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Success Story: St. Jude Medical, Cardiac Rhythm Management

St. Jude Medical, Inc. is a $2.3 billion global cardiovascular device company that sells products in more than 130 countries and has over 20 operations and manufacturing facilities worldwide. Spending far too much time on the manual process of patch management, St. Jude Medical looked to automate this process to...

Tags: St. Jude Medical Inc., Ecora Software Corp., Ecora Patch Manager, Patches

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Leading Medical Device Company Improves Communication and Productivity With Portal Solution

St. Jude Medical is a U.S. $2.3 billion global cardiovascular device company headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota. The company's sales force experienced information overload on its intranet, and its operating departments needed to streamline collaboration and content management. With help from Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Quilogy, an enterprise portal solution...

Tags: St. Jude Medical Inc., Enterprise Portal, Medical Device, Microsoft Corp., Portals, Web Technology, Groupware, Team Management, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Servers, Internet, Enterprise Software, Software, Management, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Hardware

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Who do you trust, me or that gadget?

One of the most fascinating trends in medical computing involves the use of gadgets to extract data people are otherwise reluctant to give, and to offer advice on that data when it's needed. Do you trust the gadget more than the doctor? Will you obey the gadget? by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Teen, Gadget, Tablets, Notebooks, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Marketing Research, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Marketing, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-07-25

Ready for real Indian medicine?

Ready for real Indian medicine?Reply from C.A. ChienDear Mr. Blankenhorn:Thanks for your note. To clarify: (1) I wanted to document my inventive system-design and inter-connection work on [i]Medical Onshoring[/i]; thus, the USPTO filing; (2) as to the "how," head to --http://tinyurl.com/6c4tj4" .. Covering the professional world (e.g., health care, computing),...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, Medical Onshoring, health care

Discussion threads 2008-07-24

Ready for real Indian medicine?

With political sovereignty over quality-killing issues such as medical malpractice and a "clean-sheet" approach, Medical Onshoring could provide certain services (e.g., cardio-vascular, artificial knees) at prices at least 15% less than local hospitals. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Blue Cross Blue Shield, Hospital, North Dakota, Healthcare, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-07-24

Government, markets and regulation

Government, markets and regulationJust Another Gov't Program Gone BadFannie Mae was created in the Depression to create liquidity in the mortgage market. Lequidity had been wiped out by the stock market collapse and bank runs.As with all government programs, it just grew and grew and never went away. ...

Tags: Mortgages, Vertical industries, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, mortgage, government

Discussion threads 2008-07-24

NASA used cadavers to test Orion moonship

NASA officials recognized last week that dead bodies were used to develop Orion landing systems. According to NASA, 'three human bodies were used in the tests at Ohio State University Medical Center' in 2007. Even if the results of the experiments helped NASA, one of its spokesman said that the...

Tags: NASA, Productivity, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-07-24

Guest blog - A lesson in compassionate capitalism

Guest blog - A lesson in compassionate capitalismIt's happening everywhere.Nobody wants to be in business or make a transaction unless they make a killing, not just a reasonable profit.I have nothing against making money, but when your greed hurts others, like the Starbucks managers and employees, I think it's time...

Tags: Retail, Blogging, Investment, Food & Beverage, Starbucks Corp., compassionate capitalism, capitalism, blog

Discussion threads 2008-07-23

The key barrier to health care reform

The key barrier to health care reformReducing residenciesHey, at least Georgia [b]has[/b] residencies. Arizona's University Hospital has, thanks to Andrew Weil, turned all of its general practice residencies into NCCAAM-funded "alternative health care" training programs.If you think it's bad now, wait until your insurance only covers "therapeutic touch" and...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Insurance, barrier, health care, residency, physician

Discussion threads 2008-07-21

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

U.S. health care not getting better

U.S. health care not getting betterThe study has predetermined the result[Michael Cannon, the Cato Institute's director of health policy studies, summed up what's wrong with the study: "The report does nothing more than reveal which nation does the worst job of satisfying the subjective preferences of the people who conducted...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, U.S. Health, medical care, health care

Discussion threads 2008-07-18

In America money is life

In America money is lifeWhat a crock[i]while the U.S. is both rich and powerful, it is “woefully behind when it comes to providing opportunity and choices to all Americans to build a better life.”[/i] OK, let me get this straight. There is someplace else in the world that...

Tags: Warm-Weather, Woody Allen

Discussion threads 2008-07-17

Dreams come true: network guy holds city hostage

Dreams come true: network guy holds city hostageMY HEROIt's about time that somebody had the JEWELS to do this, but it is not worth the jail time.I know an Island where they take people like him and make them cry or put him in with other folk to do some...

Tags: NETWORKING, Construction, Abbie, network guy, network

Discussion threads 2008-07-17

Is a wired hospital a better hospital?

Is a wired hospital a better hospital?Is a wired hospital a better hospital?I would think a wired hospital is a better hospital. If they are wired they would have more resources to do research and collaborate with other hospitals. Luckily I haven't had to be checked into any those...

Tags: HEALTHCARE, hospital, wired hospital

Discussion threads 2008-07-16

Zoo Vet 2: Endangered Animals (exe)

Have you ever wondered what it's like to be a real-life veterinarian? Here's your chance! You're responsible for treating endangered animals, including elephants, lions, zebras, crocodiles, polar bears and many more! You need a steady hand as you use realistic medical tools to treat broken bones, cuts, diseases and even...

Tags: Legacy Interactive, Productivity, Games, Desktops, Personal Technology, Hardware

Software downloads 2008-07-16

The end of Mac clones: Apple sues Psystar

The end of Mac clones: Apple sues PsystarfinallyI was wondering what was taking Apple so long to respond. I mean why Psystar even did this cloning. They don't know about infringements, or that they can get in trouble? Weird.The end of Mac clones: Apple sues PsystarI hope Psystar pulls a...

Tags: Desktops, Virtualization Technology, Apple Products, Psystar, Apple Inc., Mac-clone, Apple Macintosh

Discussion threads 2008-07-15

Is the Dutch model the right reform for U.S. healthcare?

Is the Dutch model the right reform for U.S. healthcare?a little betterIt's better, in that it involves some competition between private companies, and not full government involvement. It's also good that it provides coverage to everyone.However, as you stated, much of it is paid for by "the wealthy", which...

Tags: Vertical industries, HEALTHCARE, Insurance, Dutch model, right reform, U.S. Healthcare, health care, reform, government, phone

Discussion threads 2008-07-15

Easy St. Tycoon (exe)

Easy St. Tycoon is the board game with a unique blend of familiar mechanics from Monopoly, Life, PayDay and other classic games, with a flavor all its own! It's designed to be simple, easy to learn, and yet have many decisions for the player to make to influence the outcome....

Tags: Tycoon, Board, MindToy Games, Corporate Governance, Games, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2008-07-15

Amanda Chapel, aka "Strumpette," needs some tough love

Amanda Chapel, aka "Strumpette," needs some tough loveTough love indeedI had a similar experience with "Amanda" that bled/blended with the whole hacker debate and ended in a congruent way to your interaction. The strange thing was that I wasn't even talking about the hacker ethic at all, but rather...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Amanda Chapel, Strumpette

Discussion threads 2008-07-14

Numbers show Obama plan won't work

Numbers show Obama plan won't workMany families of four ....... have a single wage earner making only minimum wage. You and Obama are the ones that are fudging. besides any cost placed on the business is passed on through the goods and services offered making us even less...

Tags: Financial Planning, Obama, insurance

Discussion threads 2008-07-14