By Tom, on July 22nd, 2010
Emphasizing consensus over dissent, according to James Surowiecki in The Wisdom of Crowds, people in small groups are inclined toward agreement. Just think back to any primary grade when you said something contrary to the views of your naive, adolescent peers. Few people enjoy such dissonance, and as Surowiecki says, tend to “prefer the illusion of . . . → Read More: The Illusion of Certainty
By Tom, on May 30th, 2010
As a glimpse into things to come National Nurses United, the nation’s largest nursing union announced a one day strike for June 10, 2010 . The good thing is that most of us don’t believe RN’s and unionization make sense, (about 21% of RN’s are unionized according to the BLS) it run’s contrary to the notion . . . → Read More: RN Strike June 10, 2010 – A Failure of Leadership
By Tom Coss, on May 24th, 2010
If your poor enough you will get sick. If you’re sick long enough, you will be poor. Economics and healthcare are pretty much two sides to the same coin. After all the nonsense spoken about on the healthcare front, some of which is discussed here, I took a month off to gather some thoughts around a . . . → Read More: On Unconditional Tolerance
By Tom, on April 3rd, 2010
In regard to portability and ease-of-use, competing with a pen and piece of paper is difficult. We all know how a pen works, paper is lite and is easily moved about – there is no “down time” or “learning curve”; in addition, pharmaceutical and medical device companies will gladly give you all the pen’s you might . . . → Read More: Medical Practice and 20% of Income from Cash
By Tom, on March 20th, 2010
It was C.S. Lewis who, in his unforgettable Screwtape Letters, wrote: “The greatest evil is not done now in those sordid ‘dens of crime’ that Dickens loved to paint. It is not even done in concentration camps and labor camps. In those we see its final result. But it is conceived and ordered (moved, seconded, carried . . . → Read More: A Preamble a Health Reform Vote