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- What open source can teach medical practice
- Great article, Dana.You did in such a short piece what CNN, MSNBC, FOX and other media journalists failed to do: tell the story as it really is. You didn't take what was news worthy and sensationalized it, nor played up a negative reading of it to frighten those possibly affected,...
- Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Insurance, health care, open source, medical practice, CNN
- Discussion threads 2009-11-24
- The medical home is reform without objections, so far
- Medical HomeThis path is already being broken. At my company, the $56/paycheck credit for not taking a company medical insurance plan has been replaced with a $20 credit IF you participate in a company-sponsored "wellness" program. You have to have a screening on company time - weight, BP,...
- Tags: HEALTHCARE, Vertical industries, Financial Planning, United HealthCare, DUI, public entity, insurance
- Discussion threads 2009-11-23
- Paying for what does not work remains popular
- We are already there, DanaYou said "But at some point your neighbors, who are paying for your excess, whether in the form of insurance or in the form of taxes, are going to start asking these hard questions"We are already there. I agree with you that many of us...
- Tags: Insurance, Recruitment & Selection, Financial Planning, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, prostate cancer, job
- Discussion threads 2009-11-20
- Google to demo Chrome OS; Detail launch plans
- the windoze killer has arrivedChrome OS will put the final nail in M$ coffin!You really can't be seriousyou have to be a fake or something.Your posts are allways way off the mark.By like a continent or two.Windoze? Grow up, manI hope Chrome is good - because it will make...
- Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, Google Inc., operating system, Chrome OS, Chrome
- Discussion threads 2009-11-17
- Palm's growth plan: Can it work in a changing mobile market?
- Palm -vs CurveI was a Palm Treo user since a week after the Treo-300 came out. Now I was forced to switch from my Treo 650 to a Blackberry Curve since that is the platform supported and Paid by my employer. While the BB has some decent features,...
- Tags: Smart phones, Handhelds, mobile, Palm Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-09-21
- Six hazards of playing Foursquare
- Employee of the month and privacy thoughtsGreat article and I'm somewhat a Foursquare junkie too at the moment. A business could always add a second listing for themselves for employees to use. i.e. Bob's Bar - San Jose and Bob's Bar - San Jose EMP and put the emp...
- Tags: Foursquare
- Discussion threads 2009-09-21
- How health reform and health IT reform are linked
- Socailist Government controlGovernment to 'peasant':I know your medical history.I know when you go.I know how many ailments you had.I will ration you on treatment.This may be viewable to a potential employer.Dictator driven government by someone who will call people un-American for not wanting this, or they are a fringe when...
- Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Insurance, health care, collusion
- Discussion threads 2009-09-21
- The good news about WalMart
- The magic of jiu jitsuYou praise what a company reviled by the left is doing. The right rises. Then you point to WalMart's support of true health reform, and pound them with it. How does this help the public option?I don't see it.So you are saying that because of some...
- Tags: Government, Vertical industries, Benefits, Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-09-07
- Communications 101: How a single word cost me $100
- Unfortunately, short communication used to mean cogentcommunication. With twitter, all it means is banality in 100 characters or less.RE: Communications 101: How a single word cost me $100"A cup of tea and a smoke outside...." A smoke! No wonder you miss reread the email, you're an idiot.words etcwhat is...
- Tags: Text messaging/SMS/MMS, E-mail, Over-communication, Communications 101, single word
- Discussion threads 2009-08-27
- Should you benefit from ACN’s bloodletting?
- If you like great talent, you should….. Accenture has cut loose many senior executives recently and will pare some more given last Thursday’s announcement. I know some of these folks. Specific vertical segments have been pared down to reflect new market realities. These include: automotive...
- Tags: Consultant, Benefit, Workforce Management, Professional Development, Sales Strategy, Strategy, Outsourcing, Human Resources, Career, Sales, Management, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Brian Sommer
- Blog posts 2009-08-26
- XP or Vista - Which is more at risk from Windows 7?
