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 [...]
Entrepreneur (ŏn‘trə-prə-nûr’ 
n.
1. A person who organizes, operates, and assumes the risk for a business venture.
2. An individual who, rather than working as an employee, runs a small business and assumes all the risk and reward of a given business venture, idea, or good or service offered for sale.
3. Business leader and [...]
Reprieve (rĭ-prēv’ v.
To postpone or cancel the punishment of.
Temporary relief, as from danger or pain
I have had several people ping me to see if I would elevate a comment that I received for my “Openly Confused: Misys Seeks the Source” article into a main line post. The comment was from the new Vice [...]
Laugh (lăf, läf) v.
To express certain emotions, especially mirth or delight, by a series of spontaneous, usually unarticulated sounds often accompanied by corresponding facial and bodily movements.
To feel or express derision or contempt; mock
Open Letter to Marissa Mayer
Marissa MayerInterim VP of Google Health1234 Sand Hill [...]
Health 2.0 (helth tū dŏt ō) n.
1. The defining technology of Web 2.0 (search, wiki/blogs, mash-ups, etc) applied in the health care setting2. New concept of healthcare wherein constituents focus on healthcare value, compete based on outcomes, and provide new delivery methods that enable universal access to high quality care
I. The American HealthCare Crisis
Healthcare [...]
Agenda (ə-jĕn’də) n.
A temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to
An organized list, as of procedures, activities, or events
A grouping or program of things to be done or considered
Several people have asked me about the [...]
Source (sôrs) n.
The point at which something originates, comes into being, or is obtained.
One that causes, creates, or initiates.
My friends up in Redmond are in real trouble. If you don’t think so, just read the latest version of their annual “Summer of Fear” tour. Microsoft has once again claimed that Linux infringes on [...]
Satire (săt‘īr‘ n
A literary work in which human vice or folly is attacked through irony, derision, or wit.
Irony, sarcasm, or caustic wit used to attack or expose folly, vice, or stupidity.
I have long been a fan of HIStalk - the must widely read blog for the HIT industry. I have had the pleasure to meet [...]
Translation (trăns-lā’shən) n.
A restating of something in other, especially simpler, words.
The act or process of translating, especially from one language into another.
The process or result of changing from one appearance, state, or phase to another.
Last summer I had the opportunity to read the well known and highly regarded Tipping Point. Before bashing me for [...]
Empower (ĕm-pou’ər)
To invest with power, especially legal power or official authority.
To equip or supply with an ability; to enable.
I am attending The Consumer Driven Health Care Conference this week in Las Vegas (I also stopped by for a few minutes at the Healthcare Blogging Conference as well). It is great to see [...]
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