Wes Winham, Jimmy Theis and Kevin Wells During the 2010/11 academic year, our software engineering team was fortunate enough to secure a couple just-down-the-road Rose-Hulman juniors as part of their new multi-quarter junior project series in Computer Science and Software…
If you’ve ever seen the reaction on the face of a teenager when you tell them the internet is down – I have, and it’s not pretty – then you know how we, as a society, value our internet connection…
Recently we have been seeing a number of RFPs come into PolicyStat that ask whether a proposed policy management solution is web-based or installed on site. While this is a good question to start with, it is important to drill…
As the recession took hold of the US economy in 2008 and 2009, I was often told that I was in as close to a recession-proof industry as I could be. After all, people generally don’t have control over when…
Over the last four weeks, I have visited with roughly 20 of our customers; they vary in size from Critical Access Hospitals to large, multi-facility health systems. It seems that they all debated early on the merits of rolling out…
One of the most common discussions I have with a new PolicyStat client revolves around how to use our policy editor. There are certainly the common usage questions about how to create a table or how build an outline or…
Ask most hospital administrators today if they have a policy problem and you will get a knowing grin, a warm handshake, and the assurance that, "we could do better, but our system is adequate." However, move closer to the patient…
The World Cup, the world’s most widely watched sporting event, is upon us! Currently being hosted in South Africa, the World Cup is a highly anticipated event occurring every four years. Led by all-star Landon Donovan, the American team has…
This past weekend marked the 94th running of the Indianapolis 500. The race is held annually at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the world’s largest spectator sporting facility, with more than 250,000 permanent seats! This year, fortune smiled upon Dario Franchitti…
We’ve just finished putting the bow on our newest beta release and I’m excited about what we were able to fit inside. One of our most-requested features for a while has been a spell-checker in the policy editor for our…