March 2008 - Posts

• The Healthcare Future Foretold......

  Well, if weather forecasters can kind of get it right (especially with all this new doppler radar stuff...), then maybe healthcare forecasters can kind of predict the future.(?) Some of the healthcare gurus are even willing to predict five years out...now Read More... Posted Monday, March 31, 2008 12:02 PM by wholderman | 0 Comments

• Business Kissing?

  Oh, now I think I've heard it all.......I thought a cordial nod and/or handshake was as familiar as you should become with business associates, but apparently, if you're in the global market, you need to know "etiquette of kissing standards". I guess Read More... Posted Thursday, March 27, 2008 11:48 AM by wholderman | 0 Comments

• Peeps Farewell

  Those popular marshmellow candies that are made from marshmellows (of course), sugar gelatin, and carnauba wax (what's that!?!) and shaped into chics, bunnies, and ducks, have made their Spring appearance and now we bid them farewell! Apparently they Read More... Posted Monday, March 24, 2008 9:23 AM by wholderman | 0 Comments

• March Madness

  Well, certainly for NCAA Basketball.......but also a packed schedule for March in general! Blossoms, wildflowers popping up all over the place, the time change, Saint Patrick's Day, Spring Break, the first day of Spring March 21st, Palm Sunday/Easter Read More... Posted Thursday, March 20, 2008 3:13 PM by wholderman | 0 Comments

• "Son, I told you not to do that...."

  On two memorable occasions when our children were young, my husband was offering his fatherly advice about "lives lessons" with the intent to keep our precious boys out of harms way. Our oldest son was traveling with my husband in his work truck and was Read More... Posted Monday, March 17, 2008 1:08 PM by wholderman | 0 Comments

• Systemic Redundancy, Does it Work?

  I recently attended the American College of Healthcare Executives Congress...one of the courses I attended was a sober reminder of the importance of standardization, following procedures and protocols, and scripting. What was most interesting were the Read More... Posted Thursday, March 13, 2008 10:07 AM by wholderman | 0 Comments

• "Oh, I thought you worked here"

  My husband came home one day (a couple of years ago) after picking up a few items at a local home improvement warehouse store. He shared with me that he was roaming around the store looking for the things on his list and while he was loading some merchandise Read More... Posted Saturday, March 08, 2008 6:22 PM by wholderman | 0 Comments

• Daylight-Saving Time, does it really "save"?

  Well, traditional wisdom and logic would lead us to reason that daylight-saving time, which begins March 9th, does reduce energy consumption. But an exceptional situation in Indiana provides evidence challenging that view....."springing forward" may actually Read More... Posted Thursday, March 06, 2008 10:45 AM by wholderman | 0 Comments

• MY Health Records stored online? I don't think so!

  Okay folks, I still write checks and use cash.....I do very little online, so I'm not about to put my healthcare information on there! I'm usually one to try new things and think of myself as quite progressive, but I'm just not comfortable with the Google Read More... Posted Monday, March 03, 2008 10:12 AM by wholderman | 0 Comments