Stop screaming. Laughing hurts less.
It’s bad enough when your GM SUV turns into a rolling fire hazard. Imagine needing, and getting, a hysterectomy, only to discover that the surgical procedure itself turned you into an advanced stage cancer patient? That’s exactly what’s been going
It was recently revealed that an Excel error contributed to the European fiscal crisis, and a continuing global economic recession/depression. Paul Krugman called the revelation the Excel Depression in the NY Times. Certainly lives are at stake when the success
When you hear the word “monopoly,” does it fill you with a warm and fuzzy feeling? (Unless you’re Hasbro, you really should say no, unless you’re a cyborg.) Healthcare is a monopoly. We can’t DIY cancer treatment, or surgically repair a
Jonathan Bush of athenahealth has long been a provocateur in health IT. His take on EHR tech, and the build-out of health information exchanges, is worth a listen. He stops short of talking about any open API or open source,
Yesterday (Monday, April 2, 2012) the US Supreme Court handed down a 5-4 decision on the legality of strip searches in jails and prisons. The news is not good for anyone who gets arrested – guilty or not – and