Author Jarred Bultema, PhD

The response from COVID-19's gradual recovery will be top of mind for nearly every firm and industry in 2021. Some businesses may become stagnant or never recover. Others will view the shakeup as an unprecedented opportunity to understand and improve their data and analytical assets, operationalize and update their model production process, and reassure customers that their AI can be trusted. Everyone is looking…

For many industries, 2020 has been a highly disruptive year, but few have experienced such drastic changes as the healthcare sector. The impact of the COVID pandemic manifests differently for healthcare providers (i.e., hospitals, pharmacies, and skilled care facilities) and healthcare-payers (i.e., insurance providers). Let’s dive into each of these areas to understand what the impacts of 2020 have been…

In the United States, Thanksgiving is around the corner, marking the start of the holiday shopping season. If you’re one of the 174 million Americans who go shopping on Black Friday, this day might bring back memories of looking through mailers at the discounts and sales and making plans for shopping. In the past year, the heavy discounts and early…