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There is no pony plan for health care

My pony plan is that we stop believing in pony plans, that we start acting like adults, and that we acknowledge the limits. All of us need to find a fair way to say, at some point, no. It's in God's hands. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Health Care, Health Care Inflation, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-10-01

With someone in charge change can be fast

Germany is using smart cards to handle the chores of data privacy, tasks assigned in America to the HIPAA law. Patients and providers each have their own identity cards, and the entire system features an audit trail. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Health Care, Health Care Inflation, E-health, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-09-26

Voters disconnected from their health policy reality

Voters disconnected from their health policy realityMedicare tends to keep costs downInsurance companies don't seem to worry as much as politicians when it comes to health care costs. Doctors therefore accept less for Medicare patients than they do for private insurance patients.The reason for this is that private insurance...

Tags: HEALTHCARE, Health care inflation, Medicare, insurance

Discussion threads 2008-08-14

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Head cracking time on health care reform

"And I can get back to writing about tech."NO - get to writing about TECH now - and stop using this site for your liberal soapboxing!the only head that will crack wil be Obama'sReal Americans are concerned about deficit, death panels and the slippery slope to socialism.This 'reform' will fail...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Insurance, health care, soapboxing, healthcare reform

Discussion threads 2009-10-08

Reconsidering Obama's ed speech? Sort of

but Obama's going to pay all my bills!RE: Reconsidering Obama's ed speech? Sort ofDo you remember being a student? The is par for the course. It is about being pro-American, pro-'democractic' system, and respecting the office of the president."How does the President inspire you? What resonated with you from Obama?s...

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Taxes, Obama, job, tax

Discussion threads 2009-09-04

Small signs of a health care deal forming

what deal?The New York Times is the least reliable source of information.If you want signs of a deal in the making just watch the conservatives talk shows: O'Reilly, Beck, Hannity, etc as real Americans do.They would tell us if there are any talks about it. RE: Small signs of a...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, health care, Nissan Leaf, Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.

Discussion threads 2009-09-03

Are there more layoffs in Microsoft's future?

Are there more layoffs in Microsoft's future?Define "making money"If a unit in and of itself loses $1 billion a year, but another unit benefits by $$3 billion a year as a result of that unit's existence, do you close it? And how do you make such measures reliably?Example: Internet Explorer.If...

Tags: Workforce management, He/She/It, Microsoft Corp., layoff, future layoff

Discussion threads 2009-07-24

Recession and employment: where does the student stand?

Recession and employment: where does the student stand?Obama is going to socialize everythingWho needs an education, Obama is going to give you free_heatlh_care. Also, he is going to spread the wealth around so we do not have to work. He is going to tax everyone in the Middle class and...

Tags: Taxes, Free trade, Personal finance, tax, welfare, education, tax break, real welfare, Obama, Middle-Class, recession

Discussion threads 2009-05-22

What Obama can do for and to open source

What Obama can do for and to open sourceSorry we let you down.It doesn't surprise me though. We are very focused on our agendas. The Obama Administration presents a large field of issues. The only thing I can say so far is that his choice to fill...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, Obama, open source

Discussion threads 2009-05-16

Where does Obama stand on open source?

Where does Obama stand on open source?doesnt suprise mehes a socialist, of course he doesnt like anything free that he cannot control. Typical democrat bull.I suspect the President knows what open source isHe has long acquaintance of people with in-depth knowledge of the issue. What he may not understand is...

Tags: Biden, open source, Obama

Discussion threads 2009-05-14

Where cheaper is not better

Where cheaper is not better$2,500 -v- $40,000The cost of an PET/CT or MRI scan was about $2,500 when I had mine and a round of radiation or chemo is going to be at least $40,000. Identifying the efficacy of a treatment early can save some major dollars when the...

Tags: Financial Planning, HEALTHCARE, PET/CT, insurance

Discussion threads 2009-03-06

Forget 2006, let

Forget 2006, letThis is an old gameBut let's play it anyway. Let's go pre-Obama I that would be prior to Jimmy Carter.You could buy a 2400 square foot home for $33,000. A new car cost $1400. Gasoline was $.18 a gallon, and you could feed a family of five like...

Tags: Currency & Foreign exchange, Food & Beverage, Customer relationship management (CRM), Enterprise software, new economy

Discussion threads 2009-02-07

Is stimulus health IT money a trojan horse?

Is stimulus health IT money a trojan horse?From a free market to Socialism 101'Amerika' will be a model for its comrades in a few years, the days of having a choice will soon be decided for you by our new Socialist gov and don't worry about healthcare they will setup...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, SECURITY, trojan horse, information technology, Comparative Effectiveness, comparative effectiveness, Troy, health care

Discussion threads 2009-01-30

Technology initiatives we should demand from the Obama administration

Technology initiatives we should demand from the Obama administrationObama = Socialism...Good luck with that, he is going to tax the living daylights out of the middle class to 'spread' the wealth to people who do not work.Just wait, when summer hits and electricity is mega expensive we will see how...

Tags: Vertical industries, Taxes, Free trade, Broadband Internet, band interference, Technology Initiatives, Obama Administration, goverment, government

Discussion threads 2009-01-21

The mass exodus of the technology industry

The mass exodus of the technology industryI suggest you get into healthcare.With the initiative that are on the table or being deployed.. its the only bright spot.fresh meat is cheapInterns and new employees either work for free or are nickel/dimers. A college grad is looking for the $100k job,...

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Benefits, Insurance, job, mass exodu, Carter, exodus

Discussion threads 2008-11-14

79 million adults can't pay medical bills

79 million adults can't pay medical billsReaganomics..it's the cure.Look, cut taxes to the wealthy. Let 5% get as much as they can.A rising tide floats all boats. Wait, economic data says that's not true...but, but we've been believing it so far.So what if the majority of Americans...

Tags: Vertical industries, Taxes, HEALTHCARE, Benefits, Free trade, Insurance, health care, tax, government

Discussion threads 2008-08-21

Oh, really? Report says techies don't care much about salary.

Oh, really? Report says techies don't care much about salary.Location mattersIt really depends on who you ask and where these techies are. I bet techies working in NYC are either after high pressure environment or $$$, whereas techies working in Hawaii would be more interested in *surfing*...There's a good deal...

Tags: Benefits, payroll solutions, Happiness, salary, job

Discussion threads 2008-08-20

Where 10 percent inflation is the good news

No matter what plan you're on, the increase is roughly the same, within a few tenths of a point. It's more than double the rate of inflation, meaning health care will keep swallowing more of the national budget next year. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Health Care, Inflation, Vertical Industries, Currency & Foreign Exchange, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-08-13

The running scandal of long-term care insurance

The running scandal of long-term care insuranceLong-term Care Insurance"With 79 million of us now headed past our warrantee expirations, the cost of caring for us is about to explode. It's a ticking bomb under the economy, and the free market does not have an answer for it."Here's the answer: Plan...

Tags: Vertical industries, long-term care, long-term care insurance

Discussion threads 2008-07-21

Moore's Law and health care

Roland Piquepaille's latest take on nanobots in the bloodstream has me reflecting on the greatest force we have available for surviving health care inflation. Moore's Law. Moore's Law, the idea that technology gets faster-and-faster faster-and-faster, is not applied often enough to health care. Regulation...

Tags: Health Care, Moore, Law, Nanoscience, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-05-20