Membership-based Practices: Does It Have It’s Privileges or is it just for The Privileged?
Membership (mĕm’bər-shĭp) The state of being a member The total number of members in a group I have watched the meteoric rise of popular term “Medical Home”. While I personally dislike this phrase, it has caught on in the popular vernacular and looks like it is here to stay. In conjunction with the rise of […]
Balloon Mania: Happy Birthday Health 2.0
Balloon Mania (bə-lūn mā’nē-ə) n. An excessively intense enthusiasm, interest, or desire over balloons; a craze of interest of the same; A focus on all aspects of balloons that inspires lively interest. Having been around for the beginning of the Health 2.0 movement, it is good to see the conference continuing into its sophomore year. […]
Speaking Circuit: Coming to a Conference Near You
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, or resorts at which entertainers appear in turn. We […]
Healthcare Dysincentives: Who is left holding the bag?
Holding the Bag (hōl’dĭng thə băg) N. Abandon someone, force someone to bear the responsibility or blame. This idiom grew out of the earlier give one the bag (to hold), which dates from about 1600 and alludes to being left with an empty bag while others have taken the valuable contents. I grow weary of […]
Perot on the Prowl: Observations on Press Release Arithmetic
Prowl (proul) v. 1. To roam stealthily, with predatory intent, as in search of prey or plunder 2. Actively looking for somethin HISTalk just recorded its 1.5 millionth hit. Besides the snarky commentary, HISTalk (and the lovely new addition of HERTalk) has continued to gain readership with its dead pan commentary that is always dead-on. […]
Dude! The $100M VistA Open Source Opportunity
Dude (dyūd) n. Used to express approval, satisfaction, or congratulations. In informal speech, many young people use the word “dude” freely. “Dude” may also be used alone in a sentence, serving as an exclamation; denoting a feeling of surprise, happiness, disappointment, amazement or anger, among other emotions.[1] The word might als
GCPR Redux – The Call For Government EHR Unification
Unification (yū’nə-fĭ-kā’shən) n. To bring or come together into a united whole To combine and adapt in order to attain a particular effect: While on my VistA kick (here and here), I need to respond to several important errors of understanding in the recent press release hailed with a “Bravo!” from Fred Trotter. I also […]