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Go med young man

Go med young manThink of all the doctor appointments that you've ever hadYeow---I didn't like any of them---traumatized!Doctors are expensive to educate...... leading to large loans. They require expensive procedures and prescriptions to do their jobs.How many Doctors can the country afford?I've read that the mathematically best and brightest...

Tags: Vertical industries, HEALTHCARE, Benefits, Insurance, young man, health care, Socialized Medicine

Discussion threads 2008-12-09

Can your insurance force you out of the country?

Can your insurance force you out of the country?Will they include airfare and a guarantee?Most people have found good doctors they have a rapport with. If computer systems can't be dealt with by words printed on a cue card, human medicine is going to be a thousandfold more complex...

Tags: Government, Financial Planning, Vertical industries, HEALTHCARE, insurance, Socialized Medicine

Discussion threads 2008-07-02

The insurers bid to fix health care

The insurers bid to fix health carethe problem isthat no one wants to lay the blame where it belongs. Government. Because that would mean killing socialized medicine.Bingo!!Blanky doesn't want to admit that tort reform *is* needed. My sister is a doc...the cost to her for malpractice insurance is shocking....

Tags: Vertical industries, HEALTHCARE, Socialized Medicine, insurance company, tort, health care, insurance

Discussion threads 2008-05-30

Additional Resources

Massachusetts becomes Canada as reform debate nears climax

Obamacare ship is sinkingPeople saw the light with the failed socialist experiment in mASSachusetts, so liberal politicians like Barnie Frank can stuck their health care reform where the sun doesn't shine.Yeah, the ship is sinking, but it is Obama who's rearanging the chairs to give Pelosi and Reid front row...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, health care

Discussion threads 2009-10-19

VA now loves its VistA software

In a VA hospital recently and watched VistA at workThe VA hospital in Omaha Nebraska handles about ten times the load of a normal hospital and every single bit of the load is possible because of their software. My sister had a big glitch show up in her medical...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), HEALTHCARE, Vista Software, Yes Vista, VA Hospital, MUMPS, hospital, Microsoft Windows Vista

Discussion threads 2009-10-15

The problem with health care is costs and you

I think my head is going to explode.Is anyone else confused and frustrated about this topic??? Some people are crying "Social Medicine Go Away but don't touch Medicare or Medicaid" Some people are saying "Capitalism should dominate Health care" Other people are blaming the patients for being sick. Other people...

Tags: Vertical industries, HEALTHCARE, Benefits, New Taxes, Ins, Compassion, health care, insurance

Discussion threads 2009-09-23

Will GOP winning the battle force Democrats to war?

MAJORITY DONT WANT GOVT HEALTHCAREPeriod, end of story. Just about every survey shows most don't want the government anywhere near healthcare.Period, end of story. Time for govt to start respecting the will of the people.But Dana "the socialist" does..so he will keep going on - ad nauseam -...

Tags: Vertical industries, HEALTHCARE, Benefits, GOP, health care, government

Discussion threads 2009-09-01

Why health care is not in the Constitution

Neither are food, clothing, and shelterThey're nowhere to be found in the constitution, yet are more important than healthcare. Without those 3 things you'll die real fast so you won't need healthcare. Those needs DID exist when the Constitution was written. There is no federal law making any...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Obama, health care, Constitution

Discussion threads 2009-08-31

Open source can save your life

don't mix OSS with socialized medicineOSS is for the all the people, socialized medicine is demanded only by a small minority of craizy liberals.VA health careSince 2001, the VA has had remarkable bipartisan support for just about all the funding they needed or could handle. When the gravy train...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Walter Reed, Walter Reed hospital, open source, health care

Discussion threads 2009-08-24

Risk rating for fatties?

Risk rating for fatties?But where are the exceptions?My wife went on heavy steroids when she was treated for acute leukemia. That changes your shape pretty fast - guess you could call it a bloating side effect.Actually, I prefer the tax on "fat food", including sugar based drinks, to build...

