Every week, HL7 Standards, hosts a #HITsm Tweet Chat and poses four questions “on current topics that are influencing healthcare technology, health IT, and the use of social media in healthcare.” It’s always a great discussion and also a great chance to meet a wide variety of people that are passionate about healthcare IT.
In case you missed it, or are curious about what went on this week, we’ve put together the list of topics with some of the best responses for each topic. There were some interesting topics this week, as well as some great responses. If you have any opinions on any of these topics, feel free to continue the discussion in the comments. This chats take place every Friday at 11AM CST. You’ll find members of Healthcare Scene regularly participating in the chat under some of the following Twitter accounts: @techguy, @ehrandhit, @hospitalEHR, and @smyrnagirl.
Topic One: Politics #EHR reimbursement will likely reach $20 billion. Why is this big govt initiative exempt from critics?
T1: It’s not exempt from critics, but most people agree that IT/EHR can help improve healthcare.#HITsm
— EMR, EHR and HIT(@ehrandhit) September 21, 2012
T1: May not be exempt from critics but obviously the need for intervention is real. #hitsm
— Robert Green (@HealthcareNovel) September 21, 2012
#HITsm T1: Because the #HealthIT can be leveraged by both sides. For Demo, enhanced care and more services. For Repubs, cost savings.
— Jarrod Sandel (@JarrodSandel) September 21, 2012
T1: I thinkbigger issue with spending will be the duplication for insurance exchanges after #HIE. Can’t we use same pipes? #hitsm
— CLOUDHealth (@CLOUDHealth) September 21, 2012
A1: Standardization will be key moving forward as more facilities adopt #EHRs, but this is very much still a work in progress #HITsm#HITsm
— SHIFT Healthcare (@healthycomms) September 21, 2012
Topic Two: Health data security: What does health data security look like and how is it different than financial data security?
T2: For those that know the CLOUD soapbox, the #security for health & finance data should be same. Context for health diff, of course #hitsm
— CLOUDHealth (@CLOUDHealth) September 21, 2012
T2: HC can clearly learn a lot from FS data security. #1 issue: employees losing their laptops. Just stop doing that, darn it! #HITsm
— Melody Smith Jones (@MelSmithJones) September 21, 2012
A2: Banks have spent years + millions working 2 protect financial data; time for same ‘science’ to be applied to health data #hitsm
— M*Modal(@MModal) September 21, 2012
T2. Consent become bigger issue in health care. We WANT our health data to be shared on some level. Little value if not shared. #hitsm
— Leonard Kish (@leonardkish) September 21, 2012
T2: protection of the data needs to be tailored. Interop data sharing req’s more security. Not just an IT issue #HITsm
— Linda Lia (@EMRAnswers) September 21, 2012
Topic Three: Clash of the #Health IT Titans: What is most beneficial patients, #HIEs or #ACOs?
T3: I think question is what goals led to #HIE and #ACO being legislated in 1st place? Are these best paths to those goals? #hitsm
— CLOUDHealth (@CLOUDHealth) September 21, 2012
A3: Does it have to be 1 or the other? Anything empowering patients to be more involved in their health is the most beneficial…#HITsm
— SHIFT Healthcare (@healthycomms) September 21, 2012
T3: ACOs may have a better operational sustainability model than HIEs. #HITsm
— Jon Mertz (@jonmertz) September 21, 2012
#HITsm T3: Assuming #HIE was deployed appropriately (more like HIO), it should feed the successes of the #ACO.
— Jarrod Sandel (@JarrodSandel) September 21, 2012
T3: I see ACO and HIE as different solutions to the same problem that can overlap, but don’t have to #HITsm
— Ryan Lucas (@dz45tr) September 21, 2012
Topic Four: Innovation in #healthIT: What are some examples of innovative groups/ideas that may disrupt the current system?
T4: I believe that the mobile device platform is going to be a key innovation that goes across many businesses.#HITsm
— docBeatApp (@docBeatApp) September 21, 2012
A4: In terms of innovation, ONC ABBI Project, HL7 FHIR, IHE MHD are on convergence path towards innovative cloud capabilities. #HITsm
— Keith W. Boone (@motorcycle_guy) September 21, 2012
A4: examples: in-cloud solutions, patient portals (Blue Button initiative), HHS’ ‘people’s choice’ voting for health innovations#HITsm
— SHIFT Healthcare (@healthycomms) September 21, 2012
A4: we’re starting to see a new round of mHealth apps in the mkt that aren’t disrupting clinical workflow but rather enhancing them #HITsm
— SHIFT Healthcare (@healthycomms) September 21, 2012
T4: I believe the #Millennials will disrupt health care. Facilitate shifts to #mHealth, great exchange, etc. #HITsm
— Jon Mertz (@jonmertz) September 21, 2012
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