fraserphysics

I wore a heart monitor for a month and want the data. I've called and exchanged email with "Bio Telemetry, a Phillips company", and all I've received is a stack of paper with a "Daily Patient Report" for each day. (Well I've also received a statement from BCBS saying that they won't pay Bio Telemetry $9,000). My first/primary question to HN is:

Do you have advice on how to get the actual data?

My second question for non-US readers:

Does $9,000 seem excessive?

Background: For 10 minutes in April I was seeing double. Fearing that it was a transient ischemic attack, MDs ordered lots of tests. The heart monitor was to check for arrhythmias that could cause a clot. I was surprised that the study found ventricular tachycardia; see: https://www.fraserphysics.com/page2_ecg_report.pdf

Coincidentally, I have been thinking about ECGs and have written code for analyzing them; see Section 6.3.1 of my book at https://www.fraserphysics.com/book.pdf. My third question is for anyone who knows about ECG analysis technology:

Is the analysis technique I describe in Section 6.3.1 interesting/novel?

PS. None of the test results are very disturbing. I believe that my event was related to the migraines that I have all too often.

For a decade I have been advocating for the government of Los Alamos County in New Mexico to help with county wide broadband. The coincidence of my renewed effort, the COVID-19 pandemic, and a sympathetic County Council is yielding progress. At the direction of the County Council, the County staff has a job posting for a Broadband Manager. (See the posting at https://selfservice.losalamosnm.us/ess/employmentopportuniti...) The staff is posting the opening for a second time because the first time, only one applicant met even the minimum qualifications.

My questions for Hacker News are:

1. Does the posting look realistic?

2. Does it describe someone who could get a community broadband network built?

3. How can the County get qualified people to apply?

I've been pushing on this issue since 2011. I went so far as serving on the County Board of Public Utilities and becoming its Chair in 2015. Finding that the Board had no authority over the issue, I turned to political organizing and set up the website blabnow.blog. On that site, you can see what I think we need a Broadband Manager to do at https://www.blabnow.blog/los-alamos-broadband-manager-positi...

Beyond asking for thoughts on the Broadband Manager position, I would like to read general comments on:

4. How to get local governments to take responsibility for modern communication utility monopolies?