[optimal] Re: What is living off the grid?
- From: "Peterson John C" <JPeterson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <optimal@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 3 May 2012 13:59:09 -0500
Check out this "eye candy":
http://www.teslamotors.com/
See how I brought this back to ophthalmology?
Tesla's goal is to have a $30K sedan on the market by 2015. All of their
cars are electric-only and go at least 300 miles between charges.
Electric motors are more efficient than gas motors, but battery
technology needs to catch up before EVs get within reach to average
Joe's and Jane's such as us.
I wish them well. Their strategy is to target early adopters in the same
style that brought laptops, cell phones, and other electronic gizmos
onto the market (remember the Bowmar Brain?) at high prices initially,
but as they gained acceptance prices dropped and the rest is history. No
reason to think the same couldn't happen for electric vehicles. Market
forces are in place, and the upside is incredibly tantalizing.
The same forces are at work in our profession. Who could have predicted
the ubiquity of OCT even 15 years ago? To many of us, the very idea was
too science-fictiony even to contemplate...but here we are. Would any of
us design a new photo suite without OCT? Of course not.
As for off-grid living, I'm more of a smart grid advocate, especially
for cities. But that's another topic.
John
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John C. Peterson, BS, CRA
Director of Ophthalmic Photography Services
UW Health Eye Clinic
2880 University Ave., Rm. 246
Madison, WI 53705
(608) 263-7163
"If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together."
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From: optimal-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:optimal-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of CPMC Ophthalmic Diagnostic Center
Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2012 12:20 PM
To: optimal@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [optimal] What is living off the grid?
Interesting report just this week. The average driver takes 6 years to
recoup gas savings on Prius, 8 on the other misc hybrids and 27 years!!!
On the Volt. Not that saving money is the entire point of "going
green".
Was laughing at the last post. Have friends who bought a 5th wheel
trailer and truck to "live off the grid". I figured unless they knew
how to farm their food, make ethanol fuel from the corn and live by a
river, "off the grid" was open to interpretation.....
D.
Denice Barsness, CRA, COMT, ROUB, CDOS, FOPS
Ophthalmic Diagnostic Center
CPMC Department of Ophthalmology
2100 Webster Street Suite 212
San Francisco CA 94115
(415) 600-3937 FAX (415) 600-6563
From: optimal-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:optimal-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Eric Kegley
Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2012 10:03 AM
To: optimal@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [optimal] Re: OIS is now Merge Healthcare- Vendor Posting
I'll actually take both. I typically am not a fan of electric cars, but
I'd love to have a Tesla. Very fast and sweet looking. I just don't
wanna pay for it. (I speaks English goodly - don't forget adverbs have
typically have the "ly" at the end. >:-).
EK
Eric Kegley, CRA, COA
Director of Ophthalmic Imaging
Retina Consultants of Houston
6560 Fannin St., #750
Houston, TX 77030
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On May 3, 2012 11:19 AM, Peterson John C <JPeterson@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
If you have $100K for a Tesla, what's another $20K for a windmill?
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John C. Peterson, BS, CRA
Director of Ophthalmic Photography Services
UW Health Eye Clinic
2880 University Ave., Rm. 246
Madison, WI 53705
(608) 263-7163
"If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together."
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From: optimal-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:optimal-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Eric Kegley
Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2012 9:56 AM
To: optimal@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [optimal] Re: OIS is now Merge Healthcare- Vendor Posting
Bradley,
I swear I'm not trying to be a jerk or a smart aleck but I couldn't help
but laugh when I read about the Tesla not using any fossil fuels. Unless
you guys plug it into a freestanding solar or wind farm that is
completely off the electricity grid, you all are using fossil fuels to
charge the battery, :-).
EK
Eric Kegley, CRA, COA
Director of Ophthalmic Imaging
Retina Consultants of Houston
6560 Fannin St., Suite 750
Houston, TX 77030
Main 713 524-3434
Fax 713 524-3220
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[mailto:optimal-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Brad Yates
Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2012 10:48 PM
To: optimal@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [optimal] OIS is now Merge Healthcare- Vendor Posting
Hi Optimal Folks,
As a vendor, we appreciate being allowed to observe and we are
careful to post infrequently and only when it seems warranted. We think
posting at this time seems appropriate- to update the community in the
exciting changes taking place at OIS.
In August of 2011, Merge Healthcare (MRGE) fully acquired OIS,
along with the OIS subsidiaries Abraxas Medical, OIS Global (Israel) and
OIS Europe (Belgium).
Merge Healthcare is a leading provider of enterprise imaging and
interoperability solutions. Merge solutions facilitate the sharing of
images to improve the electronic healthcare experience. Merge provides
solutions for radiology, cardiology, orthopaedics, eye care, clinical
trials, financial and pre-surgical management; electronic health record
and practice management solutions; applications that fuel the largest
modality vendors in the world, and a network of patient-centric,
wellness stations.
Some of the vendors in the ophthalmic space use DICOM
development toolkits provided by Merge.
While there have been many changes, like all the orange, many
things have stayed the same. The majority of eye care solutions team,
including sales, product, support, field service, (yes Mick Clark and
Andy May and the rest of the team) and project management became
employees of Merge Healthcare. Together, we continue to work hard in
the delivery of the service and products we have been known for over the
28 years that OIS has been in this industry. While we have decided to
discontinue the handheld Eye Scan unit, our WinStation image capture
product, now known by the name Merge Eye Station continues, and we have
launched a new model at this past AAO. Our Symphony Web product is
now called Merge Eye Care PACS Viewer. The branding transition will
continue to other areas of the product as we have normal scheduled
software releases; and new features are on the horizon for all the
product lines that are quite exciting.
We look forward to continuing to serve this community, wearing
orange ties, displaying an orange Tesla in our booth at AAO, and most
especially with an invigorated innovative approach that challenges
competitors, and serves the Eye Care Community. Why the Tesla by the
way? Good question- At Merge, we believe there is no problem the
Healthcare community faces, that cannot be solved when the right minds,
converge, with innovation, and a drive to make it happen. The Tesla
represents that spirit, accelerating from 0-60 in under 4 seconds, with
a top speed of over 100mph, while not using any fossil fuels.
If you arrive at AAO early enough, you might catch us driving it
through the exhibit hall before all the freight arrives. (Ok, not
really)
Finally, I want to answer the question that prompted the note-
We do offer the FAF solution, in its second generation, as we did
before.
Thanks for the forum and opportunity to update you all.
Warm Regards,
Bradley Yates
Director Solutions Management- Eye Care Imaging
Merge Healthcare
200 E. Randolph Street
Chicago, IL 60601
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