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Finally, A Reasonable Plan for Certification of EHR Technologies

By DAVID C. KIBBE and BRIAN KLEPPER A caution to readers: This post is about methods for certifying Electronic Health Record (EHR) technologies used by physicians, medical practices, and hospitals who hope to qualify for federal incentive payments under the...
August 4, 2009 in Brian Klepper, David Kibbe, HHS, Marketplace, Meaningful Use, Policy, Policy/Politics, Reform, Technology, The Industry, Web/Tech | Permalink | Comments (28)

Disruption breaking out over at Scott Shreeve's place

Clayton Christensen's publisher is pressing me to read The Innovators Prescription and then interview him. Sadly I haven’t had the time to pay the book the attention it deserves. Messrs Kuraitis & Kibbe already did a review on THCB and...
February 21, 2009 in Economics, HHS, Marketplace, Matthew Holt, Medicare, Scott Shreeve | Permalink | Comments (2)

Daschle out at HHS - Sharfstein in at FDA?

By MERRILL GOOZNER The early stages of the Obama administration are beginning to resemble the Clinton years, which I observed from afar (I was a foreign correspondent in Tokyo at the time). Take Zoe Baird and substitute Tom Daschle, who...
February 6, 2009 in FDA, HHS, Merrill Goozner | Permalink | Comments (21)

The Case for Ron Wyden

By ROBERT LASZEWSKI Let me be the first to suggest that the President name Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) to be the next Secretary of HHS. The withdrawal by Tom Daschle has underscored just how important it will be for the...
February 5, 2009 in HHS | Permalink | Comments (17)