I've also heard that the death rate goes down when doctors go on strike. *scary*
On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 10:43 AM, Michael Minutillo < michael.minuti...@gmail.com> wrote: > I am never going to a hospital again > > > On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 10:38 AM, Greg Harris < > g...@harrisconsultinggroup.com> wrote: > >> This is going to cause a few mad Friday tangents…. >> >> >> >> If you have ever worked on a sales performance recognition system that >> allows for any flexibility beyond the total of who sold how much in dollar >> terms when, you will have seen that there quickly starts to be manipulation >> of the input data to affect the recognition outcome (rewards). >> >> >> >> e.g. look at all the sales people who are running around just now to meet >> their end of financial year goals, where the sales will be quietly credited >> back into the system at the beginning of the next financial year! >> >> >> >> If sales people (who have a far lower average IQ) than programmers can >> manipulate the system to meet their personal goals, what are programmers >> going to do? >> >> >> >> But I would also say, if you cannot measure it, you cannot manage it! >> >> >> >> But take care with your stats, statistics show that far more people die in >> hospital than in the community as a whole, so if you are sick, you should >> avoid going to hospital! WRONG! (for the sales people in the room, the >> reason more people die in hospital is because it has a biased population, >> sick people, who have a higher probability of dying) >> >> >> >> Have fun on Friday >> >> Greg H >> > > > > -- > Michael M. Minutillo > Indiscriminate Information Sponge > Blog: http://wolfbyte-net.blogspot.com >
