Diabetic VistA – The First Amputation
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 be absorbed into the cells of the body. The symptoms include frequent urination, lethargy, excessive thirst, and [&hellip
Openly Confused: Misys Seeks the Source
Confused (kən-fyūzd‘) n. Being unable to think with clarity or act with understanding and intelligence. Lacking logical order or sense; chaotic or jumbled: I read with amusement the recent announcement by Misys on how they are “Leading the Industry with Bold Open Source Move.” On first pass, this is a great announcement and the fruition [
HealthPlanMine: Scoring the Future
Score (skōr) n. 1. To evaluate and assign a grade to. 2. To gain advantage in a game or contest 3. To succeed in acquiring, often by illicit means or by conquest At the recent Health 2.0 Conference, I was able to meet some really great innovators in the Health 2.0 space. As part of […]
Rebooted: The Medsphere Saga Ends
Reboot (rē-būt‘) v. To turn (a computer or operating system) off and then on again To restart something Last Thursday, we finalized a mutual settlement agreement with Medsphere. It took five hundred and four days after being drawn into the campaign to reach this conclusion. To us, this war was always about principles, while to […]
Health 2.0: Eating Our Own Dogfood
Dogfooding (dôg fūd·ĭng) n. 1. Refers to using the software that one creates in the beta test stages and especially thereafter.2. The expression comes from early TV commercials when the dog refused to eat the food3. Conscientious effort to use the product you are promotingThe viral spread of the ideas and concepts of Health 2.0 […]
Knowledge Prostitution enabling Aggregated Voyeurism: Is this a Business Model?
Voyeurism (voi-yûr’ ĭz‘əm) n. 1. The practice in which an individual derives pleasure from surreptitiously observing people. 2. Derives from the French verb voir (to see); literal translation is “seer” but with perjorative connotations. I have recently written about the need to see some more compelling business models within the em
Health 2.0 Business Model: "Payment Dependent on Results"
Business Model (bĭz’nĭs mŏd‘l) n. The plan implemented by a company to generate revenue and make a profit from operations. The model includes the components and functions of the business, as well as the revenues it generates and the expenses it incurs. A business model is a conceptual tool that contains a big set of […]
Pithy Party: HISTalk Turns One Million
Pithy (pĭth’ē) Precisely meaningful; forceful and brief. Consisting of or resembling pith (essential or central part or significance) As many of you know, the reigning czar of Health care IT Mr. HIStalk will soon celebrate his 1,000,000 visitor to his blog site. I was first made aware of his site when I was preparing to […]
Athena Health: The History of the First Health 2.0 IPO
Initial Public Offering (ĭ-nĭsh’əl pŭb’lĭk ô’fər-ĭng) n. The first sale of stock by a private company to the public. Stock issued typically to raise capital and gain access to public markets Sale of stock typically handled by underwriters who determine type, quantity, and price of stock sold I have previously written on several occa