goodbye 2011....it's been f...

They Think We are "Imbeciles," and They Run Health Care Organizations

Arrogance seems to fuel many of the problems with health care leadership that we discuss, particularly hostility to the mission, often driven by self-interest; a sense of entitlement to lavish compensation out of proportion to any measure of performance; and a lack of accountability shading into impunity.  Some recent stories hint at some of the origins of such arrogance.  The Occupy Wall Street movement drew attention to the plight of...

Winter Fun on the Trails

Picture #1:Even on Christmas Eve we have what we refer to as "runners with no lives" showing up for a morning trail run at Medway.Picture #2:As you can see, Sue may be a great runner but she sucks on the balance beam.Picture #3:Wednesday night trail runs at Komoka Trail is year round, and here we have Richard Bird wimping out on a balmy -7 evening wearing winter tights. What are you going to wear...

my parents took the kids for the rest of the week so i'll be hanging out like this if you need me.....or taking down the christmas tree.....*images found h...

IT Malpractice? Yet Another "Glitch" Affecting Thousands of Patients. Of Course, As Always, Patient Care Was "Not Compromised."

At my Nov. 2011 post "Lifespan (Rhode Island): Yet another health IT glitch affecting thousands - that, of course, caused no patient harm that they know of - yet" I wrote:There's been yet another health IT "glitch" that, of course, caused no patients to be harmed. See other "glitches" here, here, here and at other posts which can be found by searching this blog on the banal term 'glitch'.Add...

Legal Settlements Have Become So Common that They are Barely News

Legal settlements by big health care organizations have become so common that those of less than blockbuster size barely seem to qualify as news.  They have become "dog bites man" stories.  For example, the following stories barely got noticed in the media (presented chronologically).Novartis Settles Price Misrepresentation Suit for $150 MillionThis story was mentioned as an aside in a a news story covering a settlement by Watson...

Cara menjaga baterai laptop supaya tahan lama

Unik Informatika - Hey, jumpa lagi...dalam beberapa menit setelah post tentang tutorial mempercepat koneksi IDM, sekarang saya akan mengepost tentang Cara menjaga baterai laptop supaya tahan lama, yaitu :1. Charger baterai harus original atau bawaan saat pertama beli.2. Jika ingin digunakan laptop dalam jangka waktu yang lama, maka sebaiknya cas tidak di cabut dari laptop supaya arus yang...

Cara Mempercepat Internet Download Manager (IDM)

Unik Informatika - hello blogger...pada posting saya kali ini saya akan membahas cara mempercepat IDM baik itu secara manual ataupun secara otomatis alias memakai software, baik lah pertama-tama marilah kita berdoa dulu (pura-pura kita dalam kelas, hehehehe ngakakkk), langsung saja saya akan menjelaskan cara mempercepat koneksi IDM secara manual dulu :1. Buka aplikasi Internet Download Manager.2....

Apa itu Google+?

Unik Informatika - Kawan mungkin ente-ente semua perlu google+ dalam bentuk power point..presentasi ini asli kerja olah tangan saya, jadi jika anda memerlukan nya, tinggal edit sedikit saja...ne saya kasih..Klik disini ! (mediafi...

More Tales of the Hospital CEO Compensation Bubble

The hospital CEO compensation bubble continues to grow. As the year draws to a close, I have found another set of stories about outsized payments to health care executives.  While their repetitive features suggest the magnitude of the issue, they featured some twists on the usual justifications given for large compensation packages. Presented in order of the size of the compensation package.....Maxis Health System,...

Merry Hackmas (not really)

While most technologists were busy yesterday drinking eggnog and trying out their new gadgets, others were busy hacking Stratfor, an intelligence news organization.  All the news outlets reported it was 'Anonymous', but now people are saying it was (apparently) Sabu from LulzSec.(Frankly, I can't blame the news outlets for the error - I can't keep up with the drama of who's who any more. It's like a soap opera, really.)Anyway, whomever it was,...

Mempercepat Buffer Youtube

Unik Informatika - Hai sobat blogger...sekian lama saya vakum di blog ini..saya kembali lagi dengan tema 'cara mempercepat buffer youtube dengan notepad'..check this out gan..haha kebawa kaskus ne...1. klik tombol 'start'2. pilih dan klik 'run'3. ketik 'system.ini4. kalo udah, agan bisa buka notepad yang sudah ada isi nya duluan5. tambahkan kode ini dibawahnya :    page buffer=1000000Tbps   ...

i hope y'all have a very merry christmas.....*images courtesy of linzie hunter and pinter...

2011 Sport Review - What a Year!

Happy New Year! Blwyddyn Newydd Dda!As we usher in 2012 – and the biggest, most exciting, sporting event to be staged on home turf for generations – we wave a fond farewell to one of the most memorable years in Welsh sport for some considerable time.2011 was a landslide year for sport in Wales. We had some incredible highs; with a plethora of World Champions, medal winners and outstanding team performances....