Remember the days when people used to write on paper with a pen or pencil. Will the pen and pencil someday be in the Smithsonian Museum of History? I guess my typing class in ninth grade is paying off after all. What’s the point of studying for spelling tests when we have spell check on... Continue Reading →
The Lost Art of Face-to-Face Conversation
Imagine you are in a restaurant and at the next table over you see a family of four. There appears to be a father, mother, and two children. However, no one is talking, laughing, or making eye contact with one another. Instead, they are all looking down at their smart phones. Now imagine you are... Continue Reading →
The Invention of the Minivan
Imagine, if you will, a country where everyone moves from place to place in single person combustion engine vehicles. A country where all the laws, expectations, and infrastructure is built to support only single person vehicles. In this world of singular travel, the population realizes that it is inefficient and that all of these single... Continue Reading →
If You Bundle… They Will Save
Bundled payments aren’t just a way to save on auto and home insurance but are potentially an effective method to save on healthcare costs… unless they aren’t. Under the MACRA legislation, CMS’s Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) created a number of rules in an effort to move Medicare providers into a more quality-centered... Continue Reading →