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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 — has become the talk of the town.

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GE Research VP to Explore Rapid Growth of Industrial Internet of Things at INFORMS Analytics

News Release, March 24, 2015

CATONSVILLE, MD, March 24, 2015 – The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS®), the leading international association for professionals in advanced analytics and operations research, announced today that Bill Ruh, Vice President of GE Software, will deliver a keynote on Monday, April 13 at its annual business analytics conference in Huntington Beach, CA.

Most Firms Do Not Use Controversial Skimming or Penetration Strategies for Pricing New Products

News Release, March 20, 2015

CATONSVILLE, MD, March 20, 2015 – A new study in Marketing Science, a journal of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS), finds that most firms do not use the skimming or penetration strategies that deliberately overprice or underprice new products. Marketers had long assumed that firms adopted either one of these two strategies for pricing new products.

Catch the “Analytics” Wave at the Leading Analytics

News Release, March 16, 2015

HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA, March 16, 2015 – The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS®), the leading international association for professionals in advanced analytics and operations research, announced today that its annual business analytics conference will take place in Huntington Beach, CA, April 12-14.

Point/Counterpoint on Big Data: INFORMS VP in CNN Online

March 12, 2015

In his CNN opinion piece, "The Big Dangers of Big Data" , Konstantin Kakaes of New America raises some interesting points about the ways that designing certain types of Big Data projects could lead to bad societal results.

Unfortunately, Mr. Kakaes' column appears to be part of a larger narrative that is skewing the perception of the importance of advanced data analytics to economies, societies and families around the world.

Big Data is not merely the accumulation of vast amounts of information, but a collection of interconnected and interrelated data points that, when analyzed carefully, helps business leaders make decisions that lead to increased profitability and job creation, assists doctors and scientists in understanding critical factors about health care, helps policymakers better protect the public from potential terror attacks, and much more.

New Model of Cybercrime Factors in Perishability of Stolen Data

News Release, March 10, 2015

CATONSVILLE, MD, March 10, 2015 – A new model examining cybercrimes adds an important way of examining the perishable value of stolen data so policy makers can plan against future hacks like the recent Anthem data breach, according to a study in the Articles in Advance section of Service Science, a journal published by the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS).

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