Tuesday, July 12. 2011
"e"Health #3 Knocking At Our Door
There was a 12 hour media bash of Ontario’s Health Ministry re-dealing with some of the same folks from the “previous scandal”. BUT not really the same – now they’re richer and work for another company – about to get rich...
YES the Province is at it again, another shot a “e”Heaith records. BUT PLEASE FORGET the hub-bub. If we listened to last weeks story there was a golden solution: Nova Scotia has already built a similar data-base for only 25 million. WOW. STOP THE PRESS. IDEA: Ontario licenses the Nova Scotia System.
Private business builds their own “stuff”. The “stuff: is often the Competitive Advantage. The secrete process or ingredient that can make one firm, better, faster, or cheaper than the competition. Its often part of their USP – Unique Sales Proposition.
BUT Back to Ontario - vrs - Newfoundland and Labrador. Competitors? No!
Instead – Governments – servants to the people, by the people, of the people. Don’t tell me that’s American – it’s Democracy.
If Newfoundland and Labrador have a working model why the heck does Ontario have to reinvent the wheel? Rediscover the mouse-trap? We don’t compete with our cousins of Confederation – instead let's share, even its licensing for money. That’s decent use of the People’s money – a scarce resource today.
Park the ego. Fire the technocrats, Get a copy-cat out East right now. If it works license it. If its big enough for Newfoundland and Labrador then its easily scalable to Ontario.
Stop “e”Health Three before it gets further. Yes #3. The first was missed, and it seems we’ve forgot all about #2.
How arrogant are these Liberals – that this could even get traction with an election at the door?
YES the Province is at it again, another shot a “e”Heaith records. BUT PLEASE FORGET the hub-bub. If we listened to last weeks story there was a golden solution: Nova Scotia has already built a similar data-base for only 25 million. WOW. STOP THE PRESS. IDEA: Ontario licenses the Nova Scotia System.
Private business builds their own “stuff”. The “stuff: is often the Competitive Advantage. The secrete process or ingredient that can make one firm, better, faster, or cheaper than the competition. Its often part of their USP – Unique Sales Proposition.
BUT Back to Ontario - vrs - Newfoundland and Labrador. Competitors? No!
Instead – Governments – servants to the people, by the people, of the people. Don’t tell me that’s American – it’s Democracy.
If Newfoundland and Labrador have a working model why the heck does Ontario have to reinvent the wheel? Rediscover the mouse-trap? We don’t compete with our cousins of Confederation – instead let's share, even its licensing for money. That’s decent use of the People’s money – a scarce resource today.
Park the ego. Fire the technocrats, Get a copy-cat out East right now. If it works license it. If its big enough for Newfoundland and Labrador then its easily scalable to Ontario.
Stop “e”Health Three before it gets further. Yes #3. The first was missed, and it seems we’ve forgot all about #2.
How arrogant are these Liberals – that this could even get traction with an election at the door?
Thursday, July 7. 2011
OJ is how much a glass?
....today, a travel cohort from a few years back, complained to me of the $12 glass of OJ he kindly bought for me during breakfast at the Pan Pacific Hotel, years ago.
I thought about it, and thought of the people always telling me – ‘cheer up it could always be worse’.
SO I thought for a few more moments, about other places I often buy Orange Juice, or similar stuff – we’ll call, for now - “OJ”
Government OJ – it would’a been $2,382 per glass
Canadian Cancer Society OJ – would’a been only $8 but there’d be a $48. add-on marketing fee.
Air Canada OJ – $3 plus a $32 add-on for surcharges, plus $11 for the glass itself.
Ontario Hydro OJ – $32 but with a $26 “delivery” fee, plus an $8 upgrade fee, and $11 late payment fee – even if you’re not late.
Sick Kids Hospital OJ – $1.50 but with a $12,600 Super-fund fee for when they terminate senior marketing goofs.
Ontario e-Health OJ...let’s not even go there...nobody including Mr Buffet could afford theirs.
....and you complain about 12 lousy bucks for OJ at Pan Pacific??
Greece stay healthy, please.
Iceland please don’t melt.
May Portugal avoid the mess.
Spain, please stay in the plain – level and unsinkable.
And oh – please please please Mr. Euro don’t tank...seems the US Dollar depends on you.
And just like the Chip Bowl at a party – we don’t want no ‘double dips’.
Happy Summer. And to all a “good night”.
Now I feel better. So much better.
I thought about it, and thought of the people always telling me – ‘cheer up it could always be worse’.
SO I thought for a few more moments, about other places I often buy Orange Juice, or similar stuff – we’ll call, for now - “OJ”
Government OJ – it would’a been $2,382 per glass
Canadian Cancer Society OJ – would’a been only $8 but there’d be a $48. add-on marketing fee.
Air Canada OJ – $3 plus a $32 add-on for surcharges, plus $11 for the glass itself.
Ontario Hydro OJ – $32 but with a $26 “delivery” fee, plus an $8 upgrade fee, and $11 late payment fee – even if you’re not late.
Sick Kids Hospital OJ – $1.50 but with a $12,600 Super-fund fee for when they terminate senior marketing goofs.
Ontario e-Health OJ...let’s not even go there...nobody including Mr Buffet could afford theirs.
....and you complain about 12 lousy bucks for OJ at Pan Pacific??
Greece stay healthy, please.
Iceland please don’t melt.
May Portugal avoid the mess.
Spain, please stay in the plain – level and unsinkable.
And oh – please please please Mr. Euro don’t tank...seems the US Dollar depends on you.
And just like the Chip Bowl at a party – we don’t want no ‘double dips’.
Happy Summer. And to all a “good night”.
Now I feel better. So much better.
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