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Goldman Code-Theft Trial Begins–Did The Stolen Code Have The Potential to Create Algorithms for High Frequency Trading

If you read here at the Medical Quack often enough you have to see that word, “algorithms” stare you in the face every time you visit here and it is there for good reason. My efforts here are to simply acquaint the layman with a bit of what happens...

Published Tue, Nov 11 2010 8:14 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Insurance, Other Items of Interest, My Commentaries, Business Intelligence, Code, Wall Street, FBI, Algorithms, Smart people, Goldman Sachs, white collar crime, Sergei Aleynikov, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Zero Hedge

Junk Insurance Lawsuit Filed Against Texas Firm Healthmarkets by LA City Attorney–More Algorithms for Profit Conflicting With Care

This is interesting when you see who the majority owners are here with the investors listed, Goldman and Blackstone and the lawsuit contends they knew upfront of the scheme . The company has fined Healthmarkets but it makes you wonder where fines...

Published Thu, Oct 10 2010 11:42 AM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Insurance, My Commentaries, Lawsuit, Heatlh Insurance, healthcare reform, Goldman Sachs, HealthMarkets, junk insurance, Blackstone

Goldman-Sachs Announces Their Intentions to Enter Health IT Consulting – Pitching Those Algorithms

You know there’s a bit of tongue and cheek here but it is not far off of what everyone is promoting today and this is a very good example of what the monetary thought processes are, so apply these to healthcare and the jigs up as far as better care for...

Published Thu, Jul 07 2010 5:22 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Insurance, My Commentaries, Heatlh IT, Algorithms, consulting, Goldman Sachs, Goldman Saches Annual Global Healthcare Conference

“Is This All There is” One Senator Announced His Retirement at Age 54 – A Culture of Nonparticipation (Opinion)

The article here addresses much of the political feelings and goings on in Congress, but for my little post here, I’m going use a simple analogy here, lack of participation and growing with the times. I think visuals speak much stronger than words...

Published Fri, Apr 04 2010 2:23 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Tablet PCs, Medically Related, Technology, Insurance, My Commentaries, microsoft, Medical Records, Congress, Bill Gates, Senate, Doctors, Wall Street, iPhone, healthcare reform, opinion, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, IPad, Senator Bayh, parties

Goldman Sachs – Former Programmer Gets Indicted for Stolen Code – AKA Intellectual Property

Being I used to write code, this story interests me and it’s happening all over the world with the “smart” people running algorithmic formulas to make money and .png?imgmax=800" width="186" height="241" alt="" />take from those who do not. I just...

Published Fri, Feb 02 2010 12:02 AM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Technology, Insurance, Other Items of Interest, My Commentaries, Computers, Business Intelligence, Code, Investments, AIG, Algorithms, healthcare reform, Goldman Sachs, tech denial, modules, algorithmic fraud

“Department of Algorithms – Do We Need One of These to Regulate Upcoming Laws?

The words of Harry Markopolos, “the SEC lacks finance and is incapable of understanding the complex financial trading instruments being used in the 21st century.” Ok so now let’s roll forward to today, hmmm, do the words still apply? Here...

Published Tue, Aug 08 2009 10:40 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Insurance, My Commentaries, healthcare, Wall Street, Investments, Algorithms, Heatlh Insurance, corruption, hedge funds, Goldman Sachs, program trading, program healthcare, Department of Algorithms

Obama Calls On Bloggers To Keep Health Care Pressure On Congress and Help Stamp out Magpie Healthcare, We Need Reform

I am doing my part here as are many other bloggers. If we don’t act now and give some competition to the health insurance industry, their power and rationing will continue to grow…and the sad thing is that most of Congress has not a clue on what...

Published Tue, Jul 07 2009 4:54 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Insurance, Other Items of Interest, My Commentaries, health insurance, Congress, Obama, Bloggers, Wellness Programs, healthcare reform, Magpie Healthcare, Goldman Sachs

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