Value Driven Healthcare
Driven (drĭv’ən) v. 1. Powered, operated, or controlled2. Piled up or carried along by a current3. Motivated by or having a compulsive quality or need I had the pleasure of presenting at the first ever Southern California Linux Expo (SCALE) Healthcare Summit yesterday. There were about 60 people in attendance who shared an interest in […]
Transparency and Rational Healthcare Decision Making
Grievance (grē’vəns) n. 1. An actual or supposed circumstance regarded as just cause for complaint.2. A complaint or protestation based on such a circumstance.3. Indignation or resentment stemming from a feeling of having been wronged. In 2007 it is clear that I am going to have some real world opportunities to test out the new […]
Change Agent: "The Prevention Experience"
Prevention (prĭ-věn’shən) n. 1. The act of preventing or impeding 2. A hindrance; an obstacle3. A “preventive“ My tour of the Health 2.0 companies begins by focusing on the “Prevention Experience.” Earlier this month, a new company with lots of big name healthcare people announced to world (via the Wall Street Journal) that t
Health 2.0: Change Agents of the New Paradigm
Change Agent (chānj ā’jənt) n. 1. A person who intentionally or indirectly causes or accelerates social, cultural, and behavioral change.2. A person who lobbies to change paradigms, by increasing information exchange, adopting new practices, and motivated to find better ways to do things.As part of my attempt to define Health 2.0 as a term, it [&hel
Health 2.0: The Definition
Health 2.0*: The Definition 1. Term (see below)2. Companies 3. Movement (see later) Much ado has been made about the term and concept “Web 2.0”. The many and sundry abuses of the term have led it to be one of the most over-buzzed, over-hyped, and over-rated definitions of 2006. The term has been trademarked, become […]