Curb Your Enthusiasm…

High Tech people are very enthusiastic people. We are optimistic, confident and creative and if I may be allowed to say so, really, really s...

One Little Ewe Lamb

“There were two men in one city: the one rich, and the other poor….. “ (II Samuel 12:1-12) Thus begins the story of King David’s punishment ...

Big Trash

Like most home buyers, I toured the house with my family, checking closet space and bathtubs and finally descended into the basement to see ...

Dr. Gawande’s New Shiny Thing

Dr. Gawande has a new article in the New Yorker suggesting that hospital chains may very well be the solution to our health care problems. ...

The Privacy of Your Digital Self

Everybody has a shadow. Although as a small child you may have tried, you cannot separate yourself from your shadow no matter what you do. E...

Finding Utility in an EHR

If you are like most physicians in this country, you probably bought yourself an EHR, either recently or a while back. If you are like the d...

EHRs Can’t Talk to Each Other?

When the hypothetical naked, unconscious and alone patient presents at your ER with no immediately evident reasons for his distress and pres...