Comments on: Intelligent Healthcare Information Integration 2/12/10

By: Barbara A Duck

Barbara A Duck — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:38:25 +0000

Yes I do need a sense of humor with my last name and being I am not clinical I figured I was a Quack, thus the name of the blog:)

This made me think back to my years in sales where I had a potential client call in after I had visited them oh at least a year prior and the lady telling the receptionist that she couldn’t remember the name of the sales representative who came in and had lost my card, but she did say that the representative she chatted with was female and thought she was a bird. The receptionist knew exactly where to refer that call, so the mice/duck association in the post here made perfect sense to me:)

Thanks again and I’ll work hard at keeping the “quack” reputation alive:)

By: Gregg Alexander

Gregg Alexander — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 02:24:10 +0000

If I’d have been thinking, I would have dedicated this post to Barbara, a real Duck and true Medical Quack!

By: Heidi Hilgenberg

Heidi Hilgenberg — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 01:03:44 +0000

That is a great story! I work with docs of all ages and this is a very challenging time for docs in the twilight of their careers! But, I love these moments when they have success and see the potential and begin to believe that they can do ‘this computer thing’!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 03:09:25 +0000

I’m not sure I get this “duck” thing, but I do appreciate the very real narrative of Gregg’s journey. I hope others and his “peers” are reading this, too!

By: Barbara A Duck

Barbara A Duck — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 01:38:14 +0000

Well there’s an exception to the rule everywhere, some “ducks” work well with pen tablets:) I couldn’t resist the pun here, but the era of the “duck” is not completely done I hope. I’m still looking for that big flock to lead around:)

Nice article and very descriptive of what happens in the real world as far as adapting and learning, as you have people at every level of computer knowledge and it doesn’t happen overnight and with a table I agree it is best to spend a little time playing around and getting the feel of it before going into pro”duck”tion. I did that a few years ago when I got my first tablet too.