Crossover Health

19 Dec Dyscoordinated: Healthcare's Line Item Problem

Posted at 19:18h in For Employers, Health 2.0, Health Plan 2.0, Quality, Transparency, Value by michelle 3 Comments

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Dyscoordinated (dĭs-kō-ôr'dn-āt'ĭd) n. To purposefully prevent harmoniously working together To purposefully prevent pleasing combinations; or matches of form and function To purposefully prevent harmony of common actions or efforts In addition to doing a little Health 2.0 Experiment in my last post, I have to followup with the...

17 Dec Reality Check: From Headlines to Prime Time

Posted at 15:07h in Change Agents, For Employers, Health 2.0, Quality, Transparency by michelle 2 Comments

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Reality Check (rē-ăl'ĭ-tē chĕk) n. 1. An assessment to determine if one's circumstances or expectations conform to reality. 2. The act of letting a real user try out prototype software. 3. Conversationally, saying “sanity check” means you are requesting a check of your assumptions. My wife recently notified...

15 Dec Transformers: Health 2.0 Is More Than Meets the Eye

Posted at 07:29h in Consumerism, For Employers, Health 2.0, Innovation, Transparency, Value by michelle 1 Comment

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Transformation (trăns'fər-mā'shən) n. 1. The act, instance, or state of being transformed 2. A marked change, as in appearance or character, usually for the better. I have long been a fan of the Transformers and their catchy tagline, "Transformers, more than meets the eye". In re-watching the summer...

11 Dec Back in the Saddle and Ready to Ride

Posted at 10:24h in Entrepreneurship, For Employers, Health 2.0, Healthcare, Insurance by michelle 4 Comments

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Entrepreneur (ŏn'trə-prə-nûr') n. 1. A person who organizes, operates, and assumes the risk for a business venture. 2. An individual who, rather than working as an employee, runs a small business and assumes all the risk and reward of a given business venture, idea,...

04 Dec Employer-Based Insurance: "Hasta La Vista, Baby!"

Posted at 06:31h in Crossover, For Employers, Insurance, Quality by michelle 3 Comments

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Hasta La Vista (äs′tä lä vēs′tä) n. 1. Spanish for "See you later" or "So Long" 2. Healthcare for the provision of "Employer Based Insurance" I can distinctly recall the moment I first heard these now famous words in the 1991 Summer Blockbuster, Terminator II. John Conner was...

01 Dec There are No Wizards in Oz

Posted at 20:14h in Entrepreneurship, For Employers, Innovation, Leadership by michelle 0 Comments

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Wizard (wĭz'ərd) n. One who practices magic; a sorcerer or magician. A skilled or clever person;a sage. The Wizard of Oz is hot theme right now, particularly as the Broadway version of Wicked continues to rack up impressive sales at the Pantages Theatre in Los...

28 Nov Genomics vs. Proteonomics: Accessorizing Your Genes

Posted at 00:47h in Change Agents, For Employers, Health 2.0 by michelle 1 Comment

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Accessorize (ăk-sĕs'ə-rīz') v. 1. To furnish with accessories: accessorized my outfit with a matching watch. 2. To wear or select accessories: accessorizes according to the latest fashions. I had the occasion this past weekend to be out with my wife doing some shopping. Apparently, I have been...

27 Nov Consumer Enlightment – The Power of Personalized Health

Posted at 10:21h in Change Agents, For Employers, Health 2.0, Innovation, Transparency by michelle 0 Comments

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Enlightenment (ĕn-līt'n-mənt) n. The act or a means of enlightening; state of being enlightened. A philosophical movement of the 18th century that emphasized the use of reason to scrutinize previously accepted doctrines and traditions and that brought about many humanitarian reforms. I have been a...

12 Nov The "SayDoBe" Reprieve

Posted at 20:41h in For Employers, Healthcare, Open Source, Transparency by michelle 3 Comments

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Reprieve (rĭ-prēv') v. To postpone or cancel the punishment of. Temporary relief, as from danger or pain I have had several people ping me to see if I would elevate a comment that I received for my "Openly Confused: Misys Seeks the Source" article into a...

07 Nov Diabetic VistA – The First Amputation

Posted at 11:12h in For Employers, Open Source, VistA by michelle 5 Comments

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Diabetes (dī-ă-bēt-ēz) n. Diabetes mellitus is a condition in which the pancreas no longer produces enough insulin or when cells stop responding to the insulin that is produced As a result, the glucose in the blood cannot...

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19 Dec Dyscoordinated: Healthcare's Line Item Problem

17 Dec Reality Check: From Headlines to Prime Time

15 Dec Transformers: Health 2.0 Is More Than Meets the Eye

11 Dec Back in the Saddle and Ready to Ride

04 Dec Employer-Based Insurance: "Hasta La Vista, Baby!"

01 Dec There are No Wizards in Oz

28 Nov Genomics vs. Proteonomics: Accessorizing Your Genes

27 Nov Consumer Enlightment – The Power of Personalized Health

12 Nov The "SayDoBe" Reprieve

07 Nov Diabetic VistA – The First Amputation