by Mary Pat Whaley | Mar 14, 2009 | Electronic Medical Records, Headlines
I think WalMart selling EMRs is a good thing and here’s why. This challenges standard thinking about EMR vendors. You can’t deny that this has given all of us a lot to think about as far as what company can sell what products to what customers. This...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Mar 9, 2009 | Headlines, Human Resources, Leadership
I am very pleased to have had the opportunity to interview Ester Horowitz, the founder and CEO of M2Power, Inc., and the voice of sanity among the current confusion surrounding the Red Flags Rules. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) states that the Red Flags Rule: was...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Dec 22, 2008 | Headlines
Self-Prescription Glasses for the Poor of the World – From the Guardian: “What if it were possible to make a pair of glasses which, instead of requiring an optician, could be “tuned” by the wearer to correct his or her own vision? Might it be...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Nov 23, 2008 | Headlines
I’ve completed 50 posts since I launched this blog in July, and now is a great time to pause and send out some thanks. I appreciate the help and support of many colleagues and friends, and sincerely thank the readers who are subscribed to my blog via email or...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Oct 30, 2008 | Headlines
I just participated in my first webinar and really enjoyed discussing the 2008 MGMA Annual Conference with colleague Marshall Maglothin and FierceHealthcare.com Editor-in-Chief Anne Zieger. Click here to register with FierceHealthcare and launch the webinar. My part...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Jul 21, 2008 | Headlines
I turned 50 Friday. It was a BIG birthday. I wanted it to be BIG. I invited friends to the house. My husband ordered wine and practiced smoking pork three times to make sure it would be perfect for The Day. We hired a Yard Guy to clean us up. I bought potted flowers...