Comments on: Monday Morning Update 6/1/09

By: Will Weider

Will Weider — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:49:16 +0000

Thanks for pointing out all of these silly conferences with a focus on ARRA. I can (and have) read the HITECH portion of the ARRA. I don’t need anyone to dumb it down to a PowerPoint for me. I am not attending any conferences unless ONCHIT has organized it and is leading it.

By: Consultant Dude

Consultant Dude — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 14:57:58 +0000

RE: Tired of it…. I guess there are some consultants that go to college, join a big consulting firm and never really see projects through to completion due to the short term nature of consulting projects. Most of the consultants I’ve worked with over the years (including myself) have experience in the “real world” and have chosen to do something different for a while.

Consulting provides a good change of pace, not necessarily easier, but different. I’ve moved in and out of consulting twice now. You can agree or disagree with a consultant’s opinion, but the fact is that they tend to have a breadth of knowledge because they can view a common problem across multiple organizations. Not as much depth, I agree.

Stick to the small boutique firms and you’ll get the deeper, operational experience. The big consulting firms tend to have smart, but not necessarily experienced people. And if you don’t like either one, don’t hire them. That’s your choice.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 14:46:58 +0000

Just for the sake of being snarky – any idea why your Peds doc moved from where she was to San Francisco? There might be a story there all in itself.

By: InterOPERANT guy

InterOPERANT guy — Sun, 31 May 2009 22:54:43 +0000

Hi unfrozen caveman…

Great translations, I think pretty spot on…and, pretty funny…

Too many “deep dives” and the lack of oxygen could cause brain death;)

By: Unfrozen Caveman CIO

Unfrozen Caveman CIO — Sun, 31 May 2009 21:35:54 +0000

Latest in buzzwords: “deep dive, galvanize, futurist, and symbiosis.”

I prefer simple, straightforward words like: “provide detail, inspire, a person who doesn’t “do” anything and instead “speculates” about the future (BTW, much easier than work), combined effort.”

But what do I know, I’m just a caveman?