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Jul 9, 2014

Marketplace Tech for Wednesday, July 9 2014

First up, New York Times tech columnist Molly Wood talks about competing standards for the Internet of Things. Then, Dr. David Bates, Senior Vice President for Quality and Safety at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, talks about his study, out this week, about the most effective ways hospitals should be using big data to reduce healthcare costs. Finally, there’s a technological revolution quietly underway in the trucking industry that’s bringing us cheaper goods and cleaner air. Matt Baume joins us to break it down.

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First up, New York Times tech columnist Molly Wood talks about competing standards for the Internet of Things. Then, Dr. David Bates, Senior Vice President for Quality and Safety at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, talks about his study, out this week, about the most effective ways hospitals should be using big data to reduce healthcare costs. Finally, there’s a technological revolution quietly underway in the trucking industry that’s bringing us cheaper goods and cleaner air. Matt Baume joins us to break it down.