Taking a bite of the Apple: OK, I finally get it . . .
Grok (grŏk) To understand profoundly through intuition or empathy. To have a thorough understanding of a subject. To take something in so thoroughly that it becomes a part of you. I finally took the plunge. After dropping my laptop at the airport and having my screen die, I finally determined to get a Mac. I […]
Mamma Mea (Culpa)! Ingenix Goes Open Source
Mea Culpa (mā‘ə kŭl‘pə) n. 1. An acknowledgment of a personal error or fault 2. A statement of acknowledgment expressing regret or asking pardon I have long been a big fan of Ingenix and their mission of using information analytics to help create value. They are an impressive organization with a plethora of technology, products, […]
Episodes of Care: You have got to be kidding
Episode (ĕp‘ĭ-sōd‘) n. 1. A portion of a narrative that relates an event or a series of connected events and forms a coherent story in itself. 2. One of a series of related events in the course of a continuous account; An incident that is part of a progression or a larger sequence. As I […]
Going off the Grid – The Rise of “Direct Practice” Medicine
Grid (grĭd) n. Something resembling a framework of crisscrossed parallel bars, as in rigidity or organization An interconnected system for the distribution of electricity or electromagnetic signals over a wide area, especially a network of high-tension cables and power stations. The interconnected system employed by the Medico-Industrial complex to create a
SOAP: Apply, Rinse, and Repeat
SOAP (sōp) n. A cleansing agent, manufactured in bars, granules, flakes, or liquid form, made from a mixture of the sodium salts of various fatty acids of natural oils and fats. A process of medical evaluation and management which involves subjective, objective, assessment, and plan components. Slang. Money, especially that which is used for bribery. [&hell
True Insurance: Removing the Moral Hazard
True (trū) adj. 1. Consistent with fact or reality; not false or erroneous 2. Real; genuine, rightful; legitimate, fundamental, or essential 3. Accurately shaped or fitted and conforms to rule, standard or pattern I recently came across an article so good that I thought it should be republished in its entirety. The article was written […]
Stochastic Gaps: Insults and Illuminations on Microcapitation
Stochastic (stō-kăs’tĭk) adj. Of, relating to, or characterized by conjecture; conjectural Involving chance or probability * Disclaimer: The letter is a response to Dave Marcinko of HealthCare Financials who had some pointed commentary regarding my attempt to define a trend I had identified and described as “microcapitation”. This is a l
Millenial Patients: Care Delivery for the Next Generation of Patients
Generation (jĕn‘ə-rā‘shən) n. A group of individuals born and living about the same time. A group of generally contemporaneous individuals regarded as having common cultural or social characteristics and attitudes. A stage or period of sequential technological development and innovation. * This is a reposting of the article I wrote for the Ma
Personalized Medicine: Back to the Future
Personalized Medicine (pûr’sə-nə-līz d mĕd’ĭ-sĭn) The type of sing molecular analysis to achieve optimum medical outcomes in the management of a patient’s disease or disease predisposition, Right treatment for the right patient at the right time. As I have mentioned in several of my posts, I have been working on a couple of health care [
Millennial Health Care Delivery
Millennial (mə-lĕn’–əl) adj. 1. Of or pertaining to the millennium, or to a thousand years 2. Generation of Americans younger than 29 in 2007 with unique social, cultural, and market identity * This is a companion piece to an article called Millenial Patients that will appear in MDNG shortly * The highlight of last months […]