Open Letter to Athena: Open Up the Afterburners!
Afterburner (af·tər′bər·nər) n. A device for augmenting the thrust of a jet engine by burning additional fuel in the uncombined oxygen in the gases from the turbine The augmentation of thrust obtained by afterburning may be well over 40% of the normal thrust and at supersonic flight can exceed 100% of normal thrust athenahealth is […]
Healthcare Pioneer: EHR Vendors start their outreach
Pioneer (pī‘ə-nîr’) adj. Of, relating to, or characteristic of early settlers Leading the way; trailblazing When I worked shifts in the ER, I was trained and learned to be weary of people who were overly complimentary or attempted to become too familiar. It is a personality defect seen in those with borderline personality and often […]
Microcapitation: Prometheus Catches Fire
Prometheus (prə-mē’thē-əs) n. A Titan who stole fire from Olympus and gave it to humankind, for which Zeus chained him to a rock and sent an eagle to eat his liver, which grew back daily. A personification of the unconquerable will opposing greater power, forever chained and suffering but confident of the ultimate triumph of […]
Utah leads out with new virtual health insurance exchange
Exchange (ĭks-chānj’) n. To give in return for something received; trade To give and receive reciprocally; interchange A place where things are exchanged, especially a center where securities or commodities are bought and sold There have been several interesting health finance innovations that have been announced recently which have relevance to heal
CPT Codes-Why physicians always get screwed, thanks AMA
CPT Codes Set of health care procedure codes based on the American Medical Association’s Current Procedural Terminology Established in 1978 to provide a standardized coding system for describing specific items and services provided in delivering health care. Daniel Palestrant comes right back from his opening salvo of last week to continue his crusade
Single Sentence Statement: Health Value as a messaging challenge
This is a cross post to some of my writing over at the Healthcare X PRIZE blog The focus on health care value is a powerful organizing principle, but communicating this concept in an elevator pitch is challenging The Healthcare X PRIZE continues to build momentum as we receive a steady stream of inquiries regarding […]
Building Health 2.0 Into the Delivery System
Delivery (dĭ-lĭv‘ə-rē) n. The act of conveying or delivering, the act of transferring to another. Something delivered, as a shipment or package. I am enroute to Boston for the Health 2.0 conference. I look forward to moderating a great session in the afternoon – “Great Debate #2 – Building Health 2.0 Into The Delivery System”
Cathedral and the Bazaar in Healthcare
Bazaar (bə-zär’) n. A market consisting of a street lined with shops and stalls, especially one in the Middle East. A shop or a part of a store in which miscellaneous articles are sold. Eric Raymond is a famous open source advocate who published a seminal book on the fundamental philosophic basis for the movement. […]
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