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CEO Atul Gawande Takes New Role At Haven Heathcare Joint Venture

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Atul Gawande will resign as Haven’s CEO to serve as chairman of its board of directors, the Boston-based organization announced on Wednesday (May 13). Former COO Jack Stoddard resigned in 2019 after less than a year in that role. The news service said Gawande’s move from the CEO role is the latest top management change at the startup.

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COVID-19 Triggers Closure Of GM’s Car-Sharing Platform, Maven

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Early in 2019, the head of Maven left her post. Halfway through the year, the company began winding down the number of cities in which it operated, shutting down in major markets like Boston, Chicago and New York City. GM said the decision came down to an evaluation of how the service was doing.

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Today In Retail: Wayfair Exceeds Estimates; Carvana Sales Surge; SA Company Pivots With Pandemic

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Bloomberg reported this week that Boston-based home décor eCommerce giant Wayfair turned in strong third quarter financials, noting that the firm’s quarterly results “exceeded analysts’ estimates, suggesting the wave of home improvement inspired by the COVID-19 pandemic is lingering.”. percent in Q3 2019. Those repeat shoppers made 11.3

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Paytronix Picks Payments Industry Veteran Porter For Board

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I look forward to working with the Paytronix team to bring its industry-leading innovation, including contactless ordering for table service … to markets around the globe,” said Porter. Paytronix clearly delivers value to the market by enabling operators to drive incremental sales and deliver safer environments for staff and guests.”.

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FedNow’s Montgomery: Gearing Up For 2023-24 — And Instant Payments Competition

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In an interview with Karen Webster, Boston Federal Reserve Chief Operating Officer and FedNow Program Executive Ken Montgomery said the central bank’s ambitious payments initiative remains on track — and will inject competition into the instant payments market.

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Hospitals’ Sharing Of Patient Data Extends To Other Big Tech Players

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Lisa Bari, a consultant and former lead with health information technology for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Innovation Center, said data was a hot commodity, and that it essentially belongs to “whoever has it.” laws, data from patients can’t be shared unless it is needed for treatment, payment or hospital operations.

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Odds Are That Online Sportsbook Wins Big Post-COVID

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16) that it’s signed an exclusive multiyear arrangement with the New York Giants NFL team, making DraftKings the franchise’s “official sports betting, iGaming and daily fantasy operator.” DraftKings already has similar arrangements with three NBA franchises: the Boston Celtics, Indiana Pacers and Philadelphia 76ers.

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