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 off the grid [...]
Connection (kə-nĕk’shən) n.
The act of connecting.
The state of being connected
An association or relationship
Sermo finally makes the connection between all the health insurance reform conversations and the inevitable consequence of pushing a large percentage of providers toward a cash based practice. I have highlighted the rise of direct practice multiple times, and believe enough in [...]
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 [...]
Reconsider (rē‘kən-sĭd’ər) v.
To consider again, especially with intent to alter or modify a previous decision.
To take up for reconsideration, as a matter previously acted on by a legislature.
Almost one year ago I posted a note regarding Practice Fusion’s claims to be partnering with Google, mining patient data, and rapidly signing up new customers. [...]
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 [...]
Want (wŏnt) v.
1. To desire greatly; wish for; have an inclination towards
2. To request the presence or assistance of
3. To seek with intent to capture
An interesting study was released today in the McKinsey Quarterly under the moniker, “What Consumers Want in Health Care“. The central theme of the publication was the large and growing [...]
Generation (jĕn‘ə-rā‘shən) n.
A group of individuals born and living about the same time.
A group of generally contemporaneous individuals regarded as having common cultural or social characteristics and attitudes.
A stage or period of sequential technological development and innovation.
* This is a reposting of the article I wrote for the May 2008 issue of MDNG and is [...]
Personalized Medicine (pûr’sə-nə-līz d mĕd’ĭ-sĭn)
The type of sing molecular analysis to achieve optimum medical outcomes in the
management of a patient’s disease or disease predisposition,
Right treatment for the right patient at the right time.
As I have mentioned in several of my posts, I have been working on a couple of health care finance reform initiatives over [...]
Hasta La Vista (äs′tä lä vēs′tä) n.
1. Spanish for “See you later” or “So Long”
2. Healthcare for the provision of “Employer Based Insurance”
I can distinctly recall the moment I first heard these now famous words in the 1991 Summer Blockbuster, Terminator II. John Conner was trying to teach the outdated Terminator how to get hip [...]
