Dignity and the end of life

In the shouting about the healthcare debate, replete with charges about ‘death panels’, it’s important to remember that there are real individuals with significant problems who have a stake in the debate.

Pamela Weston was a clarinet historian – someone who wrote extensively about the clarinet, and in particular, published various books about clarinet players who [...]

What Do The Words Mean?

In trying to clear a block about a specific assignment, I reviewed several client documents that were a model for the assignment. The problem: they just were not like any prior models I have seen for this type of work. I couldn’t quite get oriented around the issue of “what really belongs in this category?”

But [...]

Deliver a Fresh Approach (Part 5 in Disciplined Business Development)

“There’s nothing new under the sun.” Well, not quite. Imagine the Apple iPhone a hundred years ago…

Here’s the problem. Due to requirements, inertia, and just “staying in the comfort zone”, most health plans are offering relatively similar solutions to states. The states want more. Virtually every Medicaid RFP we see explicitly asks for innovative solutions. [...]

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Leave Some Breadcrumbs Behind…

The title here is just a metaphor for documenting your path and making it accessible to others who will follow you.

In the course of getting this blog up and running, I encountered various problems with system administrative actions that would not respond. System re-installs, patching, etc. did not help. Various Google searches – and I [...]