Healthcare IT
Epic Says Ditch the Disc. The Image-Sharing Networks Heard It Too.
Epic's one-click image exchange arrives as an EHR feature in a market PowerShare, InteleShare, PocketHealth, and Medicom built as products.
Connecticut
Healthcare IT
Yale New Haven Picked Rad AI Over PowerScribe One
The conventional read on the PowerScribe 360 sunset was that big health systems would default to PowerScribe One. Yale New Haven moved its radiology reporting to Rad AI instead — and the demand data suggests it isn't alone.
AI
Connecticut Passed a Sweeping AI Law (SB 5). Here's What It Does.
Connecticut's AI Responsibility and Transparency Act is on the governor's desk. The lead sponsor represents my district. Here's what's in it, who carries the burden, and where it collides with the federal preemption push.
Personal
Hormuz at the Pump: $102.48 to Fill the Tank
A record fillup at a Stratford Citgo, charted against six months of debit-card history. Connecticut and the U.S. crossed $4 a gallon for the first time since 2022, and the Strait of Hormuz isn't reopening.
Customer Experience
They Made It Both Ways
A Subway crew in Shelton, CT noticed a regular's order looked wrong and made the sandwich both ways — no extra charge, no hesitation.
Weather
I Missed the Blizzard of '26
The biggest storm to hit Connecticut since 2013 dropped 17.5 inches on Milford. I was 750 miles away in Indiana. By the time I got home, the roads were clear.
Healthcare IT
227 Million Rows of Medicaid Claims, Free to Download
HHS released the largest Medicaid dataset in department history — 227 million rows of provider-level claims data, free to download. I spent a Sunday afternoon joining it with public reference files to see what it could tell me about Connecticut.
AI
Connecticut's Free AI Course May Be Worth Your Time
The Connecticut Online AI Academy is free, online, and open to all residents 18 and older. If you haven't formally started your AI journey, this is a solid place to begin.
Weather
The Cold Snap Continues
Two weeks after Winter Storm Fern buried Connecticut, most of the snow is still here. This weekend's forecast explains why.
Personal
Gratitude After the Storm
Winter Storm Fern (or Benjamin) dropped a foot of snow on Milford, Connecticut. For me, it was barely a blip. That's worth pausing to appreciate.