Richard Chennault
I can feel this one in my bones. This piece needs more work but I think it has potential… Burton group writes, “Open source software (OSS) is here to stay ”most enterprises can no longer afford to ignore the advantages of low up-front costs, quality code, and a labor pool of software developers and system … Read More “Open Source Software, globilization and super capitalist” »
Today is Sunday Oct. 19 2008. I tried calling in to the appointment and advice phone bank for my wife. She has a seriously bad sore throat. The representative stated their computer system is down and they are unable to retrieve any information. They said it had been down for awhile this morning and to … Read More “When the phone bank is offline” »
Thanks to Robert McNally for pointing out an informative ComputerWorld article about companies embracing scoial networks. The most notable quote is: “companies must avoid the “Kumbaya Zone” — the place where social media is ultimately a time-waster and has little business value.” — Jonathan Yarmis The ComputerWorld article may be found here by clicking here: … Read More “Corporate use of social media” »
Here is a list of things I can do that I couldn’t do before: Think in practical terms with reality based designs. Interact directly with the care delivery team Install stuff without threat of IT police chasing me like the gestapo No longer have suffer from work guilt Understnad, impliment and use virtualization and virtual … Read More “Ten things I can do now” »
Thrice in the last two weeks I’ve received an email from a facility in northern California asking employees and visitors to refrain from wearing fragrances, perfumes on campus. Apparently someone in the sprawling facility has severe allergies to perfumes. I didn’t know such a thing could be but alas for some poor soul it does. … Read More “Work smells good but not for long” »
I’ve had a storied career, well maybe not storied but an interesting one I should think. Well maybe not interesting but at least I ain’t pick’n cotton. Not there is anything wrong with picking cotton I’m just not doing it. Anyway… Today was an awesome day at work. I had the chance to do something … Read More “The way Wii are” »
Part of an annual compliance training I saw posted on the internet of some random company: “I got a call from a reporter at a local newspaper. She wants to know what I think about a recent event about your employer. Should I talk to her?” Answer: *NO* What? As a journalist by training I … Read More “Don't talk to Reporters?” »
Working in a large health care environment it is easy to think that the hospital, clinic, what have you is the center of care. Indeed in my own thinking I often think that while care starts at the home it inevitably ends up at some medical center whether that be real or virtual (i.e call … Read More “It is the patient stupid” »
Now that both solutions are available (Google just launched) a quick comparison is in order. This is a first impression entry. As I delve deeper into the systems I’ll post more. In general Google Health (GH) is what you would expecet from a personal health record (PHR). It is designed for end user to quickly … Read More “Google Health vs. Microsoft HealthVault” »
There was a breakout session, or un-conference if you are hip to the lingo, at the Web 2.0 Expo. It was a short 40 minutes and the discussion was far ranging. There were not to many so we all had a chance to say, “Hi I am Joe Smith and I work at some other … Read More “Web 2.0 Expo and Health 2.0” »