Archive for June 2014
My favorite way to start a Saturday..
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…
Read MoreA Smile, a Story, a Shine and Service
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.…
Read MoreA Positive Way to Start the Day
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…
Read MoreBuffalo Wings and the Premium Cataract Surgery Experience
The first time that I had Buffalo Wings was where they were invented, the Anchor Bar in Buffalo, New York in August of 1992. It was a nifty little place that had adequate service and a great product that was bound to be a hit. When Jean and I went there, with our two…
Read MoreDoes a Subsidy Impact a Desire to Change?
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…
Read MoreA Road Trip With My Son, the World's Largest Ball of Twine and Service
How can these three things possibly be related in the same story? Good question. It was around Christmas time of 2001, I was in the Intraocular Lens Implant business so I was selling to ophthalmologists who performed cataract surgery. I had developed a good relationship with a surgeon, Curt Wischmeier, for whom I volunteered to…
Read MoreThe Patient Shared Billing Ruling That Got Things Rolling!
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…
Read MoreAnnie's Big Day!
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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