An interesting implementation question was recently submitted to the HL7 list serve for structured documents. The question centered around the correct way to express “none”…
Archive | June, 2011
Google Health – Too Early to Market?
Few are surprised by this NY Times headline – Google to End Health Records Service After It Fails to Attract Users. Rumors and expectations of…
How Much Would You Pay for Your Medical Record?
I recently had to request my medical records from former physicians and have them sent to a new specialist I’m seeing. It is incredibly important…
2011 #HITsm Mid-Year Report
Each year, HL7 Standards presents Top #HITsm Contributor Awards to proactive, energetic and optimistic individuals who share the health IT message with their social networks….
What do you think is the most promising initiative in health IT? Poll Results
From Meaningful Use to ICD-10, CPOE and discussions of the most effective method for health information exchange, there are enough initiatives happening in healthcare IT…
Remember Your Story
I fell in love with healthcare while working as a radiology technician aide at a well-known imaging center in Dallas during college. I was working…
Why Electronic Attachments will become an Industry Standard Solution
New technologies from the cloud to virtual assistants are transforming the way provider offices operate. As the health care industry strives for greater efficiencies and…
CDA Levels of Interoperability
The need for interoperability is readily apparent in the healthcare industry. But what does interoperability mean with regards to richness of data? The CDA document…