Healthcare is joining the network economy.
Let’s adapt strategy and business models for
success during the upcoming transformation.
by David C. Kibbe MD, MBA The purpose of this post is to help a non-technical audience untangle some of the confusion regarding health data exchange standards, and particularly come to a better understanding of the similarities and differences between the Continuity of Care Record (CCR) standard and the CDA Continuity of Care Document (CCD). [...]
Vince Kuraitis and David C. Kibbe, MD, MBA We’re not. From the Kansas City Business Journal : Google Inc. has approached Cerner Corp. about a partnership, but Cerner officials don’t sound eager to entangle themselves with the Web-search Goliath. That’s because the proposed partnership relates to Google Health, the personal health record site launched earlier [...]
The Healthcare Unbound Conference is a highlight of my year and I always look forward to it! What’s so special about this conference? First, the caliber of the people attending. It’s a stimulating mix of high-level clinical, technical and business types. The energy is flowing and many people have told me how much they like [...]
David C. Kibbe, MD, MBA and Vince Kuraitis Drs. Mandl and Kohane begin their recent article in NEJM with the statement that “large corporations are seeking an integral and transformative role in the management of health care information,” and then warn that this “will profoundly affect the biomedical research enterprise.” At issue for the authors [...]
Writing in ZDNet, Mary Jo Foley ponders the question of whether it might make sense for Microsoft to link HealthVault (HV) and Amalga. I’ll take this a step further and ask “Could a linkage between HealthVault and Amalga become a centerpiece of Microsoft’s broader health care strategy?” Tags: EHR, EHRs/PHRs, Google Health, HealthVault, hospital, personal [...]
Vince Kuraitis and David C. Kibbe, MD MBA Who is the federal government calling on to breathe life into the Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN)? Google and Microsoft. In our first article of this series describing the Personal Health Information Network (PHIN), we noted early entrants as Google Health, Microsoft HealthVault, and Dossia. We also noted [...]
Aetna recently made another big announcement relating to their PHR. While the concept of what they’re doing is very appealing, it strikes me that health plans in general face an uphill battle in getting consumers to adopt and use personal health records (PHRs). I’ll describe 4 factors behind my thinking: Lack of Trust Lack of Access [...]
Vince Kuraitis and David C. Kibbe, MD MBA The Internet and digital technologies have transformed many aspects of our lives over the past twenty years. We can get cash at ATMs all over the world; we can book our own airline reservations; we can shop and get best prices over the Internet. Why hasn’t this [...]
While details are thin, here’s a first pass at comparing and contrasting Google Health (GH) and Microsoft HealthVault (HV). Overall, there are many common features, some differences, and many common challenges between these two platforms. A High Level Comparison Google Health and Microsoft HealthVault Personal Health Information (PHI) Platforms There’s still not much information available about the specifics [...]
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