July 2010 - The Health Care Blog - The Network of Care

The Original Individual Mandate, Circa 1792

By BRADLEY LATINO Regardless of one’s opinion on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’s constitutionality, most commentators-and no less an authority than the Congressional Budget Office)-agree (or concede, as the case may be) that Congress...

Published Wed, Jul 21 2010 11:27 AM by The Health Care Blog

So I'm on TV, unfortunately in piece of crappy reporting

By Matthew Holt So last month the nice people from KTVU (the local Fox affiliate in SF) came by to interview me and last night it aired. They’d been over at web-based EMR vendor Practice Fusion and had found out... Read More...

Published Fri, Jul 16 2010 9:35 AM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: Technology, Electronic Medical Records, Matthew Holt

My EMR Reality

By ROB LAMBERTS OK, I am an EMR fan-boy, I will admit it. I seem real “rah rah” in my approach to computers in the exam room, and to many I seem to have my head in the clouds; I... Read More...

Published Wed, Jul 14 2010 3:56 PM by The Health Care Blog

Beating up on ONC, mostly unjustified

By Matthew Holt Earlier this week there was a curious little hearing at Pete Stark’s committee. Much of the Q & A—mind you post the announcement of the final meaningful use rules—was (apparently, as I can’t find the transcript) a... Read More...

Published Thu, Jul 22 2010 7:12 PM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: Technology, Electronic Medical Records, Matthew Holt, Web/Tech, HHS

WEGOHealth provides solution for that Ning premium charge

By Matthew Holt Ever since the "build your own network" company Ning moved to a pay model for its networks, there’s been some browbeating on the blogosphere about what to do with those communities which had created traction on Ning,... Read...

Published Tue, Jul 20 2010 2:00 PM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: Health 2.0, Matthew Holt, Consumers

Jamie Heywood Challenges Health 2.0

By Matthew Holt Jamie Heywood, Co-Founder and Chairman of PatientsLikeMe, spoke at the Health 2.0 Washington DC conference. While on stage, he gave a challenge to the federal agencies to "change what we pay for." Read More...

Published Mon, Jul 12 2010 11:24 AM by The Health Care Blog

Consenting Technologies

By MARGALIT GUR-ARIE Yesterday, ONC held a fine gathering at the Grand Hyatt in Washington DC. There were experts, ONC Tiger team members and cutting edge technology vendors displaying and discussing platforms and software for providing patients the opportunity...

Published Fri, Jul 02 2010 6:04 AM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: Electronic Medical Records, Privacy

Guidelines for the Perplexed

By NORTIN HADLER, MD There has been much progress in the understanding of the biology of Alzheimer’s disease. Chemicals detected in the blood and spinal fluid of patients with Alzheimer’s and findings with new brain imaging techniques are the long......

Published Tue, Jul 20 2010 7:56 AM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: Alzheimer's, genetics, Nortin Hadler

My Side

By ROB LAMBERTS, MD I was planning on leaving behind the seriousness of the past few posts and going back to my usual inane writing, but some of the comments have made it too hard for me to keep quiet.... Read More...

Published Thu, Jul 22 2010 1:34 PM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: Physicians, Patients, Rob Lamberts

Technology Showcase: Data Drives Decisions

By Matthew Holt In this technology showcase from the Health 2.0 Goes to Washington conference on June 7, 2010, the participants in the Data Drives Decisions panel showcased and discussed how data collected from and by users can be used... Read More.....

Published Wed, Jul 21 2010 12:00 PM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: Conferences

Health 2.0’s Role in a World of “Data Liberacion”

By Ida Strom Seljeseth This is the complete panel debate on the Role of "Data Liberacion" from Health 2.0 Goes to Washington on June 10, 2010. The panel featured Todd Park from US Health and Human Services, Kenneth Buetow from... Read More....

Published Fri, Jul 23 2010 1:10 AM by The Health Care Blog

Interview with Farzad Mosashari

By Matthew Holt On June 7, 2010 senior advisor at the Office of the National Coordination, Farzad Mosashari, gave an interview at the Health 2.0 Goes to Washington conference. These are his thoughts on the conference, meaningful use and the... Read More...

Published Mon, Jul 19 2010 1:00 PM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: Patients, Conferences, Meaningful Use

The Not For-Profit / For-Profit Divide

By PAUL LEVY Many people involved in hospitals wonder how it can be financially prudent for investors to put their money into for-profit ventures that buy non-profit hospitals. (Examples here and here.) After all, the argument goes, the newly privatized...

Published Fri, Jul 02 2010 7:43 AM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: Hospitals, Non-profits

Interview: Blumenthal talks meaningful use

By Matthew Holt Absolutely hot off the recorder, here's my interview with David Blumenthal, National Coordinator for Health IT. He discusses patient communication, why the percentages of certain criteria were reduced, and how to get the two Reginas...

Published Tue, Jul 13 2010 10:13 AM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: HIT, HITECH, Technology, Electronic Medical Records, Matthew Holt, HHS

Josh Sommer – A Patient Looking for a World of “Data Liberacion”

By Matthew Holt In this part of the panel debate on the Role in a World of "Data Liberacion" founder of Chordoma Foundation Josh Sommer tells the story about how he was diagnosed with Chordoma and how he funded the... Read More...

Published Tue, Jul 13 2010 2:00 PM by The Health Care Blog

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