One of my readers pointed out that NaviNet was offering their Health Information Exchange (HIE) solution to state governments for free. Here’s a short...
Archive - August 2009
I recently got the following email which highlights my point that the EHR stimulus money should have been focused on things like interoperability standards and...
I’ve had this link to an EMR Stimulus Newsletter/website for a while, but I’d debated whether to post it or not. Why you might ask? I think a lot...
Time for another poll about the topic on everyone’s mind: the EHR stimulus money. ARRA has definitely changed the EHR world with the promise of an...
I’m really coming around on this fact. I’m not sure I should, but I am. I’m beginning to realize how big of an impact for good or bad that...
David Blumenthal, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, has been putting out some letters about HIT and EHR in particular. In his latest...
The United States is moving steadily towards Electronic Medical Records (EMR). The HITECH Stimulus Act is like a hurricane-force wind, driving practices...
I like reading the weekly newsletters from XLEMR. Ryan Ricks has a way of making complex issues simple. This is a part of his recent newsletter. Meaningful use...
Ok, I know I should see this coming and just expect it. However, it doesn’t make it any more right or me any more upset that this kind of shady practices...
I’ve been exchanging emails with someone in the EMR industry who described us as going through some interesting times of hype, hope and hyperbole. Then...