Ridgefield
I feel very fortunate to live in Ridgefield, Connecticut. A few weeks ago, Geoffrey Morris, President at Morris Media Group and publisher of Ridgefield Magazine, and I had a chat about the future of healthcare and the Internet (see Ten Minutes with John Patrick). The following week, I gave a lecture at the new Ridgefield Library on the […]
The Future of Healthcare at the New Ridgefield Library
Ridgefielders are quite proud of their new library, and I am honored to be able to give a talk there. I stopped by the new program room today to check out the audio/video. The room seats 100+, there are multiple high-quality speakers in the ceiling, and the screen is huge. The program manager expects 75+ […]
3-D Printing At Home
I was one of the 4,000 people who attended the Inside 3D Printing Conference and Expo at the Javits Convention Center in New York during the first week of April 2014. Although 40% of the population sampled said they had never heard of 3D printing, it is clear from this conference that it is revolutionizing […]
Technological Revolution
Charles H. Duell, commissioner of the United States patent office in 1899, was quoted as saying “everything that can be invented has been invented.” All os us, and especially patent attorneys, know the quote is far from the truth. One example is the periodic table of chemical elements. When I was born in 1945, the […]
Healthcare Insurance Information Technology
During the open enrollment period for 2014 healthcare insurance a few months ago, my wife and I chose the AARP Medicare Rx Preferred plan offered by United Healthcare, the largest health insurance provider in America. How could we go wrong? UnitedHealthcare is an operating division of UnitedHealth Group, the largest single health carrier in the United […]