Demolition (dĕm’ə-lĭsh’ən) n. The act or process of wrecking or destroying, especially destruction by explosives. Explosives, especially when designed or used as weapons. We are having a blast on our march toward revolutionizing the way that medicine is practiced, delivered, and experienced. In fact, we feel so strongly about it that we are literally busting [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Change Agents’
February 22, 2010
Career Walkabout: Going On and Off the Grid
Walkabout (wôk’ə-bout’) n. A temporary return to traditional Aboriginal life, taken especially between periods of work or residence in modern society and usually involving a period of travel through the bush. A public stroll taken by an important person, such as a monarch, among a group of people for greeting and conversation. I have been [...]
July 8, 2009
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 DC [...]
July 2, 2009
Whats the new spelling for the AMA? S-E-R-M-O
Spelling (spĕl’ĭng) n. The forming of words with letters in an accepted order; orthography. The art or study of orthography or the way in which a word is spelled. Whoa . . . just ahead of a 21% cut in physician salaries we have an epic battle shaping up within the physician community. The AMA, [...]
March 12, 2009
Primary Care Possibilities – Kaiser Leads the Way (again)
Leadership (lē’dər-shĭp’) n. The position or office of a leader Capacity or ability to lead Guidance; direction I have written extensively about Kaiser Permanente in the recent past (here, here, and here) – not only for their notable achievements but even more impressive to me is their genuine interest to share their results with others [...]
March 2, 2009
Health Care Moonshot: The Health Care X PRIZE Development Project
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 [...]
March 2, 2009
Dartmouth Atlas: Elliot Fisher for HHS Secretary
Atlas (ăt‘ləs) n. A book or bound collection of maps, sometimes with supplementary illustrations and graphic analyses. A volume of tables, charts, or plates that systematically illustrates a particular subject I have some reservations about Kathleen Sebelius being appointed to the new role of HHS Secretary. She certainly possess the requisite leadership, experience, and other [...]
February 20, 2009
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 [...]
February 18, 2009
Cuomo Bully Pulpit: All Payers Database to be a reality
Bully pulpit (bʊl’ē pʊl’pĭt) n. Public Office of sufficiently high rank that provides the holder with an opportunity to speak out and be listened to on any matter. An effective mechanism to bring issues to the fore that were not initially in debate, due to the office’s stature and publicity. I never knew that Andrew [...]
January 27, 2009
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 tweaked me to get [...]
