Jared Bernstein, Chief Social Worker to V.P. Byden

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 [...]

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Risky Thinking Surrounded by Hubris

The banking and finance industries were among the first to make extensive investments in information technology.  Perhaps no other industry has done more with detailed information technology. You can see that in your own experience of ATM’s and now web access to your accounts.  Checks clear in a matter of hours and personal credit cards [...]

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First $19 Billion and Then A Miracle Occurs

Nothing quite describes the realities behind healthcare reform than this little cartoon.  Most people when asked about their health care are relatively satisfied, only in general and often abstract areas is healthcare a problem.  Is it expensive? Indeed it is, but compared to what? Healthcare is expensive because there are choices today that simply [...]

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Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act – HITECH Act

The Stimulus package passing through the Senate yesterday left untouched the nearly 136 pages of proposed legislation for Health Information Technology, over 18% of the immense 752 page document. To be more specific where specifics are rare, I’m referring to the ‘‘Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act” or HITECH Act and its [...]

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All The Pleasure of One Hand Clapping

Earlier this month the California Health Care Foundation published Equipped for Efficiency: Improving Nursing Care Through Technology, and in so doing, misses the largest point.  The piece provides valuable information in regards to opportunities for improving healthcare efficiency, but doesn’t address the bigger problem: How?

How can these or any technology [...]

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