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 [...]
Millennial (mə-lĕn’-əl) adj.
1. Of or pertaining to the millennium, or to a thousand years
2. Generation of Americans younger than 29 in 2007 with unique social, cultural, and market identity
* This is a companion piece to an article called Millenial Patients that will appear in MDNG shortly *
The highlight of last months Health 2.0 conference [...]
Quarterback (kwôr‘tər-băk‘ 
n.
1. The backfield player whose position is behind the line of scrimmage and who usually calls the signals for the plays.
2. To lead or direct the operations of an enterprise.
I have been reading with interest all the recent articles (here, here, here, and here) regarding the decline of primary [...]
Long Tail (lông tāl)
New business phenomenon in which low distribution and storage cost enable significant profits to be realized by selling small volumes of niche items instead of large numbers of popular items.
The potential for online retailers to make more money than their bricks and mortar counterparts because there is virtually unlimited “shelf [...]
Prelude (prĕllūd‘ n.
An introductory performance, event, or action preceding a more important one; a preliminary or preface
A piece or movement that serves as an introduction to another section or composition and establishes the key, such as one that precedes a fugue, opens a suite, or precedes a church service.
I took a beautiful drive down [...]
Therapy (thĕr’ə-pē) n.
Treatment of illness or disability.
Healing power or quality
This is part 4 of a 4 part interview series (see previous here and here and here) in anticipation of the upcoming Health 2.0 Conference. This fourth and final interview is with Joshua Seidman, PhD from the Center for Information Therapy.
Contact:
Joshua Seidman, PhD
President
Center [...]
Provider (prə-vī’dər) n.
1. One who supplies a means of subsistence.
2. One that makes something, such as a service, available.
This is part 2 of a 4 part interview series (see previous here) in anticipation of the upcoming Health 2.0 Conference. This second interview is with David S. Sobel, MD, MPH physician extraordinaire from Kaiser
Bio:
David S. [...]
Interactive (ĭn‘tər-ăk‘tĭv) adj.
Acting or capable of acting on each other.
Of or relating to a program that responds to user activity.
Of, relating to, or being a form of media entertainment in which user and the medium engage in bilateral actions that influence the other.
As part of my preparation for the upcoming Health 2.0 Conference, [...]
Medical Network (mĕd’ĭ-kəl nĕt’wûrk‘ 1. A group of health care providers who have organized themselves to provide care
2. Provider organizations who voluntarily group together and are utilized by insurance companies to seek discounted pricing in exchange for additional volume of patients for the provider.
I am pleased to comment on the “grand opening” of [...]
Overtreated (ō’vər trēt ĭd) n.
The act, manner, or method of handling or dealing with someone or something.
Administration or application of remedies to a patient or for a disease or injury; medicinal or surgical management; therapy
The substance or remedy so applied.
Over the holidays, I was able to read a raft of some of [...]
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