A year without negative or challenging headlines would be an unreal one. Life always has challenges, just as health IT does. Here are just a…
Archive | November, 2014
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,…
Nurses Have No Love Lost for EHRs
Come on health IT admins! You can’t just launch an EHR and be done with it. There needs to be follow-up to see how it…
IHE IT Infrastructure Work Items Selected
The IHE IT Infrastructure Committee has selected its work items for the next annual cycle. This year, a significant increase in total work made it…
Using Incentives to Move from Health Care to Health, Part II. Michael Dermer Q&A
“I think what’s going to happen with the evolution of providers is that it’s going to come down to something similar to what we’ve learned…
Pills: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
The documentary “The Dark Side of a Pill” shines a light on how lies and deception during the drug review process can lead to dire…
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…
