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+ […]
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 […]
Man with 3-D Printed Pelvis Walks Again
A British gentleman in his 60s was suffering from chondrosarcoma of the pelvis, a rare form of cancer that could not be treated with radiation or drugs. The only option was to replace the diseased half of his pelvis. Such surgery would have been unheard of in the recent past, but with the advent of […]
DACS 22 – Review
Click image to enlarge On May 6th, the Danbury Area Computer Society (DACS) held it’s monthly meeting, and it was an honor to give a talk there about The Future of Healthcare and the Internet. This was the twenty-second year that I had shared my thoughts with DACS. The meeting was open to the public and […]