True (trū) adj.
1. Consistent with fact or reality; not false or erroneous
2. Real; genuine, rightful; legitimate, fundamental, or essential
3. Accurately shaped or fitted and conforms to rule, standard or pattern
I recently came across an article so good that I thought it should be republished in its entirety. The article was written by Frank Timmons and [...]
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 [...]
Personalized Medicine (pûr’sə-nə-līz d mĕd’ĭ-sĭn)
The type of sing molecular analysis to achieve optimum medical outcomes in the
management of a patient’s disease or disease predisposition,
Right treatment for the right patient at the right time.
As I have mentioned in several of my posts, I have been working on a couple of health care finance reform initiatives over [...]
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 [...]
Dowry (dou’rē) n.
Money or property brought by a bride to her husband at marriage.
A sum of money required of a postulant at a convent.
A natural endowment or gift; a talent.
Misys PLC has offered to acquire struggling Allscripts “the leading provider of clinical software, connectivity, and information solutions that physicians use to [...]
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 [...]
Giga (gĭg ‘ə) n.
Metric prefix denoting multiplication by 109 or 1,000,000,000.
In measuring the capacity of computer disks and RAM, equivalent to X 230 or 1,073,741,824.
In California surf slang for something that is totally gnarlatious.
OK . . . enough already . . . regarding Google, Micro$oft, Privacy, and for sure Deborah Peel. It is a [...]
Kickoff (kĭk’ôf‘ n.
1. A place kick in American football that starts play.
2. A beginning for a new initiative.
Well, after one of those brutal overnight flights when you are constantly uncomfortable, I rolled into Orlando at 5:13 AM EST to the annual ritual called HIMSS. For anyone in health care IT, this is THE [...]
Farce (färs) n.
A light dramatic work in which highly improbable plot situations, exaggerated characters, and often slapstick elements are used for humorous effect.
The branch of literature, and the broad or spirited humor characteristic of such work.
A ludicrous, empty show; a mockery
We are just entering the other worldy hyperbole of the HIMSS marketing [...]
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