Therapy (thĕr'ə-pē) n. Treatment of illness or disability. Healing power or quality This is part 4 of a 4 part interview series (see previous here and here and here) in anticipation of the upcoming Health 2.0 Conference. This fourth and final interview is with Joshua Seidman,...
Provider (prə-vī'dər) n. 1. One who supplies a means of subsistence. 2. One that makes something, such as a service, available. This is part 2 of a 4 part interview series (see previous here) in anticipation of the upcoming Health 2.0 Conference. This second interview is with...
Interactive (ĭn'tər-ăk'tĭv) adj. Acting or capable of acting on each other. Of or relating to a program that responds to user activity. Of, relating to, or being a form of media entertainment in which user and the medium engage in bilateral actions that influence the other. As...
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...
Overtreated (ō'vər trēt ĭd) n. The act, manner, or method of handling or dealing with someone or something. Administration or application of remedies to a patient or for a disease or injury; medicinal or surgical management; therapy The substance or remedy so applied. Over the holidays,...
I just noticed that this December 31, 2007 note had not been published. Blogging (blŏg) n. 1. A website that displays in chronological order the postings by one or more individuals and usually has links to comments on specific postings. 2. The act of writing entries, creating materials,...
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...
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...
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...
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,...