Am I a good doctor?
I would rather have a doctor who knows me better, has time to listen, etc., but even if I somehow find one who follows the direct practice model, I’ll be missing the reassurance that a large practice gives (namely, that the doctors in a large practice have been closely evaluated and chosen because they are […]
Customer Disservice: Health Care #FAILs again and again
Disservice (dĭs-sûr’vĭs) A harmful action; an injury An act that is not just Our health care system is completely devoid of customer service. It is pathetic. I took my son to have a simple tympanostomy (ear tubes) procedure this morning. I show up, sign in and take my seat amidsts the throngs of people in […]
Sermo makes the connection: Health Reform leads to Cash-based Practices
Connection (kə-nĕk‘shən) n. The act of connecting. The state of being connected An association or relationship Sermo finally makes the connection between all the health insurance reform conversations and the inevitable consequence of pushing a large percentage of providers toward a cash based practice. I have highlighted the rise of direct practice
Open Letter to Athena: Open Up the Afterburners!
Afterburner (af·tər′bər·nər) n. A device for augmenting the thrust of a jet engine by burning additional fuel in the uncombined oxygen in the gases from the turbine The augmentation of thrust obtained by afterburning may be well over 40% of the normal thrust and at supersonic flight can exceed 100% of normal thrust athenahealth is […]
Healthcare Pioneer: EHR Vendors start their outreach
Pioneer (pī‘ə-nîr’) adj. Of, relating to, or characteristic of early settlers Leading the way; trailblazing When I worked shifts in the ER, I was trained and learned to be weary of people who were overly complimentary or attempted to become too familiar. It is a personality defect seen in those with borderline personality and often […]
Microcapitation: Prometheus Catches Fire
Prometheus (prə-mē’thē-əs) n. A Titan who stole fire from Olympus and gave it to humankind, for which Zeus chained him to a rock and sent an eagle to eat his liver, which grew back daily. A personification of the unconquerable will opposing greater power, forever chained and suffering but confident of the ultimate triumph of […]
Utah leads out with new virtual health insurance exchange
Exchange (ĭks-chānj’) n. To give in return for something received; trade To give and receive reciprocally; interchange A place where things are exchanged, especially a center where securities or commodities are bought and sold There have been several interesting health finance innovations that have been announced recently which have relevance to heal
CLEAR! Shocking Google Health Back to Life
* This is the second part of my commentary on the June HealthVault Connected Care Conference in Seattle. I hope to use this post to motivate my good friends at Google Health into taking a much more public, visible, and proactive role in the health conversation. More importantly, it is a call to Google HQ […]
Microsoft Vaults Ahead into the Personal Health Information Space
* I am out at the Eli Lilly Health 2.0 Summit and just finished a presentation by Microsoft Health Services team. It was an interesting presentation, if but for nothing else to show their worldwide commitment to health. It reminded me of the June Health Vault Summit I attended where I wrote but forgot to […]
#FAIL! Proprietary EHR LockIn through CCHIT Certification
* I just found several blog posts that I had written but never posted. Sorry that these are late but there are still worthy of a link or two. I just saw some serious lame legislation proposed out of New Jersey by some ill-informed congressional lackey legislating that all EHR’s be certified through CCHIT. This […]