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Electronic health records could cut costs by a third

Posted on March 9, 2010 by Philip Casey

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. [...]

Where Irish Taxes will come from in 2008

Posted on March 5, 2008 by Philip Casey

My local Labour TD Joe Costello dropped in a pamphlet with, along with other useful information such as entitlements and tax rates, a handy pie-chart showing where Irish taxes will come from in 2008. Very interesting. Stamp Duties 6% Capital Gains Tax 7% Excise 12% Corporation Tax 14% Income Tax 29% Value-Added Tax 31% Other [...]