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Doctors Have Become One of the Largest Software Beta Testing Groups–”Magpie Healthcare” Unfortunately Still Thrives

I made this comment on Twitter and actually had a couple medical record companies agree with me, making the point that yes they as well as almost everyone else out there at some point in time has put out some “buggy” software. Let’s face it we want...

Published Fri, Feb 02 2011 1:03 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, My Commentaries, Training, medicare, Health IT, Education, PHR, Personal Health Records, pilot program, Magpie Healthcare, value, Non participants, PHR Choice

Nurses Using BlackBerrys at the Hospital for Communication and Patient Care (Video)

BlackBerry’s are not dead, especially when you have a hospital system that has been using the mobile smart phones as part of their plan for a few years. We have a lot of choices today and granted others such as the Iphone and Ipad are moving in...

Published Thu, Feb 02 2011 6:54 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Hospital, BlackBerry, EHR, Health IT, PHR, Personal Health Records, Telehealth, mobile devices, Halamka, healthcare software, smartphones, RIM

Intel Discusses Healthcare Reform and Trends-Not Only a Health IT Issue, But Also a Cultural Change

Here’s some additional coverage of what is being discussed this week at HIMSS. Eric Dishman from Intel talks about technology trends and also the cultural combination needed to make it all come together. He talks about engaging the community...

Published Wed, Feb 02 2011 1:21 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Intel, Medical Records, EHR, Health IT, PHR, Personal Health Records, Telehealth, ehealth, mobile technology, mHealth, HIMSS, Communities

Wi-Fi Alliance® and Continua® Health Alliance Collaborate on Personal Connected Health

Continua is the wireless alliance of both software and hardware in healthcare, in other words they create and collaborate on standards for medical devices so we all have the same types of wireless services, connectors, and software that works with all...

Published Tue, Feb 02 2011 12:48 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Pharma/FDA News, Medical Devices, Personal Health Records, wireless, Data, Audit Trails, ehealth, Continua Health Alliance, non profits, mobile, mHealth, HIMSS, Wi-Fi Alliance

Blue Button Mobile Available for Veterans to Download and View Personal Health Records

Northrop Grumman has developed a mobile application called VA-214 whereby personal health records can remotely access MyHealthVet from an Android or iPhone. I have had a series of posts on this topic and you can read more and learn about the...

Published Mon, Feb 02 2011 2:35 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, healthcare, microsoft, medicare, PHR, VA, Medicaid, Personal Health Records, HealthVault, CMS, personal heatlh records, mHealth, Blue Button, Northrup Grumman

LifeNexus Launches Electronic Personal Health Card With Payment Card Functionality for Health Savings Accounts

We have yet one more new technology that is combining both personal health records along with a credit card to make payments. It comes with a reader that connects via USB to view the information on a computer. The process to allow a doctor...

Published Tue, Feb 02 2011 11:56 AM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Security, Personal Health Records, Doctors, Health Savings Accounts, payments, Mastercard, personal health card, Visa, iChip, LifeNexus

HealthVault-Setting Up Consumer Email Address For Secure Messages Using Government Direct Project

I am just going to address here how you as a a consumer get set up through HealthVault. As Sean has mentioned on the blog, there will be more information coming out for providers to get set up from their end. Now he says it’s simple...

Published Sat, Feb 02 2011 1:10 AM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Microsoft/Windows News, microsoft, Medical Records, Email, PHR, Personal Health Records, HealthVault, HHS, HIMMS, encryption, Gateway, ONC, Direct Project, NIHN

Quest Diagnostics and Withings WiFi Scale Integrate Mobile Software Weight Tracking

We have yet one more way to automate putting you weight measurements into a personal healthcare record. Just this week the announcement was made about certifying personal health records with their wireless connectivity. As software development...

