My Doctoral Journey
The summer was over and the grandkids had their backpacks loaded up. I hated to see them bent over hauling many pounds of books, and look forward to the day when they have just a Kindle and some wholesome snacks in their backpacks. The four grown children are gainfully employed, and two of them are […]
My Doctoral Journey – Part 3
I really appreciate the support from my friends and family for my decision a year ago to begin the doctoral journey. I promised periodic updates and that is the purpose of this posting. I have now completed 19 credits of coursework out of the rquired 62 — approxmiately 30%. After the first four courses, I […]
Scientists Report Advance in Drug Repurposing
For most of recorded history, medicine has been qualitative in nature, relying on subjective feedback from patients and anecdotal prescriptions from physicians. Medicine today is becoming more and more quantitative in nature. The Wall Street Journal yesterday reported what they described as “high-tech recycling”, where researchers have developed an innovative way to use already-approved drugs […]
Hospital Cafe
The merger of New Milford Hospital and Danbury Hospital into the Western Connecticut Health Network has been very successful. Both hospitals are learning from the other. Now the public is learning about the Cafe. The New York Times featured it and said New Milford Hospital Cafe Defies Stereotypes. The 85-bed Litchfield County community hospital has […]
Personal Health Records
Seems like everything is in the clouds or on the way to the clouds — our money, our music and pictures, our email, contacts and spreadsheets. What about our healthcare records? Some say security is holding back electronic health records. I do not think so and I believe the vision is clear — that encrypted […]