Entries Tagged as 'Health Plan 2.0'

May 5, 2008

SOAP: Apply, Rinse, and Repeat

SOAP (sōp) n.

A cleansing agent, manufactured in bars, granules, flakes, or liquid form, made from a mixture of the sodium salts of various fatty acids of natural oils and fats.
A process of medical evaluation and management which involves subjective, objective, assessment, and plan components.
Slang. Money, especially that which is used for bribery.

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February 14, 2008

Covering Your Asset: The Body Shop Insurance Company

Asset (ăs‘ĕt‘ ;) n.

A useful or valuable quality, person, or thing; an advantage or resource.
A tangible or intangible item that can be applied to cover liabilities of a person or a business (cash, stock, inventory, rights, or goodwill).

I have previously made the argument that our personal health status should be considered a form of [...]

December 31, 2007

Blogging - One Year In/Out

I just noticed that this December 31, 2007 note had not been published.
Blogging (blŏg) n.
1. A website that displays in chronological order the postings by one or more individuals and usually has links to comments on specific postings.
2. The act of writing entries, creating materials, or maintaing a weblog.
I published my first blog post last [...]

December 21, 2007

Microcapitation: A Closer Look and New Perspective on Capitation

Microcapitation (mī‘krə kăp’ĭ-tā‘shən) n
1. A healthcare delivery mechanisms wherein a service provider contracts with an administrator to provide health care services on a per capita basis.
2. A financing mechanism wherein a service providers assumes financial risk, is compensated at a fixed per capita rate, usually for predetermined services as appropriate for subscribers to the service.
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December 19, 2007

Dyscoordinated: Healthcare’s Line Item Problem

Dyscoordinated (dĭs-kō-ôr‘dn-āt‘ĭd) n.

To purposefully prevent harmoniously working together
To purposefully prevent pleasing combinations; or matches of form and function
To purposefully prevent harmony of common actions or efforts

In addition to doing a little Health 2.0 Experiment in my last post, I have to followup with the actual delivery and payment of the service as well. I [...]