HISsified (hĭ-sə-fī'd) adj. 1. To be openly put to scorn by a withering Mr. HIStalk rant. 2. To be recognized with an annual industry award by Mr. HIStalk. Last night I was privileged to be invited to the hottest Health Care IT party at HIMSS: the first...
Giga (gĭg 'ə) n. Metric prefix denoting multiplication by 109 or 1,000,000,000. In measuring the capacity of computer disks and RAM, equivalent to X 230 or 1,073,741,824. In California surf slang for something that is totally gnarlatious. OK . . . enough already . . . regarding Google,...
Kickoff (kĭk'ôf') n. 1. A place kick in American football that starts play. 2. A beginning for a new initiative. Well, after one of those brutal overnight flights when you are constantly uncomfortable, I rolled into Orlando at 5:13 AM EST to the annual ritual called...
Farce (färs) n. A light dramatic work in which highly improbable plot situations, exaggerated characters, and often slapstick elements are used for humorous effect. The branch of literature, and the broad or spirited humor characteristic of such work. A ludicrous, empty show; a mockery We are...
Asset (ăs'ĕt') n. A useful or valuable quality, person, or thing; an advantage or resource. A tangible or intangible item that can be applied to cover liabilities of a person or a business (cash, stock, inventory, rights, or goodwill). I have previously made the argument that...
Hireling (hīr'lĭng) n. 1. One who works solely for compensation 2. One who is employed by another 3. A person willing to perform a menial task for a fee I grew up in rural Clovis, California on a 2.5 acre ranch house....
Conversation (kŏn'vər-sā'shən ) n. The spoken exchange of thoughts, opinions, and feelings; talk An informal discussion of a matter by representatives of governments, institutions, or organizations. Someone reminded me that I never posted my slides from the recent SCALE 6.x Conference held in Los Angeles on February...
Privileges (prĭv'ə-lĭj) n. 1. A special advantage, immunity, permission, right, or benefit granted to or enjoyed by an individual, class, or caste. 2. The principle of granting and maintaining a special right or immunity. Tomorrow I will be speaking at the annual SCALE conference in Los Angeles....
Collective Intelligence (kə-lĕk'tĭv ĭn-tĕl'ə-jəns) n. 1. Collective intelligence is a form of intelligence that emerges from the collaboration and competition of many individuals. 2. Collective intelligence appears in a wide variety of forms of consensus decision making in bacteria, animals, humans, and computers. 3. The study...
Medical Network (mĕd'ĭ-kəl nĕt'wûrk') 1. A group of health care providers who have organized themselves to provide care 2. Provider organizations who voluntarily group together and are utilized by insurance companies to seek discounted pricing in exchange for additional volume of patients for the...