Think of the impact wearable devices could have on the millions of people managing chronic diseases through decreased costs and improved outcomes – as well…
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Learning about Usability from Accessibility: Exploring PHRs with Dean Karavite
Industrial designer Marc Harrison suffered a brain injury while sledding when he was 11-years old. The injury and years of rehabilitation would provide Harrison with…
Privacy and Google Glass: Where’s the Line?
This is no longer limited to patient-doctor relationships or patient-hospital relationships. It is basic patient autonomy to know who has the right to collect our…
Getting Hip to HIPAA: A Primer
The three main provisions in the act are the portability provisions, the tax provisions and the administrative simplification provisions. The Privacy Rule falls under the…
The Standardization of Data and the Personal Health Record
Health data standards are part of almost every discipline and industry. Within healthcare, there are standards from laboratory and radiology procedures to network protocols. With…
Growth of Quantified Self, Part 4: The Future of Health Design
Part 4 of Angela’s quantified self series explores a platform that enables users to design health “projects” for tracking across all devices, the RWJF’s Project…
If Information Wants to Be Free, Why Don’t We Share More Clinical Info?
Like many people out there, I’ve found myself running an HIE of me. I don’t mind being my own HIE, that’s great. I prefer having…
Leading by Example: Healthcare Professionals Should Request Their e-Health Records
Last week, as I performed my morning ritual of checking email and drinking coffee, a subject line from my local police department’s notification system caught…
The Patient’s Role in Health Information Management
In our series to date, we have been exploring the need for unified patient information management (UPIM). We’ve discussed the role that different healthcare stakeholders,…
How Patient Information Management is Affecting Care Coordination
Each year, billions of pieces of health data are generated as patients visit the doctor’s office, go to the ER, undergo procedures and answer the…
