March 12th through March 13th:

• DCist: Columbia Heights Target Crime Update - There’s an interesting debate going on about the value of big box retailers in urban areas. I believe a similar debate has been in play in Seattle for some time. DC is growing up. Oh, and this Target is walking distance from me.
• Business Technology : Why Businesses Banish Cool Technologies - These businesses, unlike the ones in the next link, are the ones that may find themselves challenged when it comes to recruiting GenX and GenY staff and leaders. Maybe there’s a way out, see the next link.
• Why a worker says ‘it feels like I just got out of IT prison’ | Technology | The Guardian - Employee asset ownership may be a good way for IT to support innovation in large organizations. Ask BP and Unisys. And the GenX and GenY staff that will expect to use technology to its fullest.
• AHLTA 2008 - National Forum on the Future of the Defense Health Information System; supporting care for a vulnerable population (the enlisted and returning veterans).
• Developing Rails Applications on Mac OS X Leopard - Nice guide to R on R on Leopard

• Providence Health Care - What’s New - Providence Legacy Project, St. Paul’s Hospital, Mount Saint Joseph Hospital, St. Vincent’s Hospitals, Arbutus, Brock Fahrni Pavilion, Heather, Langara, Holy Family Hospital, Youville Residence - The project has yielded great results, with an 87 per cent drop in the time from blood collection to the time of arrival in the lab, and a 45 per cent decrease in turnaround time from blood collection to result reporting.
• Primary Care And Health System Performance: Adults’ Experiences In Five Countries — Schoen et al., 10.1377/hlthaff.w4.487 — Health Affairs - Information about access and secure e-mail use, as well as quality measures across several countries.
• How NOT to lead geeks - This is an interesting post, although I think the title is at odds with the content (this is about leading people who develop great things for society). It adds more information to the LEAN idea that people are not the problem, it’s process.
• Toyota passes Ford as No. 2 in U.S. sales - Toyota’s ability to have humility in this situation is something a healthcare organization would be envious of.
• Running a hospital: Looking back after six years at BIDMC - I liked this. Compliment: It represents Hansei in a good way. Constructive Criticism: Thinking about applying LEAN to be more direct in the communication. Overall: More people should do this.
• Your New Title: Chief Inspiration Officer - I think I want to be this. Actually I think I try to be this. And I love it.

November 27th through December 2nd:

• TED Talks: The case for informed optimism - Larry Brilliant from Google.org talks about optimism. Up my alley, but could he at least appear to be optimistic? For my part, I always am optimistic - what other way to be is there?
• The Health 2.0 Blog - Just like it says - a blog on Health 2.0 - From Matthew Holt
• Leadership: When to Say Good-Bye - Story about baby boomers and succession.
• Rally Software Development | Agile Project Management, Requirements Management, Test and Defect Tracking Software Tools and Coaching for Development Agile Teams - Software products for Agile development
• Health Center: Health Insurance - New Health Insurance guide for residents of DC - working to improve coverage levels

November 5th through November 10th:

• Analysis of Paralysis - Chip and Dan Heath - Decision making - Leading company - Cool Motto: “We don’t want to be first but we sure as hell don’t want to be third.”
• Modern Healthcare: Get an EHR or leave the Partner’s Network - Where will the mandates come from in the future?
• MAeHC Blog - Another e-Health leader blog, from Mass e-Health Collaborative
• Life as a Healthcare CIO - John D. Halamka, MD, MS’s blog. More physician leaders are online.
• Team Familiarity, Role Experience, and Performance: Evidence from Indian Software Services ? HBS Working Knowledge - Link to paper about Wipro Software and interesting study on performance and role experience. Especially interesting in the way they quantify performance in software development.
• Bringing ‘Lean’ Principles to Service Industries ? HBS Working Knowledge - Great summary about what LEAN means for service (e.g. health care)

October 25th through November 4th:

• The Center for Health Research - News - New study from Kaiser Permanente about Osteoporosis follow-up assisted by the EHR
• Metro - iPod Rail Maps - Because your iDevice needs a full set of Washington Metro Maps