Entries Tagged as 'Industry'

February 10, 2008

SCALE 2008: Opening Up - The Inevitable Conversation within Health Care

Conversation (kŏn‘vər-sā’shən ) n.

The spoken exchange of thoughts, opinions, and feelings; talk
An informal discussion of a matter by representatives of governments, institutions, or organizations.

Someone reminded me that I never posted my slides from the recent SCALE 6.x Conference held in Los Angeles on February 8, 2008. I had been invited to speak regarding my [...]

January 17, 2008

Overtreated and Underinformed: Too Much Medicine, Not Enough Evidence

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 [...]

October 2, 2007

Pithy Party: HISTalk Turns One Million

Pithy (pĭth’ē)

Precisely meaningful; forceful and brief.
Consisting of or resembling pith (essential or central part or significance)

As many of you know, the reigning czar of Health care IT Mr. HIStalk will soon celebrate his 1,000,000 visitor to his blog site. I was first made aware of his site when I was preparing [...]

September 13, 2007

No Laughing Matter: An Open Letter to Google Health Marissa Mayer

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 [...]

September 13, 2007

On Vacation: Adam Bosworth Leaves Google Health

Vacation (vā-kā’shən) n.

A period of time devoted to pleasure, rest, or relaxation, especially one with pay granted to an employee.
A fixed period of holidays, especially one during which a school, court, or business suspends activities.
The act or an instance of vacating.

Along we everyone, [...]