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Announcing the results of the 2026 INFORMS Board of Directors election and the new board for 2027.

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INFORMS has named 12 distinguished leaders as the 2026 class of INFORMS Fellows, one of the highest honors in the profession.

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Most medical devices do not hit the market through rigorous safety testing but by being deemed similar enough to something already approved—the “predicate” device through a mechanism known as the FDA’s 510(k) pathway. But similar is not a synonym for safe. While the assumption may be that substantial equivalence is a reasonable stand-in for a safety review, a share of devices cleared with this method still get recalled, and the FDA spends valuable time reviewing devices the same way, regardless of how risky it is on paper.

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Cherry-Picking Profitable Patients: New Research Identifies Unintended Consequences for Some Medicare Patients

Cherry-Picking Profitable Patients: New Research Identifies Unintended Consequences for Some Medicare Patients

News Release, January 4, 2023

BALTIMORE, MD, January 4, 2023 – New research in the INFORMS journal Manufacturing & Service Operations Management finds that Medicare Advantage (MA), the largest healthcare capitation program in the U.S., unintentionally incentivizes health plans to cherry-pick profitable patients from traditional Medicare (TM). “Capitation” is the annual fee paid to a healthcare practice by each participant in a health plan.

Politics Seems to Be Everywhere — Including Brands

Politics Seems to Be Everywhere — Including Brands

Government Technology, January 3, 2023

Many an emergency manager has told me that they would not touch working at King County, Wash., as emergency manager. Hey, I survived 11 years in the job and left on my own terms. People in our business generally try to avoid politics since they don't want to get burned by getting involved.

40 Under 40: Meet the Class of 2023

40 Under 40: Meet the Class of 2023

The Roanoker, January 3, 2023

When we asked readers to nominate the next wave of Roanoke's leaders, we received a slew of impressive submissions in a variety of categories. Applicants were judged not only on their career achievements but also on their involvement in the community and other factors; with 112 incredible nominees, choosing only 40 was an incredibly difficult decision for our editorial team! 

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