Media Advisory: Announcement of Initial Prize Design for Potential $10 Million Healthcare X PRIZE to Revolutionize U.S. Health System
I am in Washington DC to participate in the 6th Annual World Health Care Congress. It is a power packed meeting with tons of interesting speakers, presentations, announcements from many of the thought leaders throughout the industry. The demographics of this conference are certainly older, and the DC location gives it a very political / […]
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
The Innovators Interview: Conversations with Jason Hwang
Interview (ĭn‘tər-vyū) n. A conversation, such as one conducted by a reporter, in which facts or statements are elicited from another. An account or a reproduction of such a conversation. I have long been a fan of Clay Christensen and his concepts of Disruptive Innovation (DI). I devoured the book and the subsequent follow on […]
Personal Health Advisor: The Perfect Care Coordinator
Coordinator (kō-ôr‘dn-ā’shən) n. The act of coordinating The state of being coordinated; harmonious adjustment or interaction. I am finishing up some more of my postings related to the Innovators Prescription, but prior to do so I wanted to highlight a key insight mentioned when evaluating the disruptions required to help the Primary Care sys
The Price of Opacity: Lessons Learned from UNC
Opacity (ō-păs’ĭ-tē) The quality or state of being opaque. Something obscure, impenetrable Dullness of mind I have been intrigued by the recent settlement by United with NY regarding underpayments to physicians based on faulty estimates of what constitutes a fair market rate (Ususal aNd Customer or “UNC”) for physician health services.
Ten Fold (10X): Is There Really an Order of Magnitude Difference?
Magnitude (măg’nĭ-tūd‘) n. Greatness in size and extent. Greatness in significance or influence. Two recent news items caught my attention. They follow on the heels of some of my recent writings on VistA EHR, MUMPS based systems, and the idea of virtuous cycle investments as a true stimulus in helping to lay down the health […]
Cognitive Surplus: “Collective Intelligence” or “Organizing Wisdom”?
Cognitive Surplus (kŏg’nĭ-tĭv sûr’pləs) n. The surplus brain power available as a result of the free time made possible through technology advances, cultural changes, and new politico-social arrangements I have had this blog queued up for a long time and an article describing Yahoo’s renewed focus on improving the search experience t
Catchup: In Case You Missed IT
Catch Up (kăch’ŭp‘) n. An approach or strategy intended to overcome a disadvantage or lead. An increase intended to bring an amount or rate up to a standard. Gearing back up from being gone for 10 days. It is a painful process to dig out from the hundreds of emails, thousands of twitters, and the […]
Part I: Innovators Prescription – Introduction to Theory
I am just finishing up The Innovators Prescription: A Disruptive Solution for Health Care. It is the third installment by Clayton Christensen in his innovations series where he collaborates with the esteemed Jerome Grossman, MD and newcomer Jason Hwang, MD. I believe this book will make a profound impact on healthcare by introducing the Disruptive […]
My First Bleet: The Fraying Employer Based Insurance
Bleet (blēt) n. A combination of a blog post (in depth analysis of an issue) with a tweet (spontaneous expression of a mental thought) I typically attempt to write a thoughtfully developed, artfully crafted, and intellectually provocative post concerning current topic areas of interest. However, in the age of Twitter, I am finding that blogging […]