April 2015

  • Trying Out Pablo

    Trying Out Pablo

    Pablo, a new tool from Buffer, says it will let you “Design engaging images for your social media posts in under 30 seconds.” This is sort of true. You can go to Pablo, accept a random connection of stock images and popular quotations, download the result, and have a graphic in 30 seconds. I don’t…

  • Streamline Your Practice

    Streamline Your Practice

    First your new patient has to find you. They call to see whether you accept their insurance. Your office manager sets up an appointment and perhaps encourages them to find and use your patient portal for EHR/EMR. They arrive — or don’t show. If they arrive, some member of your team gets them to fill…

  • Web Design Should Make Life Easier

    Web Design Should Make Life Easier

    Have you ever pulled up to a stoplight that made you question the sanity of the city planner? Five separate streets emanate from the intersection like a concrete star. You’re looking at four different traffic lights, despite the fact that there are only two driving lanes. Three of the lights turn green while one turns…

  • Treemaps

    Treemaps

    We’re working on quarterly analytics this week, and we’re exploring a new report in Google Analytics: Treemaps. One of the great things about Google Analytics is the way they provide quick visual captures of information which can otherwise take a lot of work to unpack.  Treemaps does this primarily for Adwords ads. I had expected…