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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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Motherhood, Empty Nesting, and Disease Management

My wife, Jill, just wrote a beautiful Mother’s Day essay.  Her writing brought a tear to my eye.
What does this have to do with disease management?  Nothing, really….well, actually I could use a disease management program targeted at dads who have the condition of having recently become empty nesters.
Vince
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Introducing: the POE Award and the POO Award

Today I’m introducing two new awards:

The POE Award — for plain old English
The POO Award — for pervasive obfuscatory oration

When I work on projects, the room typically has a combination of people who are native speakers of three very different languages:
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Does Ron Also Have an EHR?

This story by David Williams made my morning!
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