In my experience, most people have a favorite way to start a Saturday, or any day that they don’t have to go to work. If you’re like me, lots of times the way that I want to start my day and the way that I actually do may be completely different. Granted, now that my…

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This is Simmie Hinton. Simmie understands service and storytelling. Simmie shines shoes on Councourse G by gate 20 at the MSP Airport. I stopped for a shoe shine on my way to Miami this morning because I had some time and my shoes were looking a bit grungy. Normally, I shine my shoes at home.…

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About five years ago, I came across a website called, dailygratitude.com. This site is run by a guy names Wes Hopper who used to be an engineer, has had some struggles, came across a system for helping him see the world differently by a guy named by Bob Proffet and now produces a daily gratitude…

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Is a system that largely depends on a third party payor, read Medicare, a subsidized model? Investopedia explains a subsidy here.  The definition is: A benefit given by the government to groups or individuals usually in the form of a cash payment or tax reduction. The subsidy is usually given to remove some type of…

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In May of 2005, The Patient Shared Billing ruling passed the US Congress and got things rolling. Patient Shared Billing was quietly enacted and changed the landscape of healthcare. As I was cleaning out some files today, I came across an interesting piece of history that I had saved.  Below is an article from OSN…

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My second daughter, Anne, graduated from the University of St. Thomas last weekend. It was a great day, we went out for a nice dinner at the Smack Shack in Minneapolis and it is fun for Jean and me to see our kids growing up. Anne will be going to Thailand in the Fall to…

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