Is there a bot/script/site tool that spits this garbage out on demand? If I hadn't just eaten my lunch, I might be tempted to feed the troll for fun. But as it is, I'm late getting back...

Little Mermaid, right? I'm supposed to sing that to the tune of "Kiss De Girl"?

Because I totally read that in Sebastian's voice!

Well, true. HIPAA itself doesn't really dictate technology, other than to say PHI / PII must be deidentified or encrypted if not transferred point-to-point.

My intent with my reply to AC was to illustrate that records-sharing doesn't necessarily violate HIPAA so long as qualified providers are doing direct care or TPO.

That said, what should be feasible at any hospital with HL7 or similar standards-based interfaces for existing vendors and/or a relatively modern EMR is that they can export the data and leave it to the NFL's team docs and IS people to import it into a human-readable form on their side.

*HIPAA (heathcare information portability and accountability act) shouldn't apply so long as the caregivers working on the players are legitimate. Treatment, payment and operations exemptions are in HIPAA to allow just this sort of thing. So long as Doc A is actively caring for the patient, he has clearance to see Doc B's records. Likewise, when the bills are processed, those directly involved with itemizing/coding charges and then collecting from insurance or other payers can access the info as well. But in all cases, only insofar as needed to do what they need to do and in such a way they don't leak info to uncovered third parties.

So... what happens if you need to see a doctor or visit a facility not part of a health system which already has your records? You consider it a good thing that you personally have to a) transfer the records, b) re-fill out histories, etc. and/or c) be subjected to tests/procedures you either already have on file or which would be done differently with available history?

I've worked in healthcare IT for two decades and the whole interop dream of HL7 / EDI standards is still something of an unrealized fantasy. And often for reasons cited above. But the care benefits of having easily accessed records should be evident and hopefully, achieved soon!

Even in space, it shouldn't be too hard to build something to stand 1 atmosphere.

obFuturama: SCENE - The Planet Express Ship is being dragged towards the bottom of the ocean by a colossal-mouth bass.

Leela: Depth at 45 hundred feet, 48 hundred, 50 hundred! 5000 feet!
Farnsworth: Dear Lord! That's over 150 atmospheres of pressure!
Fry: How many atmospheres can the ship withstand?
Farnsworth: Well, it's a space ship, so I'd say anywhere between zero and one.

[...] Different devices with overlapping but different use cases.

You. I like you.

J-walkers

Wasn't this in an episode of The Simpsons? Homer realized he had an unexpanded "J" and traveled to places of his youth in search of answers, only to find out the full spelling was "Jaywalkers"?

I was gonna bust your chops over the extra apostrophes, but I decided not to. The mental image of a person, on whatever the near-future version of YouTube is, telling his boat to get a fish then watching it happen is just too amusing to me!

If I had a nickel for every time we ran out of something, then later went to Target (less than 10 minutes' drive and a regular "kill time" destination anyway), then came home only to hear my wife say, "I forgot to buy the thing I went to the store for!", I'd be eating like a king at Taco Bell.

Honestly, even /with/ a smartphone and sundries-managment apps, she can't be arsed to keep a list. These buttons would go a long way to making sure key items were easily replenished at the time awareness of need hits.

Also, also, didn't the article say the button could be relinked to another product if the default wasn't to one's liking?

I once paid $6,500 for an excellent car [...]

Did you? What kind of car is it?

I laughed, I cried, I remembered what day it was, I sighed.

/Thank/ you! Somebody gets it! Well, you and sconeu below ^^

More insight from Independence Day, the film that taught me about plausible deniability.

It would be if I were deliberately eating more than a sane portion. I eat so many leftovers and such because I break up servings. Or when we cook at home I pack the leftovers up for myself and my wife and spread them out that way. My ideal is that we buy food / ingredients economically and use a high percentage of them, avoiding waste and reducing the number of purchased meals. Doesn't always work out but hey...

There are definitely times when I eat waaay too much, and I usually suffer for it. But I try not to by spreading a meal out or by snacking rather than eating another meal.