Short Selling: Why the Long View is Critical for Health 2.0
Short Sell (shôrt sĕl) n. 1. The sale of a security that one does not own but has borrowed in anticipation of making a profit by paying for it after its price has fallen. 2. A short seller will make money if the stock goes down in price, while a long position makes money when […]
Health Care Value Chain: Moving On Up!
Value Chain (văl’yū chān) n. 1. A sequence of value-enhancing activities 2. A chain of activities that gives the products more added value than the sum of added values of all the activities. Last week I was able to participate in a very cool live podcast with the ReadWriteWeb editor Richard Macmanus. While I am […]
Twittering Scott Shreeve, MD: What are you doing?
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 “What are you doing”. These “tweets” are constrained […]
Cash is King: Differential Premiums as a driver of behavior change
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 Health 2.0” closing session on the open
Going Back to Cali: From ‘Cease and Desist’ to This?
California (Kal ee for neah) n. The most populous state in the United States of America Bell weather state for multiple social, cultural, and legal issues Currently governed by the Governator and a health regulatory staff that needs some technology tutoring Three months ago, there was a huge hubbub about genetic testing in California. In […]
Health Fool Point Oh!
Disintegrate (dĭs-ĭn‘tĭ-grāt‘) v. To become reduced to components, fragments, or particles. To lose cohesion or unity To decompose, decay, or undergo a nuclear transformation. Ouch. I remember attending a high school football game as a wide-eyed sixth grader. Not only did I get to hang with the big kids, but I got to see big […]
Home on the Range – The New Frontier for the Medical Home
Frontiers (frŭn-tîr‘) A region just beyond or at the edge of a settled area An undeveloped area or field for discovery or research The September/October issue of Health Affairs is dedicated to reviewing concepts of the medical home. It is most likely the most current, authoritative, and impressive review of this emerging idea. Health Affairs [&hellip
Cease and Desist? How about Understand and Resist!
Desist (dĭ-sĭst‘) v. 1. To cease doing something; forbear. 2. To abandon, break off, discontinue, give up, leave off, quit, relinquish, remit, or stop. I have been following health care consumerism for several years now. Particularly, the “Direct Access” or “Direct To Consumer” laboratory testing market. While analytic lab tes
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 […]
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