Author: Murali
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Great tool for hospitals: CHIME, A tool for COVID-19 capacity planning
As we prepare for the additional demands that the COVID-19 outbreak will place on our hospital system, our operational leaders need up-to-date projections of… — Read on predictivehealthcare.pennmedicine.org/2020/03/14/accouncing-chime.html
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Considerations for a Coronavirus Testing Website
On March 13th, during the White House Rose Garden address, President Trump informed us that there is a Coronavirus testing site under development. He mentioned that Google is developing such a site. It felt like a good choice. Google has US and Worldwide presence with millions of consumers (aka citizens) on its accounts (thanks to…
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School From Home (SFH)
For many years, Work From Home (WFH) has been popular in several service industries (ex: Airline reservations, phone customer support) and tech. Thanks to the #CoronavirusOutbreak now we have school from home for my kids as well. One of the strongest anti-dote to slow down the spread of virus is to do self-isolation or add…
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Tracking COVID19
Everyday I learn about several sites for tracking the spread of #coronavirus and #COVID19. To date most sites talk about number of people who had positive test result from the Coronovirus and death numbers. So far I had not found full data about how many tests have been done at each location. Nor do I…
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New Bikes to address Air Pollution
World over mobility is important for people. With mobility, we have the opportunities to learn, work, live, and enjoy life better. Historically over the past hundred years we have had gasoline and diesel engine driven vehicles. These are great for mobility, but come with a cost for the environment because of the high carbon emissions.…
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Completed a year at Starbucks
I just completed 1-year as a partner at Starbucks. I am fortunate to have the opportunity to work here. It has been a great year for me, my family, my team, and the company. Starbucks Coffee’s corporate mission is “to inspire and nurture the human spirit – one person, one cup and one neighborhood at a…
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Path to Product paved with Directional Roadmaps
In the technology industry we often create products. Products solve one or more customer problems. Starting from the Customer Problems and needs, working back, and inferring what may help solve problems is important. Often companies do extensive surveys – quantitative and qualitative – to understand the needs and formulate plans. However, sometimes any number of…
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A house to dwell – buy or build?
Several of my friends and family know that I had moved around a few houses in the past 20 years. We bought and sold a condo, a house, rented in the middle, bought and remodeled an old house, and separately had built a brand new house. All these moves and changes had taught me a…
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Build as a step to handle changes
A few weeks back I wrote about Change as an opportunity in disguise. A few questions came up including: What next? What are we to do with an opportunity that shows? How can I use Change to help me grow? Aren’t we supposed to create things? Aren’t we supposed to enjoy life? Great questions! Change provides…
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Supplies for Cub Scouts Camping
Thanks to my son who is in the Cub Scouts, we go camping once or twice with the local Cub Scouts troop. The camping experience is much better when we are adequately equipped. We are preparing to go on the Winter camp at Camp Sheppard near Mt. Rainier. It is going to be good. It…