Meet the supersized Geico Geeko.
Of course what does he say:
15 minutes could save you 15% on your car insurance
Every Geeko is a ham. ;-)
(Credit Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
Meet the supersized Geico Geeko.
Of course what does he say:
15 minutes could save you 15% on your car insurance
Every Geeko is a ham. ;-)
(Credit Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
The Geico Geeko
Israel is a small, but powerful nation that wants to stop attacks before they get to their door, and indeed, their lives depend on that. We can learn from Israel's military doctrine of deterrence through overwhelming strength, unity, and disincentivizing the attackers to inform other security issues, such as ransomware attacks. I believe that the answer lies in a public-private security partnership financially backed by the government.First, companies voluntarily join a public-private security partnership in which they adhere to higher security standards and oversight as well as pledge not to pay ransomware. Additionally, these companies are placed on a public list and given a badge or seal of approval/logo like Brink's Home Security or ADT to display that indicates they are "fortified," and in this case, that they won't pay any ransom, and are backed by the government.
(Source Photo: https://pixabay.com/illustrations/ransomware-cyber-crime-malware-2321110/)
Lessons From Israel In Stopping Ransomware
"Everyone should just wrap themselves in bubble wrap!"
Wrapped In Bubble Wrap
Luxury Survival
Insuring Against Cyber Attacks
One-Two-Three Punch For Cyber Security
9/11 - A Lesson In Risky Business
The debate on the news, in the streets, and on the Hill these days is health care reform—getting insurance coverage for those who lack it. And while this is an important and noble pursuit, there is something extraordinary absent from the health care reform discussion—and that is technology—in terms of how we get better care to everyone, the uninsured and insured alike?
We are living with a health care system that is functioning devoid of the most basic technology aids—such as electronic medical records, electronic scheduling, e-appointments with doctors using IM or video, electronic prescription handling, and much more.
If the finance industry is at the advanced end of the technology spectrum, the medical industry is at the extreme low end—and how sad a commentary is that: is our money more important to us than our health?
An article in Fast Company in May 2009 called “The Doctor of the Future” states: “This is a $2.4 trillion industry run on handwritten notes. We’re using 3,000 year-old tools to deliver health care in the richest country on the planet.”
The health care system is broken for sure, but it goes way beyond the 45 million American’s that lack insurance.
Based on these numbers, the medical industry in this country is overcharging and under-delivering, and part of the reason for this–as Fast Company states is the lack of technological innovation: “one of the paradoxes of modern medicine is that it demands continual innovation yet often resists change.”
New medical technology programs are available that provide for a vastly improved patient experience.
For example, using the Myca platform the user-experience is simpler, faster, and cheaper. Here’s a view of how it would work: “your profile shows your medical team…to make an appointment, you look at the doctors schedule, select a time slot or at least half an hour and the type of appointment (in-person, video, IM), and fill out a text box describing your ailment so the doctor can start thinking about treatment. Typically follow ups are e-visits. A timeline doted with icons representing appointments lets you review the doctors comments, read the IM thread, watch the video of an earlier electronic house call or link t test results.”
Using other technological advances, we could also benefit the patient by being able to:
None of this is science fiction…and this is all possible today.
Therefore, if we are going to call for a revamp to our health care system, let’s go beyond the coverage issue and address the logjam on quality of care for all Americans.
Absolutely we need to address the 18% uninsured in this country, but while we do that and figure out how to pay for it, let’s also deal with providing 21st century care to all our citizens through the modernization of our medical industry benefitting both the patients and medical providers through more efficient and effective care-giving.
Health Care Reform is Technologically Deficient