Update from Attitude LLC
I usually write three short stories for the Attitude LLC blog each week. Most of the posts to date have been about healthcare or technology. Occasionally, I write something about music or travel. Since Election Attitude was published in August, I have included some stories related to elections and voting. Between now and election day, there may […]
Apple Becomes a Green Energy Supplier, With Itself as Customer
The Apple Store in Palo Alto, California operates on 100% renewable energy. Apple takes an innovative approach to the environment, and they are creating new solar energy projects to reduce its carbon footprint. The numbers are impressive. Apple produces or procures clean, renewable energy to power 93 percent of its offices, retail stores, and data centers around the world. The result has […]
Healthcare Quality Varies Significantly by State
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) gathers data on more than 250 measures of healthcare quality and access to healthcare. After crunching a lot of data, the federal agency found a wide variance between states in the quality of the healthcare the states delivered. The top five states are Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire […]
Apple – Underwhelming Products?
The WSJ reported today about Apple’s announcement of the iPhone 7. It said the product looked “practical, but not jaw-dropping. As usual the analysts don’t seem to fully appreciate the seamless integration Apple offers or the incredible new technology inside the iPhone. The new cameras and image processing capabilities truly are jaw dropping. There was a lot of criticism […]
An Hour With Patients, Two on Record Keeping
An analysis of a “time and motion” study of nearly 60 doctors in four U.S. states, published in the September 6 issue of Annals of Internal Medicine, was revealing. The study showed for every hour a doctor spends with a patient, he or she spends two hours updating records. The electronic health record systems, intended to speed patient referrals […]