14 Oct Driving through the Rear View Mirror
I always enjoy people talking in futurity about the day when there will be "data liquidity" within the health care industry...
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23 Jul Day 47: Succinct Health Care – Is there an app for that?
Succinct (sək-sĭngkt') adj. Characterized by clear, precise expression in few words; concise and terse. Marked by or consisting of few words that are carefully chosen The other day I was having a conversation with our Director of Membership Experience Stephen Gaines regarding how ineffective and inadequate...
11 Apr Day 80: My take on "meaningful use"
Meaningful (mē'nĭng-fəl)adj. Having meaning, function, or purpose. Fraught with meaning; significant: I grow exceptionally tired of the entire "meaningful use" conversation. I see multiple definitions, serious scholarly work, conferences, and an entire industry built up around or attempting to knock down this obnoxious term....
02 Mar Health Care Moonshot: The Health Care X PRIZE Development Project
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Moonshot (mūn shŏt) n. Description of the audacious attempt and the subsequent race to place a man on the moon Used as an analogy to describe similarly gigantic challenges under competitive influence The best health care book I have ever read, is ironically the first one I was...
12 Feb Personal Health Advisor: The Perfect Care Coordinator
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Coordinator (kō-ôr'dn-ā'shən) n. The act of coordinating The state of being coordinated; harmonious adjustment or interaction. I am finishing up some more of my postings related to the Innovators Prescription, but prior to do so I wanted to highlight a key insight mentioned when evaluating the disruptions required...
15 Jan Launch: Personal Health Advisory Services
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Crossover (krôs'ō'vər) n. The adaptation of a musical style, as by blending elements of two or more styles or categories, to appeal to a wider audience. A recording designed to appeal to wide or diverse audience I have been blogging for just over two years at Crossover Health...
11 Nov Twittering Scott Shreeve, MD: What are you doing?
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Tweet (twēt) n. 1. A weak chirping sound, as of a young or small bird. 2. A “Tweet” is an individual message (or “update”) posted from Twitter. Twitter is an interesting application with a very simple premise - your friends and associates are actually interested in knowing...
25 Jun Cease and Desist? How about Understand and Resist!
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Desist (dĭ-sĭst') v. 1. To cease doing something; forbear. 2. To abandon, break off, discontinue, give up, leave off, quit, relinquish, remit, or stop. I have been following health care consumerism for several years now. Particularly, the "Direct Access" or "Direct To Consumer" laboratory testing market....
10 Aug High Deductible? Try Low Premium!
Deductible (dĭ-dŭk'tə-bəl) n. 1. Something, such as an expense, that can be deducted, as for income-tax purposes. 2. A clause in an insurance policy that exempts the insurer from paying an initial specified amount in the event that the insured sustains a loss. I didn't really realize...
09 May Physician Heal Thyself – Enhanced Role for Physicians as Trusted Advisors
Healing (hēl ng) v. To restore to health or soundness; cure. To set right; repair. To restore (a person) to wholeness.I previously highlighted a recent study by Booz Allen Hamilton regarding the Consumer Empowered movement and physician responses to it. I thought the physician...