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...third of all practicing doctors in the U.S. It's a level of penetration that could finally lend consistency to the country's electronic health-records industry, which to date has been plagued by thousands of conflicting software systems. Along with cost and privacy concerns, doctors often cite this lack of connectivity as a major reason they haven't made the move from paper to digital record-keeping. The Allscripts-Misys agreement could help overcome that barrier. "Our aim is to create the Microsoft Office for health care," Allscripts CEO Glen Tullman says, "to develop a standard all doctors...
...people who brought us the Internet and biotech - those solutions won't leave the laboratory without political support. Right now there are countless smart new ways to get energy that won't destroy the Earth, but they're not price competitive with cheap fossil fuel power because they lack economic scale. As solar panels or wind turbines are produced in bulk, the price will fall - but that won't happen until government sends a strong signal to producers and energy consumers. And the only way to do that, Krupp argues, is through a carbon cap-and-trade system that sets...
...It’s become sort of an invasion of my personal space and privacy,” Aljawhary said. “My mental space is so cluttered by all these requests, but I don’t want anyone to say there’s a lack of transparency, or that I declined to comment. I’m now seen as the ‘it’ girl, the go-to-person, and it’s gotten intense...
Many students were simply apathetic regarding the single-sex gym hours. Pforzheimer resident Natalia Martinez ’08-’09 called the contrast between the national attention and lack of student interest “ironic,” and said she hadn’t formed a strong opinion for or against the policies...
...appalled by cruelty to a hawk but indifferent to chickens treated as trash? Masson argues that the problem is not human malice, but rather a lack of exposure to certain animals. He suggests that as more people begin keeping hens as pets, and learn more about the emotional intelligence of pigs and horses, attitudes are changing. “There’s a whole new animal consciousness arising, and it’s against cruelty to any animal...