I was pretty excited the first time I heard about “Bing AI”. From what I read and heard via Podcast; it was going to be something big. One could simply ask it to do something amazing and it would. Need to plan a trip to Greece with flight, hotel, and itinerary? No problem. Need a … Read more
TLDR; masks don’t work, they are unnecessary, and they’re a nuisance. You need read no further if you wanted to know my opinion.
A couple of years ago, I tried switching from a Windows laptop to a Chromebook. It didn’t work. At the time, I was simply too entrenched in my specific needs to make the switch. Things have changed since then. For over a year, I’ve been using an ASUS Chromebook Flip C302 as my primary computing … Read more
A week or so ago a colleague tagged me on Twitter in reference to a Reddit post in which my name, or rather my site jerryfahrni.com came up. The thread was basically pharmacists listing places to go to get pharmacy related “informatics†information. My site popped up as a place to go. However, someone correctly … Read more
A couple of weeks ago my brother wrote a piece about access and ownership of medical records. My brother isn’t a healthcare professional but he is an intelligent, tech-savvy individual that has been forced to navigate the healthcare system due to his own plight as well as time spent helping with my mother’s care prior … Read more
Nature Microbiology: “… I know it is a big deal in some fields to publish books and careers get decided by books. But for those of us working in medicine or public health, are books and book chapters worth the effort? Is the juice worth the squeeze?? … Based on my experience of contributing over … Read more
Hello, old friend, it’s been a while. I have neglected this weblog. The reasons are not important. I continue to write, explore ideas, and think about technology. However, for the past several months I’ve been using a more traditional method to record my thoughts, i.e. pen and paper. There’s something cathartic about writing in a … Read more
Here’s something special happening in the local Fresno area…. Calling all students and professionals with an entrepreneurial spirit! We’d like to invite you to join our new FREE HealthTech Initiative course. Find out more about this exciting class that will help develop healthcare products and services here: CHSU.ORG/HEALTHTECH-INITIATIVE We are looking for individuals to join … Read more
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the right way to go about putting new technology into a pharmacy. Making the decision to add technology doesn’t mean running out and purchasing a million-dollar piece of equipment and shoving it in a corner. It’s much more complicated than that. You must first lay the foundation for … Read more
I’ve had a Chromebook for a while now. My wonderful wife got me the original Samsung Chromebook in early 2012 for my birthday, I think. The device has been a trusted couch companion ever since. I mostly use it to check email, watch YouTube videos, surf the internet, and so on. It has a small … Read more