An Economic Earthquake
Amid the turbulent and disturbing stories coming out of Japan and the Middle East, some of the most economic important news was actually...
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csmi61
- Mar 18, 2011
- 1 min
To Our Japanese Stethoscope Users
Last week, I wrote to each of our Japanese customers, wishing you well during this difficult time. I would like to repeat those wishes...
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csmi61
- Feb 18, 2011
- 2 min
Dr. Watson's Diagnosis
Now that IBM's Watson computer system has won Jeopardy, IBM is moving into computer-aided medical diagnosis. I'm surprised it has taken...
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csmi61
- Feb 15, 2011
- 2 min
The Facebook Economic Effect (FEE)
Over the past decade, I've been thinking about where the American economy is going, and what the next engine of growth will be. I'm...
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csmi61
- Feb 14, 2011
- 2 min
The Future of Mass Production?
In my previous posting, I painted a gloomy picture of American manufacturing. But competitive advantage might change in the future....
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csmi61
- Feb 14, 2011
- 4 min
Miltary/Gov Spending II - Made in China
My previous posting sang the praises of military spending and government spending to create the foundation for technological...
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csmi61
- Jan 27, 2011
- 2 min
Military Spending, Government Spending
During the State of the Union speech, President Obama mentioned, somewhat in passing, that many technologies that spurred American...
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csmi61
- Oct 14, 2010
- 2 min
Clinical Skills Rediscovered
A recent article in the New York Times features Dr. Abraham Verghese at Stanford University, who is on a mission to save the physical...
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csmi61
- Jun 7, 2010
- 2 min
The Next Chapter
As I've posted on our website, we will be releasing new Thinklabs stethoscopes in the Fall. This will be a new chapter in stethoscope...
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csmi61
- May 25, 2010
- 2 min
iMurmur 2 - Heart Murmur App Released
We've just released iMurmur 2, a heart murmur education and reference tool for your iPhone, Touch or iPad. This is a terrific addition to...
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csmi61
- May 25, 2010
- 2 min
In Memory of Professor Middlebrook
This evening I learned that my adviser at Caltech, Professor David Middlebrook, passed away. The patents which I hold in stethoscope and...
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csmi61
- May 21, 2010
- 2 min
Post Mortem on Healthcare Reform
So after a very long absence from blogging about healthcare reform, I'm finally back. Been really busy lately, but here's the main reason...
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csmi61
- Oct 7, 2009
- 2 min
Economic Perpetual Motion Machines?
The Patent Office requires a working model of only one type of invention - the perpetual motion machine. The reason is that it defiles...
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csmi61
- Sep 30, 2009
- 2 min
Reform - A Tragedy
A year ago, my friends who work on Wall Street said to me, "Wall Street will never be the same. This has been a shock to the system." My...
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csmi61
- Sep 18, 2009
- 3 min
Government Doesn't Do Anything Right? Part II
Aside: I went to a local town hall meeting to witness the high emotions first-hand. It was very civilized. My homeowners association...
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csmi61
- Jul 30, 2009
- 2 min
Government Doesn't Do Anything Right? - Part I
A few days ago, I was at a medical conference and an anesthesiologist was asking me to develop technologies to help people like him track...
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csmi61
- Jul 8, 2009
- 2 min
Basic Healthcare Problem - OPM
Thinking more about the healthcare reform problem, the issue comes down, to a large extent, to OPM - Other Peoples' Money. When a patient...
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csmi61
- Jul 7, 2009
- 2 min
Why Aren't They Attacking Cost REDUCTION?
The healthcare debate still assumes that, by and large, the best we can do is limit the increase in healthcare costs. There is precious...
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csmi61
- Jun 11, 2009
- 1 min
AMA Should Lead Rather Than React
At the risk of alienating those of you who are members of the AMA, I have to comment on AMA's knee-jerk resistance to change in...
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csmi61
- Jun 2, 2009
- 1 min
Unsustainable Healthcare - a new report
The Council of Economic Advisors just released a report on Healthcare Reform. Their bottom line, like almost all other government and...
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