- If you hate Vista I doubt you will rush out for Windows 7I think XP users will not be impressed with it. If you are in the we love Vista group then going to Windows 7 will be more likely.XP vs VistaI think Windows 7 will have the greatest effect...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-08-11
- The Reference Letter Redux
- Brian Revisits an Earlier Blog Believe it or not, I read the comments that many of you post to my blogs. I read them all. When I covered the Satyam saga, layoff rumors and other topics, the topics generated a lot of comments. However, few comments really...
- Tags: Reference, Herewith, Chances, Sales Strategy, Social Networking, Recruitment & Selection, Sales Force Management, Sales, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Brian Sommer
- Blog posts 2009-07-07
- Watch that reference you write on LinkedIn and other sites
- No good deed goes unpunished I get requests from time to time to post a referral for someone on LinkedIn. Apparently, headhunters and recruiters like to see these especially for sales professionals. I’ve done a couple and demurred from doing so on others. ...
- Tags: LinkedIn, Referral, Branding, Sales Strategy, Marketing, Sales, Brian Sommer
- Blog posts 2009-07-06
- Would your students hand over their passwords to Bozeman?
- Would your students hand over their passwords to Bozeman?This will go down on your permanent record!"This will go down on your permanent record!" as the schoolteachers used to say to me on the way to the principal's office.... so now EVERYTHING written in social networking websites is like a grade...
- Tags: password, Bozeman, students hand, Facebook
- Discussion threads 2009-06-20
- IRS eyes taxing your work mobile phone
- Is that work issued BlackBerry really a taxable "fringe benefit?" The IRS seems to think so and is looking for ways to improve compliance of a tax that has been on the books for two decades. Get ready for a potential bookkeeping nightmare. The...
- Tags: Phone, Mobile, Cell Phone, Internal Revenue Service, Journal, Taxes, Telecom & Utilities, Free Trade, Personal Finance, Cellular Phones, Financial Planning, Finance, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-06-12
- H-1B legislation to watch - What it's really about
- Both L-1 and H-1B visa law changes could impact SIs, outsourcers and more Dick Durbin is one-half of the Durbin-Grassley senatorial duo that is proposing new legislation re: H-1B and L-1 visas. Lately, a number of publications have opined about the latest proposed legislation and its impact...
- Tags: Legislation, Worker, Dick Durbin, DOL, Enforcement Issue, H-1B, Human Resources, Labor Relations, Brian Sommer
- Blog posts 2009-06-05
- OneWire - Talent acquisition in the Finance sector
- What happens when bankers can make their 'true connection' online? Hiring/Recruiting solutions are a varied lot. They almost have to be as the methods that people use to find jobs, learn of jobs, etc. rarely match the ways that employers seek new employees. Add in other issues...
- Tags: Acquisition, Brian Sommer, Finance, Human Resources, Investment, Job, Mergers & Acquisitions, OneWire, Recruitment & Selection, Solution, Talent, Workforce Management
- Blog posts 2009-05-31
- Forget Kindle DX. How about the ZuneBook?
- Forget Kindle DX. How about the ZuneBook?Isn't it a tad too prematurefor there to be Kindle fanboi-ism?No "fanboi-ism" sicI just paraphrased some of the nonsense you usually propose and added a couple of thingsHowever, isn't it premature to deride the Kindle DX?Apparently not.This one has his/her shorts in a wad...
- Tags: E-books, Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, e-book, ZuneBook, Forget Kindle DX, Microsoft Zune, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-05-06
- Survey: 37% of employees would become insiders given the right incentive
- Would you sell sensitive company data if you're offered the right incentive? Using the current economic situation, or pure greed as an excuse, 37% of employees surveyed at this year's Infosecurity Europe event said that they are keeping their options open. What type of information are they...
- Tags: Incentive, Insider, Survey, Sales Force Management, Marketing Research, Sales, Marketing, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2009-04-29
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