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Let you in on a little secret. February happens to be the month in which I was born. So to celebrate, I’m giving you dear readers a birthday gift. For the month of February you can get a free copy of the full report: iPHR Market Report Analysis & Trends. Be forewarned that this report is [...
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Since its start in 2007, Chilmark Research has kept a fairly low profile as analyst firms go, focusing on a few discrete domains of healthcare IT (HIT). First there was patient and consumer engagement that led to the publication of our first report on Personal Health Records (PHRs). That first research...
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Filed under: EHR, HIE, cloud computing, HealthVault, microsoft, google, PHR, consumer health, Google Health, telehealth, privacy, mHealth
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It is almost becoming the norm to say that it has been another tumultuous year in the healthcare IT market. Market consolidation, pushback on timelines, growing chorus from IT departments that enough is enough against the backdrop of the political circus in Washington and across the land as we prepare...
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Fri, Dec 23 2011
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Filed under: EMR, EHR, SaaS, HIE, cloud computing, HealthVault, Health Portals, microsoft, Policy, Standards, PHR, ACO, consumer health, Acquisition, Analytics, Health Cloud, RHIO, telehealth, GE, mHealth, Direct Project, HIMSS'12
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PHRs are much like the tides, news about them ebbs and flows. Right now, with the relatively recent demise of Google Health, Dossia’s attempts at rebirth, and the significant inquiries we are receiving regarding meaningful use requirements to host a PHR (patient portal). But in and amongst all...
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Following closely on the ill-fated demise of Google Health, fellow Personal Health Platform (PHP) provider Dossia announced last week a major upgrade of their platform with the release of Dossia Health Manager. We received a deep product dive at the end of last week and spoke with Dossia’s new...
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Mon, Jul 25 2011
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Filed under: HealthVault, microsoft, Mayo Clinic, Intel, PHR, consumer health, Google Health, PHP, Dossia, Wal-Mart, Pitney Bowes, Healthcare Blue Book, Health Manager, Embody Health
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A little over a week ago Google stated that it was putting a stake through the heart of their personal health platform (PHP) Google Health. We at Chilmark had been expecting this for some time, it was just a manner of when it would become official. Thus, we were somewhat taken aback by all the [...]
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Tue, Jul 5 2011
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Filed under: HealthVault, microsoft, google, PHR, consumer health, Google Health, PHP, Dossia, Epic, Cerner, GE
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This week, Microsoft’s HealthVault added a number of new enhancements to its platform including support for mobile access (only Windows 7 today, but they plan to launch support for Android and Apple’s iOS within the next few weeks). Wonder how it will look on the iPad? HealthVault will now...
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The recent post on Google Health going into the deep freeze has solicited a number of emails, including some from the press. In one of those emails a reporter had spoken to several industry thought leaders to garner their opinions which follow: Consumers will not sign on to most Personal Health Platforms...
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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 HealthVault connection at the link below. VA Blue...
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Mon, Feb 21 2011
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Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, healthcare, microsoft, medicare, PHR, VA, Medicaid, Personal Health Records, HealthVault, CMS, personal heatlh records, mHealth, Blue Button, Northrup Grumman
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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, well simple for him to say…you can read through...
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Sat, Feb 12 2011
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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
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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 bit of the progress here to a certain point as a preview...
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Wed, Feb 2 2011
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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
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I have posted on this topic a few times but the White House has released a video that gives a quick over view and man Vets have ben able to retrieve their information to keep or choose to share with their doctors. If you are a private practice doctor seeing a Veteran, it’s worth mentioning in case...
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Tue, Dec 14 2010
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Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, healthcare, microsoft, medicare, PHR, VA, Medicaid, Personal Health Records, HealthVault, CMS, White House, personal heatlh records, Blue Button
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A little background here on the Medical Quack is that I have been following PHRs since they began with HealthVault and Google Health and actually have a section on the blog with over 300 posts with many ‘how to’s” and a ton of information. What is very distressing though is on the internet I run...
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Thu, Dec 2 2010
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Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, My Commentaries, healthcare, Medical Records, EHR, Health IT, PHR, Google Health, Personal Health Records, HealthVault, Data, consumers, Non participants, ONC, RoundTable, Mapgie healthcare
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It keeps happening along with recalls, but nobody has done a thing and yet the technology is here to help. Eli Lilly Pill Heist in Connecticut – Worth a Few Million on the Black Market And Should Have Been “Tagged” for Identification To Help Identify Reselling By the Thieves Anyone who reads the blog...
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Thu, Nov 25 2010
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Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Pharma/FDA News, healthcare, microsoft, EHR, Surface, PHR, FDA, HealthVault, RFID, Heatlhcare, Safety, Microsoft Tags, Connected Conference, Heat Map, Bing, BristolMyers-Squibb
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To use the application you need to be registered with Quest Diagnostics but the application is free. To view the demo video you can link here to see how it works. The graphics and screens look great. The formularies are listen within. The demo will walk you though a quick e-prescription...
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Tue, Nov 23 2010
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Filed under: Tablet PCs, Medically Related, Technology, healthcare, microsoft, Health IT, PHR, HL7, Personal Health Records, HealthVault, MedPlus, Lab Results, Informed Patient, UCLA, Quest Diagnostics, Meaningful Use, HP, IPad