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One of the hot topics of discussion for many organizations is whether to open a free-standing center to perform interventional procedures. And, to take it one step further, should the free-standing center be an outpatient-based lab (OBL) or an ambulatory surgery center (ASC)? The answer really does depend on the organization’s goals, resources and needs.

While performing my usual “research” on the wonderful WWW, I ran across an inc.com article on the 7 questions that sort of test your smarts. The title of the article is “If You Say Yes to Any of These 7 Questions, Science Says You’re Definitely Smarter Than Average.” Even though most run against conventional wisdom. (Which in itself is a sign of intelligence, since conventional wisdom is so often wrong.)

The cultural landscape around us is becoming increasingly impersonal and disjointed. We’re seeing an expanded use of automated and impersonal service methods, such as unmanned fast-food locations and self-service grocery checkouts. Many online services provide zero options for talking with a real person, and technologies such as text and email may be efficient, but they remove the human touch.

I challenge you to invest 20 minutes interacting with OpenAI GPT. Below is an example of an interaction I had. The real-world example of improving communication with non-English speaking patients. This is a growing issue for us all.