It’s usually some minor irritation that gets me into blog-writing mode, much as a grain of sand forces an oyster to produce a pearl. Judging by the dearth of blogs I have written recently, one might assume that my life has been remarkably free of irritation lately. That’s not the case. I’ve just been too… Continue reading Computerized Medical Documentation: Disappointing So Far
Author: mannd
I am a retired cardiac electrophysiologist who has worked both in private practice in Louisville, Kentucky and as a Professor of Medicine at the University of Colorado in Denver. I am interested not only in medicine, but also in computer programming, music, science fiction, fantasy, 30s pulp literature, and a whole lot more.
John Carter (of Mars)
I saw the movie John Carter last night. Having read many of the reviews that label the movie a flop and failure, I was happily surprised to find it is a very good movie. The reviewers all harp on the large price tag ($250 M) of the movie and the relatively low return of… Continue reading John Carter (of Mars)
From Android to iOS, First Steps
EP Mobile has surpassed 10,000 downloads, and has matured to version 1.0. It is time to start porting it from Android to Apple iOS. This is a non-trivial task. I wish there was a conversion program that could take the Android Java program code and, with a click of the mouse, automagically transform it into… Continue reading From Android to iOS, First Steps
About EP Mobile
There has been somewhat of a deafening silence here at EP Studios with regard to blog posts. While my friend Dr. John M continues his torrential flow of bloggery, I have been more subdued than I usually am (which is already pretty subdued) and have left some tempting blog topics untouched because I’ve been preoccupied. … Continue reading About EP Mobile
University of Louisville Hospital Merger with Catholic Health Initiatives Rejected
After much anticipation, Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear rejected the proposed merger between the University of Louisville Hospital, Jewish Hospital, Sts. Mary and Elizabeth Hospital with the Denver-based Catholic Health Initiatives. Even though this will probably hurt all institutions involved financially, I feel this was the right thing to do. Although some other factors were cited… Continue reading University of Louisville Hospital Merger with Catholic Health Initiatives Rejected
Birds vs Bagels: Killing Trees At Panera Bread
My wife and I walked down to the 4th Street Panera Bread in downtown Louisville this morning and found workmen cutting down and destroying the trees in front of the restaurant. Puzzled we went in and asked the restaurant manager what was going on. She said that they had a “bird problem” outside the restaurant. … Continue reading Birds vs Bagels: Killing Trees At Panera Bread
Occupy Christmas
The Xmas madness starts before summer has officially ended. In retail stores and malls decorations go up and Xmas music is endlessly looped for months. Now Black Friday is starting on Thursday — many stores will be open today, Thanksgiving. Yes let’s ruin one of our best holidays, Thanksgiving — you know, the holiday when… Continue reading Occupy Christmas
Medicare ICD Guidelines Exegesis
In the process of preparing a module for my EP Mobile program on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) guidelines for using implantable cardiac defibrillators (ICD), I have had to delve deeply into the source document for said guidelines, the Medicare National Coverage Determination (NCD) Manual, more specifically, Chapter 1, Part 1, Section… Continue reading Medicare ICD Guidelines Exegesis
Adventures In Computing: From OpenSuse To Ubuntu
New releases of Linux distributions tend to occur more rapidly than new releases of Windows or Mac OS X. New Linux distro releases have the latest versions of the Linux kernel, as well as the most up-to-date versions of useful open-source software programs. In other words, cool stuff. Nevertheless, upgrading is always fraught with a… Continue reading Adventures In Computing: From OpenSuse To Ubuntu
Science For Sale
I have written about this before, but I am still shocked by the stultifying effect copyright law has on the dissemination of science. In looking to expand my first attempt at an Android app, EP Mobile, I used “The Google” to look up various algorithms for localization of accessory pathways. I remembered that there were… Continue reading Science For Sale