by Vince Kuraitis and David C. Kibbe MD, MBA Have you ever heard anyone tell a happy story of how easy it is to get a copy of their paper medical records? Departing Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt is laying the groundwork for this same story to apply to access to YOUR electronic [...]
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Posted by Vince Kuraitis on
December 15, 2008 ·
Filed in ROI on DM?
The message is clear from Washington – “Comparative Effectiveness” has been proposed as the foundation for coverage decisions in Medicare. As the feds lead – this will more than likely "trickle down" to the commercial sector. The Population Health Impact Institute (PHII) has convened national experts to develop a practical, comparative-based system to help purchasers [...]
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By David C. Kibbe, MD MBA and Brian Klepper, PhD It seems likely that the Obama administration and Congress will spend a significant amount on health IT by attaching it as a first-order priority to the fiscal stimulus package. We take the President-elect at his word when he recently said: "…we must also ensure that [...]
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Posted by Vince Kuraitis on
December 10, 2008 ·
Filed in Blog Carnivals
The story you are about to read is true. The names have been changed to protect the innocent. This is the city: Los Angeles, California. I work here. I carry a badge blog. My name’s Friday. Click here (short) or here (long) for Dragnet theme music. A crime of disorderly conduct has been committed. The U.S. health care [...]
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