The next 15%: The Software Enabled Services Concept
Software Enabled Services Professional service offerings that leverage software to synergistically deliver higher levels of performance than obtainable from either alone. A next generation construct which builds upon the concept of Software as a Service (SaaS) but involves the actual human delivery of the services. I am here in Las Vegas at the athenahealth
#FAIL! Proprietary EHR Lock In through CCHIT
Lame (lām) adj. Disabled so that movement, especially walking, is difficult or impossible: Weak and ineffectual; unsatisfactory: I just saw some seriously lame legislation proposed out of New Jersey by some ill-informed congressional lackey MANDATING that all EHR’s be certified through CCHIT. This is absolutely ridiculous. Do you really want to outlaw Goo
Transcript to Transformation: Twitterview with @Berci
Twitterview (twĭt’ər vyū) n. A twitterview is a combination of the terms Twitter and interview. The Twitter medium of 140 characters forces a concise style of interviewing and response. The public can join in on the conversation and become participants themselves by following along or tracking hashtags. On March 26, 2009 the leading health care [&he
The Geisinger Experience: Realizing The Health Value Vision
Realization (rē‘ə-lĭ-zā’shən) The act of realizing or the condition of being realized. The result of realizing. Today, I am meeting with the X PRIZE Foundation at our 2nd Health Advisor Summit meeting in Washington, DC. We have gathered a small subset of health care thought leaders, innovators, providers, payors, patients, and employer group
Primary Care Possibilities – Kaiser Leads the Way (again)
Leadership (lē’dər-shĭp’) n. The position or office of a leader Capacity or ability to lead Guidance; direction I have written extensively about Kaiser Permanente in the recent past (here, here, and here) – not only for their notable achievements but even more impressive to me is their genuine interest to share their results with others
“Systemness”: Which Delivery Model is Best?
Systemness (sĭs’tə-m nes) adj. Arrange according to a system or reduce to a system The degree to which something shares the attributes of a system Last week I attended the World Health Care Congress Consumer Connectivity conference in San Diego. The Twitter stream was at near flood capacity, and several excellent speakers were present to […]
Electronic Health Record – Foundation for Excellence
Excellence (ĕk‘sə-ləns) n. A special feature or quality that confers superiority The quality of being exceptionally good I have mentioned this many times but it bears repeating with three recent news articles – the electronic health record itself is not a game changer but it is a powerful information gathering tool. However, by gathering infor
$50M Men Win 2008 Linux Medical News Freedom Award
Revolution (rĕv‘ə-lū’shən) n. The overthrow of one government and its replacement with another. A sudden or momentous change in a situation I am deeply honored and profoundly grateful to be recognized, along with my brother Steve Shreeve, as the 2008 winner of the Linux Medical News Freedom Award. While this is a niche award in […]
Between Retail and Concierge – Is there a place for branded primary care clinics?
Retail (rē’tāl) n. Of, relating to, or engaged in the sale of goods or commodities To sell in small quantities directly to consumers The “retailization” of health care continues to advance in fits and starts. There are multiple fronts of attack in this movement – everything from general transparency issues such as pricing to physici
Dude! The $100M VistA Open Source Opportunity
Dude (dyūd) n. Used to express approval, satisfaction, or congratulations. In informal speech, many young people use the word “dude” freely. “Dude” may also be used alone in a sentence, serving as an exclamation; denoting a feeling of surprise, happiness, disappointment, amazement or anger, among other emotions.[1] The word might als