by Paul Ryan | Jul 5, 2023 | Ted's Take
Bureaucracies are very large and complex organizations, with governments the highest forms of bureaucracy. These entities have their own “biological”, characteristics formed over decades and decades of evolution. These complex underpinnings can impact and affect how...
by Paul Ryan | Jun 13, 2023 | Ted's Take
Much of our research in breast cancer involves data and analytics; data are collected, and analysis drives our work. Increasingly, we deploy mathematical models for data analysis and work to publish the results, along with conclusions, to help others learn from our...
by Paul Ryan | May 8, 2023 | Ted's Take
Legislation sets out the law, but it is in fact the regulatory agencies that interpret that law through regulations. To gain consensus – and have a chance of being passed by a divided Congress – laws are being written more broadly. As a consequence, regulatory power...
by Paul Ryan | Apr 3, 2023 | Ted's Take
Setting priorities is important. It helps get things accomplished particularly when there are multiple tasks to do. It gives order to those tasks we want to accomplish. But setting priorities is also important when we need to be selective in the tasks or objectives we...
by Paul Ryan | Mar 1, 2023 | Ted's Take
Some suggest that the solution to healthcare’s current workforce shortage is to focus strategies on employee retention. This has been suggested by many of the so-called thought leaders in the industry. However, many supporting this effort conveniently overlook the...
by Paul Ryan | Feb 7, 2023 | Ted's Take
Debate over the debt limit is dominating the news, but consider this staggering fact: In 2021, the US spent $378 billion on prescription drugs alone. Congress recently directed the Department of Health and Human Services and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services...
