It’s All About Jobs

It’s All About Jobs

What would Steve do? Steve Jobs, the 20th century’s greatest and most successful innovator, engrained that mantra into the heads of every Apple employee. Only those staff members who thought through problems the way Jobs did would offer solutions that were acceptable...
Seeing Is Not Believing

Seeing Is Not Believing

Consider this scenario. An adventure traveler begins his trek to a remote village in the Andes. Upon arriving at the airport, he rents a car and begins his journey on winding roads to the village. After 90 minutes of driving, he encounters an intersection with a...
Show Me the Money

Show Me the Money

The most important lesson in medical care comes from a bank robber who spent more than half his life in jail and stole more than $2 million. Sutton’s law, named after the one of the most prolific bank robbers in history, Willie Sutton, states that when diagnosing, one...
A True Tipping Point?

A True Tipping Point?

From the signing of healthcare reform legislation to the release of final rules for “meaningful use,” events in 2010 are driving toward a true transformation in the delivery of healthcare in the United States. Optimism is high that we will finally see tangible...
Is “Meaningful Use” Meaningful?

Is “Meaningful Use” Meaningful?

Now that the “meaningful use” rule has been finalized by the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC), many organizations turn their focus to a rapid deployment of electronic medical record (EMR) systems in an effort to achieve transformation of the United States...