Moonshot (mūn shŏt) n.
Description of the audacious attempt and the subsequent race to place a man on the moon
Used as an analogy to describe similarly gigantic challenges under competitive influence
The best health care book I have ever read, is ironically the first one I was fortunate to pick up. “Redefining Health: Creating Value Based Competition [...]
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 system to become more effective:
“We [...]
Crossover (krôs’ō‘vər) n.
The adaptation of a musical style, as by blending elements of two or more styles or categories, to appeal to a wider audience.
A recording designed to appeal to wide or diverse audience
I have been blogging for just over two years at Crossover Health while also working as a strategic consultant in the area [...]
Tweet (twēt) n.
1. A weak chirping sound, as of a young or small bird.
2. A “Tweet” is an individual message (or “update”) posted from Twitter.
Twitter is an interesting application with a very simple premise – your friends and associates are actually interested in knowing “What are you doing”. These “tweets” are constrained to 140 [...]
Desist (dĭ-sĭst‘) v.
1. To cease doing something; forbear.
2. To abandon, break off, discontinue, give up, leave off, quit, relinquish, remit, or stop.
I have been following health care consumerism for several years now. Particularly, the “Direct Access” or “Direct To Consumer” laboratory testing market. While analytic lab testing has led out in this area, [...]
Deductible (dĭ-dŭk’tə-bəl) n.
1. Something, such as an expense, that can be deducted, as for income-tax purposes.
2. A clause in an insurance policy that exempts the insurer from paying an initial specified amount in the event that the insured sustains a loss.
I didn’t really realize that I was such a stickler for words and the [...]
Healing (hēl ng) v.
To restore to health or soundness; cure.
To set right; repair.
To restore (a person) to wholeness.
I previously highlighted a recent study by Booz Allen Hamilton regarding the Consumer Empowered movement and physician responses to it. I thought the physician responses were very both unfortunate and very telling:
Positive Impact of [...]
