I have loved Maya Angelou for about as long as I can remember. In my office, at Kaiser Permanente, I kept dozens of cards from The Maya Angelou Collection from Hallmark. Birthday? Check. Get well soon? Covered. Loss of a friend or relative? Sadly prepared. Anytime anybody [...]

Michael Moore is ruffling more than a few feathers with SiCKO, his new movie which shines a (camera) spotlight on what’s wrong with healthcare in America. The movie doesn’t even open until Friday, but guess which healthcare organization already has its press release ready to go, saying its “portrayal” in SiCKO “must be addressed.” [...]

Marie-Anne Hogarth, with the East Bay Business Times, has what I believe is the first interview with Phil Fasano since he joined Kaiser Permanente back in February. In the first dose of honesty in a while, Fasano admits KP is falling far short on reliability when it comes to HealthConnect:
The first goal, Fasano says, [...]

I’ve probably spent billions of dollars on music, movies, and television shows from iTunes. Or close to that, at least. I’m not a fan, at all, of stealing the creative work of others. I also think the MPAA and the RIAA completely missed the digital boat about eight long years ago, and [...]