This is second part of the #HITsm at HIMSS15 Panel transcript. Read Part 1. A special thanks to our four panelists: Keith Boone, Standards Geek…
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#HITsm Panel at HIMSS Part 1: FHIR, Workflow and Patient-Centered Care
At HIMSS15, I had to the pleasure of teaming with Mandi Bishop and four health IT leaders to organize our annual #HITsm live event. The…
The Death of Interoperability: Is it Time for One Record?
Author Leonard Kish makes his case that interoperability efforts within the current health data architectures and in the industry’s business model have been futile. What…
Tales of the Far from Ordinary Ed Marx
Michelle Ronan Noteboom takes a look at Ed Marx, CIO at Texas Health Resources, and explores some of his guiding principles, which he explores in…
This Holiday’s New Consumer Health Tech that Can Really Make a Difference
Trends in mHealth, wearable tech, and the Internet of Things attract a lot of diverse opinions. Early adopters enjoy the newest technologies and bold predictions,…
ONC Musical Chairs Comes at Inopportune Time for Health IT
If HHS leaders are truly committed to creating a national health IT infrastructure that supports electronic data exchange, they must work quickly to stabilize ONC…
20 Questions for Health IT #3: Patient-Centered Design
How can healthcare technology developers better incorporate patient needs into product planning and development?
20 Questions for Health IT #2: The Interoperability Blame Game
EHR vendors blame healthcare providers for not wanting/pushing interoperability for competitive reasons. Providers blame vendors for not creating interoperable systems. What’s your take on why…
Looking Through the Google Glass
I’m impressed by the number of big-name health systems that are giving Google Glass a test drive. It’s also interesting to note the diversity of…
Note to Developers: Quit Ignoring the Patients
The problem with mammograms, EMRs, patient portals, and other healthcare technologies is that too often the developers seem to have forgotten the patient experience. Case…
