunned the political spotlight now make regular pilgrimages to Capitol Hill, and artificial intelligence — a field that traces back to the 1950s â€” has become the talk of the town.

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Rethinking fire with data analytics and systems design

Rethinking fire with data analytics and systems design

Engineers Journal, February 18, 2020

From record-setting fires in the western United States to the devastating and still-blazing bushfires in Australia, it is increasingly apparent that society must forge a new relationship with fire.

The Volcker Alliance expands government-to-university initiative

The Volcker Alliance expands government-to-university initiative

University Business, February 17, 2020

The Volcker Alliance is excited to announce an expansion of its signature Government-to-University Initiative (G2U) with the launch of two new G2U Regional Councils in Los Angeles, California, and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. G2U is an innovative approach to addressing critical governance challenges by building structured regional networks of governments and universities. The initiative aims to catalyze a robust local marketplace that can sustainably connect governments’ hiring and research needs with local university capacity.

Bloomberg the electable

Bloomberg the electable

The Hill, February 18, 2020

The Democrats are picking their presidential candidate. The primaries and nominating convention are meant to surface that candidate who best represents Democratic ideals and voters. But what is the chance that the nominated candidate will win the electoral college? The answer is captured in the notion of electability, that is, the probability that, if nominated, a candidate will win the presidential election.

State privacy rules reduce electronic medical sharing by 24 percent, warns Management Insights

State privacy rules reduce electronic medical sharing by 24 percent, warns Management Insights

Bio-Medicine, February 13, 2020

States that have passed privacy laws restricting the ability of hospitals to disclose patient information have seen the sharing of electronic medical records suffer by more than 24%, according to the Management Insights feature in the current issue of Management Science, the flagship journal of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS).

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