You have to wonder: if data is the new oil, and it can’t flow through, in, or out of EHR systems, will it simply flow…
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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…
Healthcare Consumerism: Who’s Really Making the Decisions?
For thousands of years, patients visit a doctor on various issues, such as headaches, heartaches, and all kinds of “aches.” The symptoms and signs are…
HIMSS15: It’s about the Patient, Stupid.
This year at HIMSS the buzz was not just about the geekiest new technology, the biggest sale, or the latest vendor acquisition. Now the buzz…
Brookings: Align Health IT Policy with Payment Models
In their brief, High Value Health IT: Policy Reforms for Better Care and Lower Costs, authors Peter Basch and Mark B. McClellan consider several problems…
Integrating the Healthcare Workplace: Diverse Roles Must Unite for Patient Care
This information assymetry exists not only within teams at hospitals or clinics, it is also seen at the international and national levels . Numerous regulations…
8 Takeaways from Topol’s Latest: ‘The Patient Will See You Now: The Future of Medicine is in Your Hands’
Every once in a while, a book hits upon a convergence of science, technology and society in ways the existing incumbents are not at all…
Connect for Health Colorado CTO Proteus Duxbury, Part 2
As Colorado runs its own exchange, and has had what most consider a successful rollout, we discuss what is next and how the exchange works…
Connect for Health Colorado CTO Proteus Duxbury, Part I
Proteus Duxbury, the CTO of Connect for Health Colorado, discusses the steps taken to establish Colorado’s state insurance exchange network and the added challenge of…
Gathering Together to Create a Family Health History
Every November we wish each other a Happy Thanksgiving and express our gratitude for the important things in our lives like friends, family, and good…