Published Fri, Feb 02 2011 12:30 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, healthcare, Mobility, Personal Health Records, wireless, Quest Diagnostics, testing, Gazelle, Withings Scale

Microsoft Receives Patent-Techniques to Create Counterfeit and Tamper Resistant Labels Using Fiber Optic Strands-Bar Codes Getting Closer for Drug/Device Recalls?

This certainly got my attention with as much writing as I have done relative to Microsoft Tags, the 2D bar coding and the fact that they should in fact be using this software to help consumers, doctors and everyone along the line to find recalled items...

Published Wed, Feb 02 2011 8:23 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Microsoft/Windows News, drugs, healthcare, microsoft, Medical Devices, Personal Health Records, Fraud, Scanning, labels, Data Base, Microsoft Tags, Bar Codes, 2D Bar Code, fiber optics

Microsoft Delivers Encrypted E-mail Using Government “Direct Project” Security Protocols With HealthVault Personal Health Records

Something we have all been waiting for today is finally open for business, the “Direct Project” from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT. You can read the official press release from the ONC Office here. I have covered a...

Published Wed, Feb 02 2011 2:02 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Microsoft/Windows News, microsoft, Medical Records, Email, PHR, Personal Health Records, HealthVault, HHS, HIMMS, encryption, Quest Diagnostics, ONC, Direct Project, NIHN

Kaiser Permanente Opens State of the Art Facility in Washington DC-Kaiser Permanente Capitol Hill Medical Center

This is good as now innovation becomes a little more visible where all the laws are made. The center is fully wired and of course patients will have their own PHR just be using the facility as that’s the way Kaiser works with patients with both...

Published Tue, Feb 02 2011 3:22 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Computers, healthcare, Medical Records, EHR, Health IT, PHR, Personal Health Records, Kaiser Permanente, Diagnosis, SNOMED, Procedures, Standards, Washingtton DC

AHRQ Needs Ideas Asking for Input from Experts As to How to Improve and Increase PHR Use by Consumers - Duh! Start By Becoming Role Models No Experts Required

This is hilarious as I have said for the past 2 years we need role models and today I had some fun on twitter asking which PHR members of the ONC use? Anybody up for discussion there? If they are so good, then why doesn't anybody in positions...

Published Thu, Jan 01 2011 10:40 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, My Commentaries, Cell phone, Education, Congress, Personal Health Records, HHS, Obama, information, Computer, role models, Goober, tech denial, health literacy, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Boston is CCHIT ONC-ATCB Certified Under “Self Developed” Software Program

Ok we had no doubt Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Boston would pass as Dr. Halamka sets the pace for the rest of us and their self developed system has been around longer than many EHR vendors for that matter . Dr. Halamka is the CIO for the...

Published Tue, Jan 01 2011 4:30 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Medical Records, HL7, Personal Health Records, integration, Heatlhcare, CCHIT, Standards, Budget, NIST, interchange, CCR, Halamka, ONC, Hearings, Beth Israel Medical

Withings Blood Pressure Monitor Sends Your Information to an iPhone And to Google Health and HealthVault PHRs (Video)

At CES in Las Vegas this week there were all kinds of new devices shown and some will make it and some won’t but this one looks like a winner. You may have already read about the Withings blue tooth and WiFi Scale at the Quack and now they are adding...

Published Mon, Jan 01 2011 2:33 AM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, PHR, Blood Pressure, Personal Health Records, wireless, iPhone, Google Heatlh, Withings, scale, CES, Ipod, IPad, Consuer Electronics Show, HealthValut

MedApps Remote Monitoring for 3G Added to AT&T 3G Platform

MedApps is one of the devices/software services that has been cleared by the FDA. Sometimes what does and does not need FDA approval gets a bit cloudy today. MedApps combines several devices into one platform so you line up an army of devices...

Published Fri, Jan 01 2011 12:48 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Pharma/FDA News, healthcare, Medical Devices, Health IT, Google Health, Personal Health Records, HealthVault, Bluetooth, Cloud Computing, HealthPal, wireless remote monitoring, MedApps

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