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Most Innovative Companies - Health Care

BY Erica Westly
Relevancy Score: 100

From General Electric to PatientsLikeMe, our picks for the top companies in health care.READ»

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Business in Front, Wellness in Back: Walgreens' New Diabetes Program Makes Customers Patients

BY Zachary Wilson
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Possible phrase of the future: Dr. Walgreens will see you now. The pharmacy megachain today announced its Optimal Wellness initiative, an education-based self-care program for people with chronic conditions kicking off with a focus on ...READ»

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Why Walgreens Is Building Its Own Universal Health-Care System

BY Zachary Wilson
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Walgreens, the $59 billion drugstore giant, is building its own universal health-care system, with more than 700 retail and corporate clinics.READ»

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Can Walgreens Solve the Health-Care Crisis?

BY David Lidsky
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Walgreen Co., like many other companies that touch the medical industry, is eagerly eyeing the outcome of President Obama's health-care reform initiative. But no matter what happens in Washington, Walgreen wins. "Whatever ...READ»

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Good to Great

BY Jim Collins
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Start with 1,435 good companies. Examine their performance over 40 years. Find the 11 companies that became great. Now, here's how you can do it too.READ»

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Profitable Player: Progressive

BY Fiona Haley
Relevancy Score: 85

With such innovations as on-the-spot claims handling, Progressive is practically insuring customer loyalty and profitability.READ»

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The "Product of the Year" Awards: The Grammy's of the Walgreens Scene

BY Linda Tischler
Relevancy Score: 84

With over 60,000 products now larding supermarket shelves, consumers need help separating the wheat from the chaff. That's what the annual "Product of the Year" competition aims to do, heralding 14 of the best of 2010, picked by consumers themselves.READ»

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How Truth, Science, and Good Packaging Creates Good Branding

BY Kelsey Keith
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The Platinum Pentaward throws its weight behind beauty brand Living Proof, a startup committed to transparency, science, good packaging design--and good distribution.READ»

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2. Putting Towns on the Map

BY Fast Company Staff
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Previous | Next Chances are, Tom Buxton has your number. As a collector of consumer data, he has 20 terabytes of information on everything from where you eat breakfast to whether you watch Leno or Letterman. ...READ»

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2. Putting Towns on the Map

BY Fast Company Staff
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Previous | Next Chances are, Tom Buxton has your number. As a collector of consumer data, he has 20 terabytes of information on everything from where you eat breakfast to whether you watch Leno or Letterman. Ueber-demographers ...READ»

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2. Putting Towns on the Map

BY Fast Company Staff
Relevancy Score: 47

Previous | Next Chances are, Tom Buxton has your number. As a collector of consumer data, he has 20 terabytes of information on everything from where you eat breakfast to whether you watch Leno or Letterman. ...READ»

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Work/Life: Business Travel Vagabond — Fashion Edition

BY Michael Valkevich
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I’ve been on the road a lot lately. That many miles make you stop and ponder anything that might make life in the fast lane easier. I came up with observations that cover three blog posts. First was luggage that eases a road ...READ»

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Always Low Prices -- Is There Always a Catch?

BY Fast Company Staff
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Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) announced this morning that it will begin to sell 291 types of generic prescription drugs -- charging only $4 for a month's worth of prescriptions that would otherwise cost as much as $30. The news leaves me ...READ»

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What CSI Can Teach Us About Shopper Behavior

BY Joel Rubinson
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Great retailers know they must be in the rhythm of societal trends. We know how contemporary Apple stores, Abercrombie, Sephora's, and Coach stores feel. But I want to talk about plain old grocery shopping. Like a CSI episode, where ...READ»

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Happy Earth Hour! Remember to Keep Your Lights On

BY Ariel Schwartz
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For one hour on Saturday at 8:30 PM (whatever your local time), lights in businesses, homes, and landmarks like the Empire State Building, the Acropolis and the Eiffel Tower will go out for the World Wildlife Foundation's (WWF) ...READ»

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Innovations in Health Care as Simple as Picking Up the Phone

BY Ellen McGirt
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The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center has created a program that allows patients or their families to call in a rapid-response team when they need emergency attention. It's saving lives--and probably money.READ»

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Giving Filmy, Flimsy Plastic Bags the Sack

BY Charles Fishman
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The city of San Francisco is on the verge of banning use of the plastic grocery bags that have been a marvel (for their carrying capacity) and a plague for 30 years. The ban, supported by six of 11 supervisors and the mayor, was the ...READ»

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Putting Customers First

BY Jena McGregor
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You'd think more companies would have gotten it by now. Unfortunately, organizations that put customers at the center of what they do are rare -- so rare that we're celebrating them. Meet the best customer-focused outfits, and learn from them.READ»

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EmpowHer Launches Free Health Events for Women

BY Francine Hardaway
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There's a long story behind this launch post. I'm on the advisory board of EmpowHer.com, a women's health site founded by a friend of mine, Michelle Robson, who had an awful experience with the health care system and decided ...READ»

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What President Obama Will Learn at Cleveland Clinic About Health Care

BY Ellen McGirt
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President Obama may have taken some heat for his interest in judicial empathy, but a smart take on empathy might just be the Rx for health care. The Cleveland Clinic, where Obama is spending time today, hopes to lead the way.READ»

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iFive: Netbooks Flirt with Android, Hello BlackBerry App World, and Steve Jobs to Give Away Macs? in Today's Innovation News

BY David Lidsky
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While you were sleeping, innovation resolved not to be fooled again. Here's today's innovation news: 1. The netbook market gets even hotter with a report that HP, Asus, Dell, and other PC makers are testing versions of the ...READ»

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Horrible Idea of the Day: Microsoft to Build Retail Stores Right Next to Apple's

BY Cliff Kuang
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Microsoft's COO says that the stores will open this fall. Just one question: How epic will the failure be?READ»

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Rite Aid's "Free" $500 Health Screening

BY Zachary Wilson
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Pharmacy chain Rite Aid is testing a new customer rewards program called Wellness+ in four markets and promises to roll it out nationwide soon, according to its web site. The card offers standard benefits—it's free to sign up, ...READ»

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Wordlock – Redefining a Product in an Already Existing Market

BY Sara D. Anderson
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More than 150 years after Linus Yale Jr. invented the cylinder pin-tumbler lock (you know, the combination lock keeping your bike, locker, and luggage safe?), we are still stuck trying to remember those three-random-number ...READ»

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Beau Dozier

BY Beau Dozier
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Beau Dozier news Such a suspension could negatively impact LaBeouf's employment opportunities in the near future, as many action scenes require the film's star to be behind the wheel. LaBeouf is currently filming "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen," the latest film in the hit Michael Bay series that puts him in the driver's seat of various transforming automobiles. The actor's injury has already been written into the script by scrambling writers. READ»

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