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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

Patrick Soon-Shiong – Role in a World of “Data Liberacion”

By Matthew Holt In the DC panel debate on the Role of "Data Liberacion" Executive Chairman of Abraxis Health, Patrick Soon-Shiong, commented on how coordination and exchange of health data can improve healthcare and have a direct impact on individuals...

Published Wed, Jul 14 2010 10:10 AM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: Conferences

Fantastic job: HHS ONC subject matter expert on consumer e-health

By Matthew Holt Josh Seidman has written from ONC telling us about a fantastic job opportunity. You get to work with the brilliant folks at ONC on fun stuff regarding consumer e-Health. What does that mean? From the posting. Forge... Read More...

Published Thu, Jul 15 2010 5:24 PM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: Matthew Holt, Meaningful Use, Joshua Seidman

Introduction to ONC Initiatives

By Matthew Holt SUBTEXT: At the start of the Health 2.0 Goes to Washington Conference, Matthew Holt and Indu Subaiya welcomed all of the conference attendees. Wil Yu, Director of Innovation at the Office of the National Coordinator for Health... Read...

Published Fri, Jul 16 2010 4:00 PM by The Health Care Blog

Op-Ed: The Government EHR

By MARGALIT GUR-ARIE No, you didn’t miss anything, there is no Government EHR. But should there be one? And if so, what should it look like? The argument in favor of a Government EHR goes something like this: If we... Read More...

Published Mon, Aug 23 2010 8:58 AM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: EHR, Margalit Gur-Arie

“If There’s a Doctor on Board, Please Ring Your Call Button”

By BOB WACHTER, MD Well, it happened again. Last Thursday evening, I was somewhere over Saskatchewan, returning from a lovely Mediterranean cruise, in that uncomfortable semi-conscious state that passes for sleep when you’re flying coach, when the airplane...

Published Wed, Aug 25 2010 2:21 AM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: Physicians, Bob Wachter

Health 2.0 Europe: Keynote by Morten Petersen

By Bianca Grogan Cliquez pour la vidéo en français The Danish government's Morten Petersen discusses Denmark's National e-Health Portal at the Health 2.0 Europe Conference. Read More...

Published Thu, Aug 26 2010 9:00 PM by The Health Care Blog

Medicaid EHR Incentives – A Learning Experience

By MARGALIT GUR-ARIE By now almost everybody that has any remote interest in Health Care is aware of the much publicized incentives made available to health care providers for the adoption and meaningful use of certified EHR technology. The most... Read...

Published Mon, Aug 30 2010 3:44 AM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: EHR, Margalit Gur-Arie, Medicaid

Fun in San Diego next week: mHealth & Healthcamp

By Matthew Holt Next week there’s post-Labor day health care fun in San Diego. The 2nd mHealth Networking Conference is Sept 8-9 and Healthcamp San Diego is the day before (Sept 6). Both are run by good health care friends—Peter... Read More...

Published Tue, Aug 31 2010 12:49 PM by The Health Care Blog

Consumer Groups Shut Out of Comparative Effectiveness Board

By MERRILL GOOZNER The Government Accountability Office last week appointed two “faster cures” patient advocates and a former insurance company executive now on the AARP board to the three slots reserved for patient and consumer representatives on the...

Published Mon, Sep 27 2010 3:54 PM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: Comparative Effectiveness Research, Merrill Goozner

Healthy Eats For Data-Hungry Doctors

By DAVID C. KIBBE AND BRIAN KLEPPER Imagine that an innovative health plan - aware that half or more of health care cost is waste and that physician costs to obtain the identical outcome can vary by as much as... Read More...

Published Wed, Sep 29 2010 10:06 AM by The Health Care Blog

Health 2.0 Reveals the Winners of the 2010 Developer Challenge

The time has come to announce the six winners of the 2010 Health 2.0 Developer Challenge. They will be showcased at the Health 2.0 Developer Challenge session at the Health 2.0 San Francisco Conference, October 7-8, 2010. Drum Roll Please!... Read More...

Published Thu, Sep 30 2010 3:47 PM by The Health Care Blog

Health Innovation Week kicks off at City Hall

By Matthew Holt Want to see the kick off of Health Innovation Week? Hear from Dr Jordan Shlain (Commissioner of the San Francisco Health Systems), Mike Ferrer from the Mayor's Office, and see our proclamation? And get a quick whistle... Read More...

Published Fri, Oct 01 2010 5:16 PM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: Health 2.0

Alexandra Drane doing Engage With Grace at TEDMED

By Matthew Holt Just one photo from TEDMED, a really fascinating conference where I've been this week (courtsey of RWJ). This is Alex Drane telling Za's story and presenting Engage with Grace. She was remarkable. Read More...

Published Thu, Oct 28 2010 10:38 AM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: Matthew Holt

So That's How The Rates Are Set

By PAUL LEVY The Wall Street Journal published a very important article this week. Written by Anna Wilde Mathews and Tom McGinty, it is entitled, "Secrets of the System: Physician Panel Prescribes the Fees Paid by Medicare. Here's the lede:....

Published Fri, Oct 29 2010 8:15 AM by The Health Care Blog

Filed under: Medicare, Physicians, Paul Levy

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