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Electronic Medical Records – Help Needed

Recently, I visited my internist for the obligatory six-month check up. In the course of this visit, he reached into my folder and pulled out a paper report of the results from the diagnostic laboratory that had run a battery of blood tests. Then, to help interpret them, he went back into the folder...

Published Mon, Apr 06 2009 11:08 AM by Clark, Howard

Filed under: medical imaging

More Leftward Leaning…and Now for Panama

Further to this trend I was pointing out a few weeks ago, now we see that el presidente Rafael Correa won reelection in Ecuador, the first such repeat in three decades. So the people must like him. A close associate of president-for-life hopeful Hugo Chávez, Correa is seeking a constitutional amendment...

Published Wed, Apr 29 2009 10:53 AM by Eckhart, Eugene

Filed under: Trade, Elections

Winter May Be Over, but a Killer Still Lurks

Life safety advocates have a lot to celebrate this year. Since the beginning of 2009, at least two states (Colorado and Montana) have enacted laws that seek to protect residents and tourists from the dangers posed by carbon monoxide poisoning and another (Washington) is poised to do so in the next few...

Published Wed, Apr 29 2009 9:00 AM by Owen, Sarah

Filed under: Carbon Monoxide

Are We There Yet?

Identifying turning points in the economy is crucial for economists. Since producers can't make operational decisions in a vacuum, they rely on economic data to help determine whether they should increase production, deploy new capital and/or hire workers. At the earliest stages of a recovery (or...

Published Fri, Apr 03 2009 11:07 AM by Lego, Brian

Filed under: Economics

To the Left, To the Left ...

We are witnessing a slow but steady shift in the elected leadership in Central and South America from the solid right-leaning sedulous figures of the oligarchy to more populous-leaning representatives who may show the world a different way to advance democracy. With the recent election of Mauricio Funes...

Published Tue, Apr 14 2009 4:05 PM by Eckhart, Eugene

Filed under: Trade

Mother of All Retrofit High Performance Buildings

NEMA's promoted retrofitting standard buildings into high performance buildings for several years now, to create substantially better energy, environmental and economic performances. Now we have the mother of all retrofits -- the Empire State Building. The $20 million overhaul announced yesterday...

Published Tue, Apr 07 2009 8:20 AM by golds

Filed under: Energy Efficiency

California Gets the Smart Grid: Lead the Country without Going Alone

At last week’s Smart Grid Symposium , the California Public Utility Commission (CPUC) invited several industry representatives to provide insights on smart grid systems. From their opening statements, Commissioners Chong and Grueneich clearly understand how not to compound the difficulty of system integration...

Published Mon, Apr 27 2009 9:50 AM by Hsieh, Eric

Filed under: Smart Grid

The American Public and Capitalism

American business may be in more trouble than it presently thinks. I'm not talking about the economic collapse, which has manufacturers and other businesses on edge, wondering when we'll see a light at the end of the tunnel. And I'm not talking about the emergence of an activist Congress...

Published Tue, Apr 28 2009 12:55 PM by golds

Filed under: General

A Campaign to Eliminate Electrical Counterfeit Products

For years, the counterfeit products that law enforcement officials focused on most were products like watches, DVDs, purses, and shoes. Not that I don't sympathize with these industries -- counterfeiting is damaging to society because it diminishes the value of intellectual property, and in extreme...

Published Fri, Apr 03 2009 7:46 AM by golds

Filed under: Anti-Counterfeiting

Copper - the new Gold Standard?

Copper prices are at a 6 month high, so is this an indicator of economic recovery? Analysts are not so sure. China has been buying up copper at well beyond its current needs leading to speculation that the copper is going into long term stockpiles rather than to manufacturing. This has led others to...

Published Wed, Apr 29 2009 1:53 PM by Winstanley, Gerard

Filed under: Economy, Trade

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