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, […]
Episodes of Care: You have got to be kidding
Episode (ĕp‘ĭ-sōd‘) n. 1. A portion of a narrative that relates an event or a series of connected events and forms a coherent story in itself. 2. One of a series of related events in the course of a continuous account; An incident that is part of a progression or a larger sequence. As I […]
Going off the Grid – The Rise of “Direct Practice” Medicine
Grid (grĭd) n. Something resembling a framework of crisscrossed parallel bars, as in rigidity or organization An interconnected system for the distribution of electricity or electromagnetic signals over a wide area, especially a network of high-tension cables and power stations. The interconnected system employed by the Medico-Industrial complex to create a
True Insurance: Removing the Moral Hazard
True (trū) adj. 1. Consistent with fact or reality; not false or erroneous 2. Real; genuine, rightful; legitimate, fundamental, or essential 3. Accurately shaped or fitted and conforms to rule, standard or pattern I recently came across an article so good that I thought it should be republished in its entirety. The article was written […]
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 [
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 […]
The Lawrie Dowry: Misys Acquires Allscripts in Shotgun Wedding
Dowry (dou’rē) n. Money or property brought by a bride to her husband at marriage. A sum of money required of a postulant at a convent. A natural endowment or gift; a talent. Misys PLC has offered to acquire struggling Allscripts “the leading provider of clinical software, connectivity, and information solutions that physicians use to […]
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 […]