Interview with Stephen Ezeji-Okoye, MD (Part 2)
In Part 1 of our interview with Stephen Ezeji-Okoye, MD (Chief Medical Officer of Crossover) he shares his experience practicing at the Veteran’s Administration, and how the introduction of data and systems for the population changed care for the individual. In this post, he relates how this is influencing his thinking while leading Crossover’s clinical
Interview with Stephen Ezeji-Okoye, MD (Part 1)
We’ve been speaking to a number of people on the Crossover rocketship in the past few months, getting their take on the company’s mission and vision, and how their contribution is going to impact our success. In doing so, they tell us an awful lot about themselves. In this post we’re talking to Stephen Ezeji-Okoye […]
Day 48: Data Gathering transitions to Information Analysis
Transition (trăn-zĭsh’ən) n. Passage from one form, state, style, or place to another. A word, phrase, sentence, or series of sentences connecting one part of a discourse to another. In the midst of running Medsphere I became aware that we were onto something very powerful. Somewhere along the line I finally “got it” that what […]
CODE RED – How Proprietary HIT Vendors May Screw Up Health Reform
CODE RED (kōd rĕd) n. A system of hospital codes used world wide to alert staff to emergency conditions Codes intended to convey essential information quickly with minimal understanding “Code Red” typically implies catastrophic, life threatening emergency I had the privilege to meet with Phil Longman several years back at a cafe in Washington D
VistA – Its Now or Never
Never (nĕv’ər) adv. Not ever; on no occasion; at no time Not at all; in no way; absolutely not Recently president Barack Obama told his Organizing for America fanbase that is was “Now or Never” for healthcare reform, “If we don’t get it done this year we are not going to get it done.” While […]
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 […]
Sales Objection #2: MUMPS is Dead (No, its actually EPIC)
Epic (ĕp‘ĭk) n. An extended narrative poem in elevated or dignified language, celebrating the feats of a legendary or traditional hero. A series of events considered appropriate to an epic Epic is a beautiful surfing slang word to describe a day, a swell, or a ride that is totally out of the ordinary, transcending into […]
The Problem with VistA: “Its the Platform, Stupid”
Platform (plăt’fôrm) n. A formal declaration of the principles on which a group, such as a political party, makes its appeal to the public. The basic technology of a computer system’s hardware and software that defines how a computer is operated and determines what other kinds of software can be used. I read with interest […]
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
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