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OK, Now This Is Really, Really Silly. A PCEHR Song?!?
This appeared last week. The PCEHR song Published on May 13, 2013 The PCEHR song from GP The Musical performed at Gasworks April 2013 as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Written by Gerard Ingham and Genevieve Yates This...Show More Summary
Three Day Congressional Hearing Series On Potential Regulations Mobile Apps
Subcommittee on Communications and TechnologyThe House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), today kicked off the “Health Information Technologies” hearing series to discuss...Show More Summary
Building Unity Farm - Managing the Farm in Our Absence
Paul Harvey wonderfully captured the responsibilities of being a farmer. Just like being a CIO, being a farmer is not a job but a lifestyle.When I called my wife and daughter in the hours after my father's death last week, we had toShow More Summary
Misfit Wearables gets some ‘Jeopardy!’ love
Misfit Shine, the first product from Sonny Vu’s Misfit Wearables, was part of a clue on a recent episode of “Jeopardy!” The reference is at just before the 9:00 mark of this video. Jeopardy! (Season 29.23-5) – Jason, Keith… by R38102 A...Show More Summary
Guest Article: How to test health IT interoperability
One of the key tenets of both the HITECH and Affordable Care Acts has been to drive improved patient care and reduction in cost by applying technology across all healthcare entities. A bigger challenge is how do to make multiple technology purchases interoperate within a provider network and / or across provider networks. There are [...]
Building Unity Farm - Planning for Mushroom Cultivation
In a few weeks, my wife and I will be taking down approximately 30 poplars which are growing near the house and barn. Poplars grow to 75 feet and these trees are within 50 feet of structures. We've lost many poplars in recent storms because the wood is soft and the roots are shallow. Show More Summary
Cool Technology of the Week
My daughter and one of my blog followers recently told me about a Japanese cultural phenomena that is truly a cool technology.One of the hottest concert pop stars in Japan is an anime hologram with a vocal synthesizer. Meet Hatsune Miku...Show More Summary
Health Wonk Review: October Surprise edition
The newest installment of Health Wonk Review is up, courtesy of David Williams at the Health Business Blog, and my recent post about politicians perpetuating the myth that the U.S. has the “best healthcare in the world” is featured prominently. Show More Summary
Cool Technology of the Week
Last week I joined several industry experts to discuss the future of Big Data, Analytics, and Healthcare IT in general with a moderator from Intel.Here's a preview clip on You Tube.If you'd like to register to view the entire discussion,...Show More Summary
Engaging Patients Early: The “VDT Now” Twitter Pledge
Last week, ONC kicked off National Health IT Week with the Consumer Health IT Summit, a celebration of progress in consumer engagement through health IT, and an opportunity to catalyze yet more action among stakeholders such as patients, providers, payers, IT developers, consumer advocacy organizations, and electronic health record (EHR) vendors in the near future. [...]
How Electronic Health Records Make a Difference in My Health and Health Care
Graduating from UCLA was an accomplishment for me and my family. My Mamá and I emigrated from El Salvador to Los Angeles when I was five years old. Not only did my Mamá raise me, but she helped me pay for college by working as a housekeeper for Marion Ross, the actress who played Mrs. [...]
Disruptive Innovation in Health IT: A Path to Acceptance (Part 2)
In my previous post, I defined what disruptive innovation is and why it's important to healthcare transformation. I will now discuss my experiences over the past year with attempting to introduce a disruptive health IT innovation toShow More Summary
Technology Is Keeping Track of More Than Just Scores at the London 2012 Olympic Games
Electronic Health Records: Helping Team USA and YOU Achieve Better Health and Care Today, technology is tracking more than just scores, stats, and outcomes of competitions at the London 2012 Olympics. For the first time in history, our Olympic athletes, their doctors, and trainers will use electronic health records to track, treat, and transform the [...]
Our Cancer Journey Week 30
Today Kathy visited her oncologist to discuss a 5 year course of anti-estrogen (tamoxifen) therapy. I've said before that Cancer is chronic disease and although the first phase of our journey ends on July 31 after 8 final radiation treatments,...Show More Summary
Telehealth means better care for patients and a new business opportunity for care delivery organizations
The fiscal challenges confronting the healthcare industry around the world requires shifting the delivery of care from expensive centralized settings to lower cost settings while seeking to improve quality and patient experience. Organizations...Show More Summary
Using Telemonitoring for Preventative Diabetes Care in the Western New York Beacon Community
According to the New York State Department of Health, diabetes affects one out of every 12 adult New Yorkers. The number of diabetics in New York State has more than doubled since 1994 and that number could double again by 2050. Western New York, which includes Buffalo and eight counties ranging from urban to suburban [...]
Leadership Lessons from Dancing Guy
Last week, a few members of the HIT Standards and Policy Committees were speaking about the future stages of meaningful use and the pace which stakeholders will tolerate.As we discussed change management strategies, someone mentioned...Show More Summary
Political Implications of the Supreme Court Decision on Health Reform
Chief Justice Roberts is very smart, and quite possibly pretty sly as well. I have been reading through the Supreme Court's landmark decision on health reform (which like many others, I predicted wrongly). But after also reading many...Show More Summary
Cool Technology of the Week
Traffic in Massachusetts can be challenging. Our farm is 16 miles from Beth Israel Deaconess, which means that my commute ranges from half an hour to 2 hours.The Google Map screen shot above illustrates the issue, showing how current...Show More Summary
Our Cancer Journey Week 27
Although radiation therapy is the easiest part of the journey thus far (except for the daily drives into Boston for treatment), we're awaiting the symptoms that will develop 2 to 3 weeks into the process. Although Kathy has not yet experienced any skin changes, she is beginning to feel the transient shooting breast pain we were warned about. Show More Summary
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- National Coordinator
- Centers for Medicare
- Affordable Care Act
- Electronic Health Records
- Medicaid Services CMS
- Health Information Technology ONC
- Chief Privacy Officer
- Patient Engagement
- Supreme Court
- Consumer Health IT Summit
- HIT Standards Committee
- Health Data Initiative Forum
- Blue Button
- Human Services HHS
- Nationwide Health Information Network Conditions
- HIMSS Conference
- Office for Civil Rights OCR
- American Hospital Association
- Incentive Program
