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Goldilocks: “Markle’s Framework for Networked Personal Health Information is Just Right”
By Vince Kuraitis and David C. Kibbe, MD, MBA
Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Goldilocks. Like most Americans, Goldilocks had concerns about achieving just the right amount of data liquidity for her personal health information (PHI).
Until today Goldilocks felt between a rock and a hard place:
"I want my PHI to be appropriately liquid — just the right viscosity. My PHI should be viscous enough to flow to my trusted […]
Cerner Disses Google Health. Surprised?
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 […]
Perspectives on the Upcoming 5th Annual Healthcare Unbound Conference
 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 to go just for the networking.
Second, the caliber of the conference organizer. I’ve worked with many conference planners, and Satish Kavirajan is not your ordinary conference organizer.
Satish […]
Is the Medical Establishment the Best Guardian of Your Medical Data?
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.”  Â
At issue for the authors is who controls the information about you and me, our health and healthcare data. Without coming right out and saying it directly, they worry that data in […]
NEJM and NYT Discuss “Tectonic Shifts” of a Personal Health Information Economy
Vince Kuraitis and David C. Kibbe, MD MBA
Tomorrow’s edition of the New England Journal of Medicine contains an article entitled “Tectonic Shifts in the Health Information Economy”. While we have not yet fully digested this article, it’s clear that the authors’ description of the “Health Information Economy” closely parallels our initial description of the Personal Health Information Network (PHIN).
The main thrust of the NEJM article is to discuss implications (good and bad) relating to clinical research. The NEJM article is also highlighted in a New York Times piece […]
Could a Linkage Between Amalga and HealthVault Become a Centerpiece of Microsoft’s Healthcare Strategy?
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?”
Healthcare Informatics Webinar: Google, Microsoft, & Dossia Create the Personal Health Information Network
What are companies like Google, Microsoft, and Dossia (sponsored by Intel, Wal-Mart, AT&T and others) hoping to accomplish in health care?
What is the emerging Personal Health Information Network (PHIN) and why should you care?
What’s the Continuity of Care Record (CCR) Standard, and how is it destined to become an initial focal point of data exchange initiatives?
Why is the PHIN potentially disruptive to many business models? What types of companies or organizations could be affected the most?
What are opportunities and threats to major health care players — hospitals, […]
Feds Call on Google and Microsoft to Breathe Life into the NHIN
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 that the network could grow rapidly, and that others would want to join or link to the PHIN.
With Uncle Sam announcing plans to link to the PHIN, […]
Search Engines Using Your Personal Health Information: Creepy or Cutting Edge?
When using a search engine, should results be customized based on your personal health information (PHI)? Should your search engine of choice take into account your previous history of medical searches, or even provide results tailored from data about your personal medical history?
Two companies — Aetna and Microsoft — have come up with 180 degree different answers.
In this post, I will:
Describe how Aetna’s and Microsoft’s approaches differ
Speculate on why their approaches make strategic sense for the respective companies
Explore how technology and expectations about […]
Birth Announcement: the Personal Health Information Network (PHIN)
Vince Kuraitis and David C. Kibbe, MD MBAÂ
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 happened in health care? Something is missing.
Recently, major global information and communication companies have announced their intention to bring their technologies and business models to health care. […]
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