Electronic health records could cut costs by a third

Below is a report in The Irish Times re the economies of electronic health records. Having had a recent experience where a test result was not on the doctor’s screen, I can only concur. That the VistA system which Dr Carey cites appears to be open source, which would be a prerequisite in my opninion. [...]

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All the wrong options have been pursued

28 leading economists, social scientists and economic analysts set out an alternative course which could well provide the basis for a new political manifesto.
(published in The Irish Times, Mon, Mar 08, 2010)
In this open letter, 28 leading economists, social scientists and economic analysts tell the Government that it’s policies for dealing with the economic crisis [...]

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Alternative Party.ie Part I

Thirtysomethings do not relate to ruling generation writes Elaine Byrne in the Irish Times. (Tuesday, May 5, 2009)
Some 2.8 million of us, two thirds of the Irish population, are younger than 44 years of age. Our politicians, civil servants, bankers, business men and women, decision makers and media commentators are predominantly over 40. As Prof [...]

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Fur Coat and No Knickers

In a fine, angry article in The Irish Times, Fintan O’Toole sums up what’s wrong with public transport policy in Ireland. In fact, now that I think of it, it probably sums up much of public policy in general. And none of this wrong-headedness started with the economic crisis. It started with the beginning of [...]

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Public Service Pay

The Irish Times has a very interesting breakdown of public sector salaries, ranging from €13,403 for a Defence Force private, to €240,000 for a hospital consultant.
OF THE 357,175 people working in the public sector, only one-tenth are employed in the Civil Service.
Public-sector salaries range from €13,000 to €240,000. (The Irish Times)

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The conversion of Clew Bay into a reservoir for the production of electricity

Some people are just ahead of their time. In State Papers released under the 30 year rule, this nugget from Seán McBride:
Nobel Peace Prize winner Seán MacBride wrote to the Taoiseach in April 1978, expressing concern about the nuclear plant plans and urging an examination of alternative sources of energy such as solar, wind, tidal [...]

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