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Pirate Talk With Mom

I just got off the phone with my mom.  She’s a young 85. Mom told me about the cataract surgery she had this morning and the patch over one eye that she came home wearing.
“So Mom, are you learning to talk like a pirate? …like ‘aye, matey’”?
“I baby?” she asked.
“No, aye matey’”
“I-80?”
“…er, never mind Mom…how’s Benji?”

Vince’s mom [...]

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Incentive to Innovate: Giving Health Reform a Rocket Boost

by Scott Shreeve, MD
We are entering an unprecedented season of change for the United States health care system. Americans are united by their desire to fundamentally reform our current system into one that delivers on the promise of freedom, equity, and best outcomes for best value. In this season of reform, we will see all [...]

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Great Lawyer Jokes

A friend sent me these in an email this morning and I could hardly stop laughing:
These hilarious exchanges are from a book called ‘Disorder in the American Courts’.
They were recorded verbatim and published by Court Reporters that had the torment of staying calm and remaining professional while these exchanges were actually taking place.
ATTORNEY: This [...]

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Engage With Grace

This wonderful project is written up in today’s Boston Globe .  Happy Thanksgiving all!
Vince
by Alexandra Drane and the Engage With Grace team
We make choices throughout our lives – where we want to live, what types of activities will fill our days, with whom we spend our time. These choices are often a balance between our desires [...]

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Attend the Best DM/Population Health Conference of the Year!

In a little less than three weeks, DMAA: The Care Continuum Alliance will open its 10th annual meeting , in Hollywood, Fla. – a notable milestone for an organization that has evolved with its membership over the past decade.
I’ll be there, presenting with Dr. Victor Villagra on the "March toward Data [...]

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Perspectives on the Upcoming 5th Annual Healthcare Unbound Conference

 The Healthcare Unbound Conference is a highlight of my year and I always look forward to it!
What’s so special about this conference?

First, the caliber of the people attending.  It’s a stimulating mix of high-level clinical, technical and business types.  The energy is flowing and many people have told me how much they like to go [...]

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Going to the Mat for Dorothy

by Jill Kuraitis 
Vince gave me Dorothy’s story to read, and here’s what I said:  GO DOROTHY!   ::::goofy little happy dance:::   Dorothy is my new hero. I love people who are willing to go to the mat for a cause, especially one having to do with the elderly, children, the disabled and less fortunate than we.
Since [...]

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“Give me Auntie’s medical records or put me in the slammer!”

We underestimate how much people REALLY want medical infomation about themselves and their loved ones. 
Dorothy Tillman wanted it so badly that she was arrested!  Read more at Jaz-Michael King’s blog, A Scanner Brightly.
 
Hat tip to Jen McCabe Gorman for spotting this amazing story.
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Free at Last, Free at Last — “Health 2.0″ is Free at Last!

Bravo, cheers and congratulations to fellow blogger and consultant Matthew Holt.  In a stroke of defiance and brilliance, he has trademarked the term “Health 2.0” and made it available for all to use (presumably except for events that might be confused with his upcoming Health 2.0 conference).  From The Health Care Blog:

Yes I’ve trademarked Health2.0. No, I [...]

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