The ME-P as Provocateur

Posted on March 6, 2010 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

On Publishing Information and Entertainment

By Dr. David Edward Marcinko; MBA

[Publisher-in-Chief]

As avid blogger Darrell K. Pruitt DDS recently noted, this past quarter brought in a large number of monthly hits, readers and subscribers to the ME-P; and we are grateful. The traffic boost was mainly due to interest in eMRs and the financial essays of Somnath Basu PhD, especially during current political turmoil in Washington, DC involving both sectors simultaneously. The common element was the provocation of diverse opinions.

Audience Centric Philosophy

Through a focused attention on our target audience, we’ve come to understand that information and entertainment are inseparable in all but a theoretical sense.

For example, you’re reading this sentence because it entertains or interests you. That it is also informative may be a reason why it interests you, but entertainment and information are nevertheless inexorably linked.

A sure way to entertain is to be provocative.  Apparently some people really like to debate the value of eMRs, healthcare reform and the financial services industry. And, we appreciate multiple links from prominent bloggers, essays and journalists, too. Don’t misunderstand. We do not publish for the sake of provocation and we do lightly self-censor. But, we publish to advance our own thinking and understanding. That we also entertain and invite debate is an additional benefit.

Self Motivation Mission to Inform

Our posts and comments are motivated to correct the record and to infuse an unbiased debate over both healthcare and financial reform with the best evidence available. In the process, we learn much. Hence, though we may entertain, we are motivated by a desire to inform and “bridge the gap between medical mission and profit margin” in the Health 2.0 era.  

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Assessment

We’d even go so far as to say that anyone who does not agree is attempting to fool you with clever theory that belies the practical truth. According to Austin Frakt PhD, of the Incidental Economist, if you fall for it … that only proves our point!

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