Concierge Physicians: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Concierge (kôn-syârzh’) n. A staff member of a hotel or apartment complex who assists guests or residents, as by handling the storage of luggage, taking and delivering messages, and making reservations for tours. A person, especially in France, who lives in an apartment house, attends the entrance, and serves as a janitor. [UPDATE: Since my […
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 […]
Pay for Confusion: Current State of P4P
Confusion (kən-fyū‘zhən) n. Impaired orientation with respect to time, place, or person; The act of confusing or the state of being confused; an instance of being confused A disturbed mental state. There have been several recent articles over the past week regarding Pay for Performance (P4P). I have previously been critical of the current incantatio
Healthcare (sur)realism: Picasso vs. Cézanne Style Innovation
Surrealism (sə-rē’ə-lĭz‘əm) n. A 20th-century literary and artistic movement that attempts to express the workings of the subconscious and is characterized by fantastic imagery and incongruous juxtaposition of subject matter. Literature or art produced in this style. I had the opportunity today to listen to Malcom Gladwell while at the AHIP
Why Old Guys Rule(d) and How Groms Get It On
Grom (grŏm) 1. A young surfer, typically less than 15 years old. 2. A term of endearment for beginning surfers. I have been pretty wound up lately with the new addition, several simultaneous projects, and a lot of recent travel so I decided to catch some slow rollers out at Doheny yesterday. It was trunk […]
Second Order Thinking: The Move(ment) to Health 2.0
Think (thĭngk) v. To exercise the power of reason, as by conceiving ideas, drawing inferences, and using judgment. To have or formulate in the mind. To bring into a given condition by mental preoccupation I recently attended a meeting where the speaker opened by stating that he was there to make us THINK. He paused […]
"Vendor, Thy Software is Commodity"
Commodity (kə-mŏd’ĭ-tē) n. A basic good used in commerce that is interchangeable with other commodities of the same type. A basic good that has minimal differentiation in quality between various producers of the good. Something useful that can be turned to commercial advantage or other benefit In today’s New York Times, and op-ed piece titled
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
Health 2.0: From Concept to Reality
Conceptualize (kən-sĕp’chū-ə-līz’) v. The mental process of considering, developing, or forming ideas, thoughts, or notions The ability to interpret new ideas from specific instances or occurrences in a conceptual way I have thoroughly enjoyed my foray into the new world of healthcare consumerism as part our changing healthcare landscape. I
Back to the Future: Health 2.0 Conference Agenda
Agenda (ə-jĕn’də) n. A temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to An organized list, as of procedures, activities, or events A grouping or program of things to be done or considered Several people have asked me about the upcoming Health 2.0 Conference, quickly becoming a “cause celebre” among the healthcare technology elite. I [&hel