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 October 3rd, 2009%
I’ve been bothered in the best possible way by a comment made by Richard Davis, President and Chief Executive Officer of U.S. Bancorp. In almost a throw away fashion Richard told an audience of business executives in Orange County California, that the economy is going through a process of “repricing ” downward.
Clearly we know this . . . → Read More: Repricing in America
By Tom, on September 5th, 2009%
This site is focused upon efficiency as a contributing solution to the cost of providing healthcare services. Efficiency alone won’t carry all the water needed to address the cost of healthcare, but it will make a profound difference in the scope and amount of services provided per dollar spent. Last year I began a study based up . . . → Read More: Improving Labor Efficiency in Healthcare
By Tom, on August 17th, 2009%
Last June, the Senate Judiciary Committee began hearings on texting. Included in the discussion were executives from AT&T, Verizon along with othere the focus of which was the nature of charging for text messages. Though the hearings were interesting, the real headline is in the data surrounding texting itself
In 2008 over one trillion text messages were . . . → Read More: Texting and Everything Else You Do In Life
By Tom, on June 12th, 2009%
Earlier this week I was listening to an interview with Jared Bernstein, Chief Economist to Vice President Biden. The interview with Neil Cavuto of Fox News, was noteworthy by virtue the answers Jared was providing to some fairly straight forward financial questions. This provoked me to go to Wikipedia to look into his credentials and there . . . → Read More: Jared Bernstein, Chief Social Worker to V.P. Byden
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