FCC Approves Spectrum Changes for Sprint and Hospitals
Ars Technica reported this week that the FCC has approved some spectrum changes that will allow Sprint to improve their wireless service (See FCC approves spectrum changes for Sprint and hospitals for details.) The more interesting news is that the FCC also approved a second set of spectrum-use rules that will enable hospitals to establish medical body area […]
The Future Is More Than Facebook
The frenzy over Facebook is unprecedented. There are many interesting dimensions to the story; the most interesting to me, is how the insiders are upping the number of shares they plan to unload on the public. This does not give one confidence — that those with the most information have decided to reduce their long-term […]
Happy Birthday GPS
Twelve years ago geocaching suddenly became useful to citizens. Prior to May 2, 2000, the GPS satellite network had a “feature” called Selective Availability that provided an intentional degradation of the GPS signal so that only the military could use it with accuracy. When President Clinton signed an order to permanently turn off the feature, civilian GPS […]
Patient-centered Medical Home
The health care system of today is based on an entitlement-oriented fee for services model. Providers feel entitled to be reimbursed for the services they provide. The more services they provide, the more reimbursement they receive. The payers–both government and insurance companies–have not yet provided sufficient incentive to providers to shift the focus to health […]
E-Books From Your Local Library
Libraries are trying their best to make borrowing e-books convenient, but publishers are not making it easy. See E-Books Are Easier to Borrow, Just Be Prepared to Wait. The New York Times story said that e-book borrowing is preceded by e-book waiting. I decided to take a look a virtual visit to the library in Ridgefield, […]