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January, 2012
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National Research Council Report: How to Fix What’s Wrong with Today’s HIT

Steve Beller, Curing Healthcare

“I fully agree with report’s point that a key part of the solution requires radical HIT innovation. I’m not talking creating about variations of conventional products that now crowd the market.
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18 January 2009 | No Comments »
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Why I love participating in blogs (and in healthcare)

The New Life of e-Patient Dave

“We hear people talking about “social media” – Facebook, blogs, Twitter and all that – and I often hear folks wonder, “Is this making any difference or is it just another way for idiots to waste time?”
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18 January 2009 | No Comments »
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Message to Washington — It’s all about Outcomes

Peter Neupert, Neupert On Health

“Yesterday, I testified before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, otherwise known as HELP. 
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18 January 2009 | No Comments »
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Peter Neupert on Modernizing Healthcare Through IT

Fox Business

Peter Neupert, Microsoft Health Solutions Group, in interview with Fox Business.

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18 January 2009 | No Comments »
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Privacy Issue Complicates Push to Link Medical Data

Robert Pear, The New York Times

“President-elect Barack Obama’s plan to link up doctors and hospitals with new information technology, as part of an ambitious job-creation program, is imperiled by a bitter, seemingly intractable dispute over how to protect the privacy of electronic medical records.
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18 January 2009 | No Comments »
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Healthcare Town Hall Discussion

Healthcare Town Hall

A Healthcare Town Hall discussion was organised about EHRs on 1 December 2008.
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17 January 2009 | No Comments »
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El Futuro de la Medicina: Reflexiones 2.0

Youtube

“Como la mayoría de vosotros no sabréis la Web 2.0 ya existe y la usamos día a día, sin embargo, nos pasa desapercibida aunque no seamos capaces de imaginar nuestra vida sin ella.

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17 January 2009 | 2 Comments »
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Beautifulday4cancer

Youtube

A fantastic example of a viral video to raise awareness of the risks of skin cancer.

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17 January 2009 | No Comments »
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Public-Private Coalition Will Test New Electronic Standards

George Lauer, iHealthBeat

“Last week, four health care organizations announced a new collaboration with the federal government to form a testing project for new electronic health care transactions.
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17 January 2009 | No Comments »
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Groups Call for Patient EHR Access

“A dozen organizations including patient advocates, vendors and health information exchanges have sent members of Congress a letter urging patient access to their electronic health records.
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17 January 2009 | No Comments »
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Electronic health record glitch put VA patients at risk

“House veterans affairs panel chairman ties poor management to problems with latest upgrade of department’s EHR system.
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Throwing The National Research Council Report On Health IT Under The Bus, Part 1: MedStar Health

“The following critique, seen at the HISTalk industry-sponsored gossip site here, has me scratching my head.
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Internet, Sex and “Men who have sex with men” Workshop

“Today, I have been invited by StopSida to participate in a workshop about “Internet, Sex and Men who have sex with men”.
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Lawmakers seek IT standards deadline, provider incentives

“House leaders want a Dec. 31, 2009 deadline for a set of initial health information standards
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Personal Health Records — A More Efficient Way To Manage Health Information

“The days of scrambling to recall or find immunization dates or medication names and doses may be numbered.
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16 January 2009 | No Comments »
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140 Health Care Uses for Twitter

“Twitter may either be the greatest prank (R-rated) ever played on the internet community or it may be the best thing since sliced bread.
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Health Information Technology: Federal Agencies’ Experiences Demonstrate Challenges to Successful Implementation

Valerie C. Melvin, GAO

“Health IT has the potential to help improve the efficiency and quality of health care, but achieving the transition to a nationwide health IT capability is an inherently complex endeavor.
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16 January 2009 | No Comments »
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Galicia. Sanidad anuncia telemedicina psiquiátrica antes de 2011

“Las siete áreas de salud de Galicia contarán antes de 2011 con unidades específicas de atención psiquiátrica a personas mayores.
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Personal Health Records: Lots of Interest, but Few Users

“According to Manhattan Research, a healthcare market research company, personal health records (PHR) are slowly becoming more popular in the U.S., but concerns about privacy and a lack of understanding, as well as doubts about the efficiency of PHRs are holding back widespread adoption.
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I Ask Again: Should The U.S. Call A Moratorium On Ambitious National Electronic Health Records Plans?

“In Nov. 2008 I wrote a post “Should The U.S. Call A Moratorium On Ambitious National Electronic Health Records Plans?”
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