Health 2.0: Communications Reactor Panel – Introducing Brendan Gallagher
Interactive (ĭn‘tər-ăk‘tĭv) adj. Acting or capable of acting on each other. Of or relating to a program that responds to user activity. Of, relating to, or being a form of media entertainment in which user and the medium engage in bilateral actions that influence the other. As part of my preparation for the upcoming Health […]
The New Network – Hello, Carol!
Medical Network (mĕd’ĭ-kəl nĕt’wûrk‘) 1. A group of health care providers who have organized themselves to provide care 2. Provider organizations who voluntarily group together and are utilized by insurance companies to seek discounted pricing in exchange for additional volume of patients for the provider. I am pleased to comment on th
Overtreated and Underinformed: Too Much Medicine, Not Enough Evidence
Overtreated (ō’vər trēt ĭd) n. The act, manner, or method of handling or dealing with someone or something. Administration or application of remedies to a patient or for a disease or injury; medicinal or surgical management; therapy The substance or remedy so applied. Over the holidays, I was able to read a raft of some […]
Blogging – One Year In/Out
I just noticed that this December 31, 2007 note had not been published. Blogging (blŏg) n. 1. A website that displays in chronological order the postings by one or more individuals and usually has links to comments on specific postings. 2. The act of writing entries, creating materials, or maintaing a weblog. I published my […]
Dyscoordinated: Healthcare’s Line Item Problem
Dyscoordinated (dĭs-kō-ôr‘dn-āt‘ĭd) n. To purposefully prevent harmoniously working together To purposefully prevent pleasing combinations; or matches of form and function To purposefully prevent harmony of common actions or efforts In addition to doing a little Health 2.0 Experiment in my last post, I have to followup with the actual delive
Reality Check: From Headlines to Prime Time
Reality Check (rē-ăl’ĭ-tē chĕk) n. 1. An assessment to determine if one’s circumstances or expectations conform to reality. 2. The act of letting a real user try out prototype software. 3. Conversationally, saying “sanity check” means you are requesting a check of your assumptions. My wife recently notified me that one of my sons was [&h
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
Back in the Saddle and Ready to Ride
Entrepreneur (ŏn‘trə-prə-nûr’) n. 1. A person who organizes, operates, and assumes the risk for a business venture. 2. An individual who, rather than working as an employee, runs a small business and assumes all the risk and reward of a given business venture, idea, or good or service offered for sale. 3. Business leader and […]
Genomics vs. Proteonomics: Accessorizing Your Genes
Accessorize (ăk-sĕs’ə-rīz‘) v. 1. To furnish with accessories: accessorized my outfit with a matching watch. 2. To wear or select accessories: accessorizes according to the latest fashions. I had the occasion this past weekend to be out with my wife doing some shopping. Apparently, I have been too busy of late to notice that […]
Consumer Enlightment – The Power of Personalized Health
Enlightenment (ĕn-līt’n-mənt) n. The act or a means of enlightening; state of being enlightened. A philosophical movement of the 18th century that emphasized the use of reason to scrutinize previously accepted doctrines and traditions and that brought about many humanitarian reforms. I have been a little quite lately, for which I apologize, but have