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What Can We Learn from a College Essay about Bees?

What Can We Learn from a College Essay about Bees?

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I was in the audience listening to the guest speaker, Dr. John Fleming of ONC, at the NCQA/HL7 Digital Quality Summit on November 1 waiting for my cue to get on stage to kick-off the working part of the meeting. In the audience were policy wonks, health IT experts, measure developers and other interested parties. I was unusually anxious because I had not prepared any opening remarks and only had a scant outline of “must say” announcements from my staff. I…

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What Can Medical Practices Learn from the Apple Store?

What Can Medical Practices Learn from the Apple Store?

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After two years of prodding my spouse to let me buy her a new computer, the old PC left her with no choice – it decided not to wake up. A couple of days later, though, I was able to jumpstart it and we rescued her important files (don’t get me started about how many times I suggested routine backups). Clearly, it was time for a new computer. Off to the Apple Store. We walked out with a new MacBook…

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400 Pounds and 3 Inches

400 Pounds and 3 Inches

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While working out this morning, I watched with interest as a man looking about 70 years old started adding massive weights to an Olympic bar. He didn’t look like someone who could move 100 pounds let alone 400. I scanned the room for the nearest defibrillator and kept an eye on him hoping I would not have to perform CPR. The man stretched his legs, moved his arms, touched his toes and took a few deep breaths. And then he walked…

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