Tags: Vertical industries, Financial Planning, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, insurance company, government, insurance, health care, fatty

Discussion threads 2009-07-29

England rolls out online flu pandemic service; Crashes after 8 minutes

England rolls out online flu pandemic service; Crashes after 8 minutesWhy include the URL in your post?Are you trying to have the site taken down permanently by people outside of the UK who have no reason to go there whatsoever but to have a nosey?Why don't you just hire a...

Tags: Vertical industries, Wales, HMG, flu, online flu, Parliament

Discussion threads 2009-07-23

Should doctors go on strike?

Should doctors go on strike?Big government is the cause... of crazy medical expense. We need less regulation so there's less room for the insurance company and lawyer manipulation that jacks the medical cost. Obama's more government involvement is the wrong solution.No, life, liberty and the pursuit of happinessare fundamental human...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Insurance, Medical Care, Obama, Big Government, health care, medical care, HIPPA

Discussion threads 2009-07-09

ObamaCare opponents scramble to build a winning coalition

ObamaCare opponents scramble to build a winning coalitionObamaCare sneaks a foot in the doorExisting insurance companies and health care providers worry about the government plan because it is the pre-ordained winner on the path to single payer, not because a government plan would be inherently superior.Any Democrat worth their credentials...

Tags: Vertical industries, Healthcare reform, HEALTHCARE, Benefits, game plan, health care, single payer, ObamaCare, ObamaCare opponent

Discussion threads 2009-05-12

Why health reform remains possible

Why health reform remains possibleFrank LuntzThis speaks volumeshttp://www.ourfuture.org/blog-entry/2009051907/secret-right-wing-strategy-health-care-exposedPDF - http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/frank-luntz-the-language-of-healthcare-20091.pdfWhat socialized healthcare.....Nothing is free, and when you get through socializing the entire US economic system into a Government ran quagmire with Trillions of dollars of debt with an endless array of red tape.Wake me up when this nightmare is over...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, health care

Discussion threads 2009-05-08

How far behind the tech curve is health care?

How far behind the tech curve is health care?A long, long wayHealthcare is a long, long way behind the general curve when it comes to technology. Here's why, though electronic records have the power to be transformational, the core basics of healthcare don't necessarily digitize well. Charting is...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, health care, patient

Discussion threads 2009-04-07

Stop the lies about comparative effectiveness

Stop the lies about comparative effectivenessDoesn't belong on ZDNetI'm not sure why this column even belongs on ZDNet. The political point presented seems to be that somehow we are not collecting enough medical data or that throwing my tax dollars at this "problem" using some vague, unplanned database and decision...

Tags: Government, Financial Planning, Vertical industries, Benefits, Obama, comparative effectiveness, insurance, insurance company

Discussion threads 2009-02-27

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

Aging equipment or none at all?

Aging equipment or none at all?Is it broken?Maybe I'm missing something, but I don't see the purpose served by replacing a perfectly functional IV metering system with one that's newer just because of an arbitrary 10% rule.Also note that the easy way to keep up with mandated service-life requirements is...

Tags: old equipment

Discussion threads 2008-11-12

Free national Wi-Fi? Pardon me not holding my breath.

Free national Wi-Fi? Pardon me not holding my breath.So if the task gets sold to ONE bidder......what company is big enough to "connect" the entire country? And wouldn't that be creating a monopoly? Or wouldn't a monopoly exist, because the system is free?If it is free, where is the financial...

Tags: Taxes, Wireless LANs, Free trade, WIRELESS, Internet, tax, Wi-Fi

Discussion threads 2008-10-13

President Obama will take away kids cold medicine

President Obama will take away kids cold medicineWhy regulate something that is only a problem due to irresponsible parentsALL over-the-counter OTC medications have information about who can use it and how much medicine it should get. Every bottle of OTC medication has very visible warning and most specify that...

Tags: blog author, gov, cold medicine, Obama, prescription, medication

Discussion threads 2008-10-03