Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V), what exactly is this term that is becoming more widely recognized and requested? IV&V has, over the last several years, become a key activity for State implementations. Especially from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) in regard to Medicaid Management Information Systems (MMIS) and more recently Eligibility and Enrollment [...]
Autonomous vehicles are coming, whether we like it or not. In a previous blog, I discussed some of the potential policy considerations related to self-driving cars. See here: How Do We Prepare for Self-Driving Cars? But I barely even touched on the technological implications of autonomous vehicles. By now, you’ve likely heard the term [...]
I start this blog with a photograph so people get a perspective of the size of these hot air balloons. Even the smaller ones are immense compared to people. The International Balloon Fiesta takes place each October in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Here are a few Balloon and Balloon Fiesta facts: Largest Balloon Event in the [...]
I suspect many of my colleagues learned at early age, as I did, the clichés that are often associated with the word, TEAM. Undoubtedly, we have all heard the adage “there is no I in team.” Coaches have long emphasized the importance of playing as a team and not as individuals players, surmising that the [...]
Let’s face it. Regardless of political leaning, not many people hear the phrase, “Government run,” and expect something good to follow. Some of that reputation is based on some very funny comedians. Some is based on personal experience. Most of that reputation, however, is well earned. Trying to navigate through a city, county, state or [...]
Your hospital leadership team has finally reached consensus and decided it is time to move your healthcare system to the latest enterprise electronic health record (EHR). As you proceed through the vendor selection process, you assess and analyze the features and capabilities of the software solution and the viability of the vendor who will become [...]
What do people think about you? What do you want people to think about you? These questions, and more, were tackled by Trevor Yager at a recent Indy Chamber Forward event. Trevor founded his own company (TrendyMinds) while still a student in college. Today, that company has grown from a small screen printing and embroidery [...]
A great perk of working at netlogx is the availability of classes from a company named trueU. trueU provides its members with classes that cover self-improvement across a broad range of topics. I recently attended a trueU class on motivation. The class explored the factors that influence employee engagement and reviewed ideas and techniques to [...]
April Fools’ Day has been a long standing tradition in western cultures for generations. Think back to the BBC report of the Swiss spaghetti tree harvest in 1957, or even the unusual explosions which caused the Madison Wisconsin Statehouse collapse in 1933. Even in 1857 many people were tricked into visiting the Tower of London [...]
Last week I was dragged into a new grocery store, and I am never going back. Now you’re probably thinking the produce must be awful, or they didn’t have my brand of organic tofu, or maybe they just had terrible service. And I think it could be construed as a sort of bad service. I [...]
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