Speaking Circuit: Coming to a Conference Near You
Circuit (sûr’kĭt) n. A path or route the complete traversal of which without local change of direction requires returning to the starting point. An association of theaters in which plays, acts, or films move from theater to theater for presentation. A group of nightclubs, show halls, or resorts at which entertainers appear in turn. We […]
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
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, […]
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
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 […]
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 […]
Health 2.0: The Long Tail of Health Care
Long Tail (lông tāl) New business phenomenon in which low distribution and storage cost enable significant profits to be realized by selling small volumes of niche items instead of large numbers of popular items. The potential for online retailers to make more money than their bricks and mortar counterparts because there is virtually unlimited “shelf
Health 2.0: The Prelude
Prelude (prĕllūd‘) n. An introductory performance, event, or action preceding a more important one; a preliminary or preface A piece or movement that serves as an introduction to another section or composition and establishes the key, such as one that precedes a fugue, opens a suite, or precedes a church service. I took a beautiful […]
Health 2.0: Communications Reactor Panel – Introducing Joshua Seidman, PhD
Therapy (thĕr’ə-pē) n. Treatment of illness or disability. Healing power or quality This is part 4 of a 4 part interview series (see previous here and here and here) in anticipation of the upcoming Health 2.0 Conference. This fourth and final interview is with Joshua Seidman, PhD from the Center for Information Therapy. Contact: Joshua […]
Health 2.0: Communications Reactor Panel – Introducing David Sobel, MD, MPH
Provider (prə-vī’dər) n. 1. One who supplies a means of subsistence. 2. One that makes something, such as a service, available. This is part 2 of a 4 part interview series (see previous here) in anticipation of the upcoming Health 2.0 Conference. This second interview is with David S. Sobel, MD, MPH physician extraordinaire from […]