by Jim Tate | Jul 13, 2017 | MIPS
There is good hacking and bad hacking. We all know about bad hacking: breaking into computer systems, fooling parking meters, identity theft. But is there a good side of hacking? You bet. One definition of the term is to “modify in a skillful or clever way”. So,...
by Jim Tate | Apr 5, 2017 | MIPS
We have all heard them, the urban legends. Giant alligators in the sewers of New York City. The woman who put her poodle in the microwave to dry it off after a bath. And my personal favorite, the Vanishing Hitchhiker. Who doesn’t like to hear a good story about...
by Jim Tate | Dec 14, 2016 | MIPS
Call it “bad luck”. Call it the “X factor”. Call it whatever you want. The purchase and implementation of health information technology (HIT) continues to exist in a domain that reminds me of the Wild West. Years ago, I experienced this dark corner from both sides of...
by Jim Tate | Dec 6, 2016 | MIPS
My dear departed Mother was a spiritualist. While the kids next door were playing Monopoly my siblings and I were being tutored in the finer aspects of the Ouija board. When I was a teenager she would strap on her “aura goggles” and give me a once over to make sure...
by Jim Tate | Oct 31, 2016 | MIPS
Maybe there was no other way to do it. Reign in the high cost of healthcare by boiling it all down to one easy to digest number. Rate each eligible Medicare Part B clinician on a 0 – 100 score. Take all the complexities of four categories (Meaningful Use, Cost,...
