Your Guide to the Jargon Influencing Healthcare Decisions, Policy, and Practice
Seventh Edition – Released April 2026
Geek Speak Hits a Milestone: Downloaded by over 100,000 Readers!
Launched in 2020, Geek Speak was created to decode the jargon, abbreviations, and vernacular used by healthcare providers and benefits professionals.
But our work didn’t start there. Long before direct contracting became a mainstream conversation, we were building a high performance network of providers and healthcare purchasers – all committed to better outcomes, transparent pricing, and accountable care.
Geek Speak reflects that same philosophy – bringing clarity to a system that too often operates without it.
As healthcare continues to evolve, so does this resource, with quarterly updates capturing the latest terms, trends, and structural shifts shaping the industry.
Now in its Seventh Edition (Q1 2026), we’ve expanded our glossary to include the language driving value-based care and high performance delivery systems – because we can only influence what we understand. This edition also includes recommended resources – conferences, books, newsletters, and podcasts – for those ready to dive deeper.