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Dr. Frist Adam Bosworth and me all at an airport

Just noticed that Adam Bosworth posted a nice summary of the Aspen Institute conference — which had a multitude of intriguing panel summaries such as:
“Cracking the Code: Life and Wellness in the Genomic Age,” “The Emerging Science of Mood,” and “The Hospital of the Future.” Other sessions will explore health reform and the presidential campaigns, [...]

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Getting Marty excited…

As the team here in Nashville continues to refine the upcoming release (February 2008) requirements of our enhanced platform, which henceforth shall be referred to as “Project Thunderbolt aka PT” in this post — I took some time to get caught up on the plethora of health2.0 and web2.0 and other feeds clogging my Google [...]

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Turkey Talk from FoundRead and Craig Newmark

From FoundRead blog, some Thanksgiving video from Craig Newmark. The video is less important than the Mantra that Craig has consistently espoused:
customer service and customer empowerment
Additionally, i liked the quote regarding their “turkey-postings” community mechanism…
“We trust people… and as as a result we’ve given people this sliding [ad] removal mechanism. If you see any ad [...]

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Evolution and Brainstorming 101

change:healthcare, medbillmanager, findyourdoc… how many brands can we keep up with?!

The team here is getting focused and we are doing some brainstorming about our “brand” and where we are headed. As we venture down this road, i thought that i’d open the Kimono and share some of our thinking as we prep for some very [...]

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Now for something different and inspiring

I just saw the Paul Potts’ story that has flown across YouTube. As we all struggle with our daily challenges, including healthcare concerns either as Caregivers, Providers, Employers, or even Insurers… it is important to embrace those glimmering moments that impress upon us that even against all odds that that which we never thought could [...]

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Health Blog : Payers Propose to Boost Primary Care

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I certainly think it’s a good idea. The vast majority of medical inflation starts with medical equipment manufacturers and pharmaceutical companies, passed on through docs to patients to diagnose and care for chronic conditions caught too late by overworked, underpaid (and often the least skilled since they are the lowest paid) docs. This is counter-intuitive… [...]

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health2.0 equals community

An excellent presentation on community design (which is becoming a key component of success as Health2.0 tools try to attract consumers, yet healthcare information tools have a long history of being incredibly “anti-easy to use” or the antithesis of web2.0) by Christina Wodtke at the DocTrain East Conference. Here’s the embedded slide deck from Slideshare, [...]

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new site and resource for eldercare… enurgi

Our friend, Chiara Bell, has launched Enurgi and it is definitely worth visiting, especially if you are part of the growing wave of 40–50 yr old somethings who are dealing with eldercare issues and need a reliable means to locate, hire, and manage caregivers for your aging parents/loved ones.
www.enurgi.com

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SIIA conference has a great support staff…wink wink

As Page and i finished up our first day at SIIA (self-insured company conference) in chicago and we hit the exhibit hall floor, these lovely ladies were “working” the attendees to register for a chance to win a motorcycle.

I just couldn’t resist the opportunity to get my photo with some of chicago’s local color!  [notice [...]

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At SIIA in Chicago and we’re the unexpected hot company

I know that I’ve continued to be silent since we announced our $1 million dollar Series A round of investment… but we’ve been busy ramping things up!  Jeez, i don’t even know where to start.

I have no idea why I’ve included the attached picture except to say that these two guys crack me up [...]

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