The article states that he will be returning to Harvard and this is a tough job to say the least. All over HHS new responsibilities are delving deeper into the actual need to have some hands on experience to help make sense in figuring out what direction to go next. This is happening in every...
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David Blumenthal, the National Coordinator for Health IT has created a blog now for comments and discussion and I marched over there yesterday to comment and it is open to anyone who wants to contribute to the conversation. Below is the opening message from Dr. Blumenthal: From the Blog: There...
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One thing to be said for algorithmic formats is that there would a bit less text to deal with and less money going out for legal advice. Publish the algorithms that need to be met and put them out there, of course along with some text. If we could have a programmatic approach with certain...
First of all I would like to say thank you for the recognition from Dr. Crounse at Microsoft. As he mentions this is a huge project to train physicians and let’s throw in patients too, as they are part of the ultimate solution, everybody gets involved as it’s no longer for “those guys over...
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Not only is there a need for healthcare professionals, but the patients and members of Congress too. I have had so many posts on this blog on this exact topic. There’s a lot of great software systems and hardware out there, but let’s get down to the bottom line. Personal Health Record pilots...
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CBS did a very good in depth report here and one of the most interesting portions is the actual look at a Kaiser facility in Santa Clara, showing some real time use and answering some questions on how and why it works. Yes they made one huge investment and I remember all the information on the...
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I seems the future of CCHI now resides with David Blumenthal as HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has delegated much of Health IT, especially relative to electronic medical records. For a little recent history, the 2 links below have some updates on what is happening. What is Next on the Agenda ...
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