Tag Archives: pandemic

Through the roof?

January 10, 2022 Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. 10 Comments

When will it stop?

Yes, we all know that we have inflation- mostly due to weather related issues blocking our supply chains. But, health care costs (yet again) jumped almost 10% last year. (That’s more than double the previous year’s increase of “only” 4.3%; one of the lowest in a while.) This one, though, is the highest increase is 2 decades! Coupling that with our modest drop in GDP (gross domestic product) means healthcare glommed some 20% (compared to 17.6%) of the economy last year.

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Just Because

17 Cheshvan 5782 (23 October 2021)

October 25, 2021 Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. 2 Comments

What a beautiful Shabat.

No, we did not have those glorious blue skies that prevailed earlier in the week. (Yes, I finally got a chance- or is that permission?- to be outside and revel in the autumnal season.)

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Medicine, Technology

Telemedicine is in trouble as the pandemic wanes

October 4, 2021 Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A.

The pandemic elevated the acceptance of telemedicine. Both physicians and patients recognized its abilities during the times of quarantine- approaching some 32% of all office and outpatient health encounters. I really thought this could be the boost the technology needed to turn the corner. (I’ve been advocating telemedicine for 40 years- always expecting it to take off.)

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Business Management, Economy

Living Wages are alive!

August 24, 2021 Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. 8 Comments

Do you remember all that BS from the Southern States this past year? That it was the liberal (their words, not mine) unemployment benefits that was causing all those jobs to be unfilled. That folks would rather collect the unemployment benefits than work.

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Medicine

Pandemic of the Uninoculated

August 12, 2021 Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. 10 Comments

We are in a heap of trouble. No, I’m not talking about the climate change issues enunciated recently by the UN panel. Those are scary- but we might be able to change that course. If we work together and properly.

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Medicine, Technology

Bye, bye, Telemedicine?

June 3, 2021 Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. 2 Comments

So, we’ve gotten used to telemedicine. Sure, many of us wanted this to be available decades ago, but state regulators and the HHS (Health and Human Services) weren’t willing to let us participate. State regulators want all their health practitioners to be licensed in-state; too many telemedicine practitioners are from different states and lack the local credential. HHS had no clue how to compensate practitioners.

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Business Management, Economy

Pandemic Resiliency

May 13, 2021 Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. 14 Comments

What else did we learn from the Intuit study by Dr. Susan Woodward? (This is the second of two blogs discussing her thorough study of small business results during the pandemic. Here’s the first.)

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Business Management, Economy

What hath the Pandemic Wrought?

May 12, 2021 Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. 8 Comments

So, we’ve been talking how President Biden is going to start having the IRS begin investigating pass-through businesses and other ventures the rich use to harbor their wealth. He is going to start to examine the net bank deposits of these firms- to see if there is any hiding of profits from the IRS.

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Business Management, Taxes

Save Our Restaurant Industry

April 26, 2021 Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. 2 Comments

In an effort to stave off the eradication of our restaurant industry, Congress passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act (PL 116-260). And, what are those provisions?

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Economy, Medicine

The next Pandemic- part 2

February 23, 2021 Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. 12 Comments

We started this conversation yesterday. Because if we don’t prepare for the next pandemic, we’ll find that it’s coming by in a heartbeat, ripping some 500,000 other souls from our population- or more.

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