Twitterview (twĭt’ər vyū) n.
A twitterview is a combination of the terms Twitter and interview.
The Twitter medium of 140 characters forces a concise style of interviewing and response.
The public can join in on the conversation and become participants themselves by following along or tracking hashtags.
On March 26, 2009 the leading health care bloggers (see list [...]
Blog Rally (b’lôg răl’ē) adj.
A coordinated, simultaneous presentation of identical or similar material on numerous blogs for the purpose of engaging large numbers of readers and/or persuading them to adopt a certain position or take a certain action.
The simultaneous nature of a blog rally can create the result of joining the efforts of otherwise independent [...]
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. He [...]
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 / [...]
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 groups to discuss the design of [...]
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 books. It resonated [...]
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 [...]
Opacity (ō-păs’ĭ-tē)
The quality or state of being opaque.
Something obscure, impenetrable
Dullness of mind
I have been intrigued by the recent settlement by United with NY regarding underpayments to physicians based on faulty estimates of what constitutes a fair market rate (Ususal aNd Customer or “UNC”) for physician health services. As predicted, it has set off [...]
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 care foundation [...]
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 this out [...]
