by John G. Self | Mar 7, 2012 | Current Affairs, Stories
Everyone once in a while, a rant is good for the soul. Nothing is as it seems these days, even with incredible transparency created by an onslaught of readily available news and information from the endless cable channels and the Internet. Today, in the cozy and...
by John G. Self | Feb 20, 2012 | Current Affairs, Stories
The New Yorker is, among many other things, famous for its cartoons. In the Feb 12 edition, a man and a woman are sitting at a sidewalk café with cups of coffee. The man looks up and says, “Conversation? I thought we were just meeting for coffee.” And so it goes...
by John G. Self | Feb 10, 2012 | Current Affairs, Healthcare
A former politically savvy county judge in Fort Worth reportedly once told a group of ambulance providers who were loudly opposing a new regional emergency medical authority designed to enhance service and improve quality: The train is on the tracks. You are either on...
by John G. Self | Feb 6, 2012 | Current Affairs, Stories
Whether you love her or hate her, you have to admit that New York Times’ columnist Maureen Dowd is the Queen of last sentences. She produced another memorable closing remark in her column for the Sunday editions. Referring to Republican Presidential hopeful ...
by John G. Self | Jan 23, 2012 | Current Affairs, Healthcare
Healthcare reform and intense pressures related to this nation’s mounting deficit crisis are two forces that could dramatically alter the financial landscape for investor-owned hospital management companies. There is a plausible scenario that suggests that over the...
by John G. Self | Dec 27, 2011 | Current Affairs, Healthcare, Technology
As we cruise through the final days of 2011, the scribes of media and technology are busy laying their visions for the future. Based on two articles in Monday morning’s New York Times, we should all fasten our seat belts, 2012 is going to be a fast and...
