February 2008
14 posts
The Problem With Music by Steve Albini →
This is a classic essay about the current state of the music industry. It was written probably 8 years ago but continues to be the status quo. I’ve always felt so badly for up and coming bands who fall victim to all the promises from the record labels. Sign this contract and you’re dreams will come true… Now replace that up and coming band with that primary care resident...
Free! Why $0.00 Is the Future of Business →
A genius article. You know…if everyone in Canada paid $15 per month to Air Canada, Canadians would fly for free anywhere they wanted.
Scienceline » The Return of Dr. House →
The untapped market… Someday soon, we’ll unveil our business model. It’s damn near genius. The healthcare industry and the music industry are in the same boat. Both can be disheveled by technology. Unfortunately, the healthcare industry has a tight knit group of people in very high places (even this jackass president’s own family) who are making a hell of a lot of money...
Orlando/HIMSS
I’m in Orlando for the HIMSS conference surrounded by McEverything and Mickey Mousecrap. Is it just me or is Orlando possibly the worst city in America? I’m sure the HIMSS conference will be full of wonder. Wonder as in I wonder how tens of thousands of people across America all collectively think that technology bloat is a good idea and a screen jam packed with useless information...
The Happy Hospitalist: 10%=20% or more →
The unhappy happy hospitalist. Hey…by the way…any of you out there looking to join a NYC primary care practice with about 10% overhead? Just wondering…
The Doctor Is Online →
But of course…this is how everyone communicates in this modern age. I’m sure the newspapers a hundred years ago reported an increased use of cars as compared to the horse and buggy. Here’s a quote from a doctor in that article from year’s past: “Why should I drive a car when I only get paid to ride a horse? I mean, patients are lined up in their homes waiting for...
Polaroid shutting 2 Mass. facilities, laying off... →
Wouldn’t it be nice if the Blue Crosses and all the other groups who were “important in the 1970’s” would just close up shop and let others come in and transform the industry?
Health Beat: The Downsides of Virtual Medicine →
You know…one of the most annoying parts of my professional career is dealing with all of the misinformed people who think they know how I practice without ever having experienced it themselves. This person says: “Consider the work of Jay Parkinson, who is on the forefront of the web-based health care movement. Working entirely through IM and video-chat, Parkinson’s patients are...
Jay Parkinson is Coming to ROFLCon! →
I am a meme.
Another one (this time in English) →
Friday was a big day for Myca in Quebec. →