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Tag Archives: United States
Andy Oram, Healthcare, and VistA
Andy Oram is a columnist over at O’Reilly Radar and recently blogged about the VA’s VistA software and how it is being used to revolutionize healthcare. He is specifically looking at a book written by Phillip Longman entitled Best Care … Continue reading
Pondering the Future of Higher Education.
Image via Wikipedia Bill Gates at the Techonomy conference discussed the future of education based on technological innovation and suggested that the prevalence of place-based education will significantly decrease within the next five years, with a shift towards online / … Continue reading
Posted in learning, other, productivity, technology, web
Tagged Bill Gates, Colleges and Universities, Distance education, Education, Higher education, technology, United States, YouTube
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Sleepy Hollow Lake Resort, Akron, NY
I recently took a trip to Kingdom Bound at Darien Lake, NY. While there we stayed at Sleepy Hollow Lake Resort in Akron. I’ve been to Kingdom Bound a number of times over the years and have stayed at Darien … Continue reading
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Tagged Campgrounds, Camping, Fishing, Outdoors, Recreation, Recreational vehicle, Sleepy Hollow, United States
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Innovative Ways to Save Money in Government.
I’m a big fan of using technology to reduce the cost of government while improving the services provided. A recent article by Tami Luhby about the town of Maywood in California outsourcing all of their services to contract workers reminded … Continue reading
Posted in politics
Tagged Business, Business Services, California, Consulting, Employment, government, Outsourcing, United States
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Community Health Data Initiative.
I’m a big fan of open source and am excited about its implementation outside of its traditional bounds. One example of this has been an increasing movement on the part of the United States government to open source its data. … Continue reading