Value

10 Dec

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Treadmill  (trĕd'mĭl') n. An exercise device consisting of a continuous moving belt on which a person can walk or jog while remaining in one place. A similar device operated by an animal treading a continuous sloping belt. Today, Dr. Jordan Shlain and I opened the morning session...

08 Dec

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Current Health (kûr'ənt helth) n. Membership based, comprehensive primary care practice based in San Francisco area with plans to spread branded clinics throughout the West. Millennial version of the classic vision of a trusted physician who makes house calls. As I have mentioned previously, I have been...

11 Nov

Posted at 10:39h in Advisory Services, Consumerism, Crossover, Direct Practice, Entrepreneurship, For Employers, Health 2.0, Innovation, Value by
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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...

20 Oct

Posted at 14:02h in Conferences, Consumerism, For Employers, Health 2.0, Innovation, Quality, Rational Choice, Transparency, Value by
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Differential (dĭf'ə-rĕn'shəl) adj. Of, relating to, or showing a difference. Constituting or making a difference; distinctive. Dependent on or making use of a specific difference or distinction. This is the third in a four part series of interviews with the panelist of "The Business Case for...

16 Sep

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Retail (rē'tāl) n. Of, relating to, or engaged in the sale of goods or commodities To sell in small quantities directly to consumers The "retailization" of health care continues to advance in fits and starts. There are multiple fronts of attack in this movement - everything from general...

27 Aug

Posted at 08:15h in Conferences, For Employers, Health 2.0, Healthcare, Innovation, Open Source, Transparency, Value by
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Circuit (sûr'kĭt) n. A path or route the complete traversal of which without local change of direction requires returning to the starting point. An association of theaters in which plays, acts, or films move from theater to theater for presentation. A group of nightclubs, show halls,...