I created a new website – SlackerHealth.com – focused on bringing together services to improve the patient experience. After spending most of my 20+ years in healthcare, I’ve seen how many gaps there are in the industry. It’s especially true in the delivery of patient services. And while technology innovation in many industries serves to lower […]
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Drowning in Email: What is the Solution?
I am drowning in email. At the moment, there are 225 unopened emails in my account. There’s also at least 4 times that many sitting there in my multiple inboxes waiting for some action. I have four separate main email accounts that get used regularly. There’s also a bunch that get forwarded to one of […]
Where Do You Get Your News?
Coming off controversies surrounding coverage of the US presidential election and with the recent shooting incident at a pizza parlor that was named in a fake news story about the Clintons, I got to thinking about where you get your news today. In the past, newspapers and television were the two main sources where you […]
Are You a Consumer or a Producer?
I love the week between Christmas and New Years. The period from Thanksgiving up until Christmas day tends to be hectic with shopping and holiday preparations coupled with a ramp-up in business activity as everyone works to get their year-end initiatives completed. But after Christmas, things slow down. Much of the world goes on vacation and […]
Moving Past Post Election Distractions
Last week was full of post election distractions. It started Tuesday. I was both apprehensive and somewhat excited prior to the election. And as the day and evening unfolded, I was glued to every media outlet I could get my hands on. As the results started coming in and it was becoming more clear that […]
Experiential Education Complements The Classroom
I dropped off my son at school this morning for a four-day experiential education “week of wilderness” excursion to the nearby backcountry mountains. The WOW program is just another one of the many reasons I am such a fan of the school they attend. The WOW program is part of the school’s experiential education department […]