Microcapitation: A Case Study
Case Study (kās stŭd’ē) n. A detailed analysis of a person or group, especially as a model of medical, psychiatric, psychological, or social phenomena. An exemplary or cautionary model; an instructive example I have received a couple of off-line questions regarding the concept of micro-capitation, and having responding publicly to one, I sought perm
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 […]
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
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
Priming the Pump: Jumpstarting Healthcare Consumerism
Jumpstart (jŭmp stärt) v. Starting an automobile engine that has a weak battery by means of jumper cables to another car Start or re-start in a vigorous manner Start something by tapping into another source of power A recent report by the Wall Street Journal casts some concern over the vitality and validity of the […]
Who’s Driving?: Consumer Empowered Healthcare
Empower (ĕm-pou’ər) To invest with power, especially legal power or official authority. To equip or supply with an ability; to enable. I am attending The Consumer Driven Health Care Conference this week in Las Vegas (I also stopped by for a few minutes at the Healthcare Blogging Conference as well). It is great to see […]