Bike Week – 2013
One of the many things that attracts people to Florida is Bike Week in Daytona Beach. The weather was not ideal today, with no sun shining, but nevertheless, it was a nice 30-mile motorcycle ride on the FatBoy. We stopped for a salad at The Black Sheep in Ormond Beach — one of the many “welcome bikers” establishments which were […]
The Future of Healthcare and the Internet – Markley Data Center Summit 2013
In a couple of weeks, I will be a guest speaker at the Markley Data Center Summit 2013, sharing some thoughts about the future of healthcare and the Internet. The Internet has changed healthcare forever – diagnoses can happen faster, quality and patient safety can be improved, information is more readily searchable, our healthcare providers can more […]
Carrier Not Recognized
The new TSA Pre-check process is a potential breakthrough for getting more expeditious processing through the security check for airline travel. To use the new expedited process, you have to be a Trusted Traveler. Once you become one — in theory — you not only get routed to a much shorter line, but you do […]
Passwords
I just discovered some nasty things on my Facebook wall. I assure you it was not posted by me. I removed it and then checked my password. I had not changed it for a year. Shame on me. It is a good idea to change passwords frequently. I need to practice what I preach! And, […]
Electronic Medical Records: Do They Reduce Healthcare Costs
The New York Times published a story in January 2013 titled “In Second Look, Few Savings From Digital Health Records” (see Electronic Records Systems Have Not Reduced Health Costs). The article suggested that a prestigious study that forecasted significant savings from EMR’s was funded by companies that provide EMR software and services. Now, the same […]