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 [
Gatekeepers vs. Quarterbacks: Primary Care Gets Back in the Game
Quarterback (kwôr‘tər-băk‘) n. 1. The backfield player whose position is behind the line of scrimmage and who usually calls the signals for the plays. 2. To lead or direct the operations of an enterprise. I have been reading with interest all the recent articles (here, here, here, and here) regarding the decline of primary care […]
Transformers: Health 2.0 Is More Than Meets the Eye
Transformation (trăns‘fər-mā’shən) n. 1. The act, instance, or state of being transformed 2. A marked change, as in appearance or character, usually for the better. I have long been a fan of the Transformers and their catchy tagline, “Transformers, more than meets the eye“. In re-watching the summer blockbuster recently, I was onc
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 […]
Health 2.0: Introducing the Healthcare FICO Score
FICO Score (fĭk‘o skôr) n. 1. Financial instrument used to assess the risk of credit applicants2. A risk-based score system used to determine the probability of a borrowers risk of default I have been talking quite a bit about the convergence of health and wealth in recent months. I am continually reminded of how much […]
DNA Hucksters – The Future of Snake Oil Salesmanship
(snāk oil) n. 1. A worthless preparation fraudulently peddled as a cure for everything that ails a person.2. A product that has been proven to not live up to the vendor’s marketing hype.3. Speech or writing intended to deceive; humbug. I am a big fan of Direct to Consumer (DTC) testing*, believing that allowing consumers […]
Ginormous: Going Gaga over Google
Gaga (gä’gä’) adj. 1. Afflicted with or exhibiting irrationality and mental unsoundness 2. Completely absorbed, infatuated, or excited OK, it was bound to happen. After more than a year of dithering, whispering, false (advertising) missteps, and hinting, it looks like we are going to get our first glimpse of “Google Health” (will th
Priming the Pump: Jumpstarting Healthcare Consumerism
Jumpstart (jŭmp stärt) v. Starting an automobile engine that has a weak battery by means of jumper cables to another car Start or re-start in a vigorous manner Start something by tapping into another source of power A recent report by the Wall Street Journal casts some concern over the vitality and validity of the […]
Myopia 2.0: The Technology versus The Movement
Myopia (mī-ō‘pē-ə) n. A visual defect in which distant objects appear blurred because their images are focused in front of the retina rather than on it; also called nearsightedness or short sightedness. Lack of discernment or long-range perspective in thinking or planning. In a recent post to HISTalk, my friend and colleague Matthew Holt of [&helli