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“Pigs That Fly” Version of HWR Dissects Health Reform

There’s a new animal in the barnyard — pigs that fly. Rich Elmore of Healthcare Technology News ably summarizes the pundits’ perspectives on health reform in the latest version of the Health Wonk Review. Tags: eHealth, health reform

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A Compendium of Perspectives on the HITECH Certification NPRM

Just the Facts  Certification Programs NPRM (Notice of Proposed Rulemaking) Health IT, U. S. Department of Health and Human Services; March 2, 2010 Certification NPRM Facts-At-A-Glance FAQ   Bookmarked version of Certification NPRM (much easier to navigate) U. S. Department of Health and Human Services; March 2, 2010 Via OCCAM Practice Management blog, March 3, [...]

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Chilmark Needs to Chill Out on CCR/CCD Findings

John Moore of Chilmark Research and I agree on things 90+ percent of the time. He even thanked me personally for our collegial relationship in a Thanksgiving Day essay on his blog. However…I can’t help but comment on John’s misleading story “CCD Standard Gaining Traction, CCR Fading” in The Health Care Blog. He writes: In a number of [...]

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A Compendium of Resources on the Federal HIT Meaningful Use NPRM and Standards IFR

* = highly recommended   Descriptive Summaries and Documents    *Dissecting the Meaningful Use Proposed Rule PowerPoint eHealth Initiative Policy Webinar; January 8, 2010   *What You Need to Know About the Meaningful Use Proposed Rule, Standards and Implementation Specification, and Interim Final Rule Certification Criteria PowerPoint HIMSS Webinar; January 6, 2010   *Meaningful Use, [...]

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Will Mobile/Wireless Apps Be the Breakthrough for Retail eHealth & Remote Monitoring?

Two slides from Mary Meeker’s presentation at Web 2.0 this week really caught my attention. Compare the proportions that “users pay” for desktop Internet services vs. mobile Internet services (the area inside the red lines — click on the graphics to see larger versions).   What do these slides tell us? Tags: eHealth, wireless

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Latest Health Wonk Review at Healthcare Technology News

Rich Elmore plays tribute to Senator Kennedy in the latest edition of the Health Wonk Review.  Read wonker perspectives on health care reform. Tags: eHealth

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SPEAKING

Frequent keynoter, speaker, panel moderator at 40+ industry conferences in the past 3 years Opening keynote speaker – 2004-2009 Healthcare Unbound Conferences Speaker at corporate events sponsored by: Guidant Roche Diagnostics Centocor Arizona Hospital Association Gateway Computer Connecticut Hospital Association, Walgreens National Advisory Board Blue Cross Blue Shield Association HomMed Honeywell Spacelabs …and others Facilitation/consulting [...]

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RHIOs Emerging From Coma

A subtle but profound shift is occurring in the world of RHIOs/HIEs (Regional Health Information Organizations/Health Information Exchanges). …and the title of the eHealth Initiative’s Sixth Annual Survey of Health Information Exchange says it all: Migrating Toward Meaningful Use What’s happening here? Tags: eHealth, EHR, EMR, HIE, HITECH, meaningful use, RHIO

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“EHR 2.0″ Complimentary Webcast Presentation — BrightTALK e-Health Summit

BrightTALK is sponsoring a complimentary series of e-Health Summit webcasts this Wednesday, July 8. Here’s a full listing of the six eHealth Summit topics (Eastern Time).  Click on the links to attend any or all of the webcasts.  The series will be recorded for future on-demand access.  EHR 2.0: Federal HITECH Act Creates Opportunities Beyond EMRs   8 Jul 2009 [...]

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