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Back to Basics: Toward a Core Set of Relevant and Portable Personal Health Information

By DAVID C. KIBBE In the cacophony of health IT issues, products, and goals that compete every day for our attention, it is easy to lose sight of the profound value that could come from the universal availability of a...
November 3, 2009 in David Kibbe, EHR, HIT, Meaningful Use | Permalink | Comments (21)

Why Standards Matter 2: Health IT Enters a New Era of Regulatory Control

By DAVID C. KIBBE and BRIAN KLEPPER The recent history of electronic medical records in ambulatory care, or what we now call EHR (electronic health record) technology, can be divided roughly into three phases. Phase I, which lasted approximately 20...
October 14, 2009 in Brian Klepper, David Kibbe, EHR, HIT, HITECH, Technology | Permalink | Comments (10)

HIPAA's Broken Promises

By SUSANNAH FOX If you hate HIPAA, it’s your lucky day. Paul Ohm is handing you ammunition in his article, “Broken Promises of Privacy: Responding to the Surprising Failure of Anonymization.” His argument: our current information privacy structure is a...
September 27, 2009 in HIPPA, HIT, Privacy, Susannah Fox | Permalink | Comments (19)

Catalyzing the app store for EHRs

By STEVE DOWNS and JOHN LUMPKIN, SVP, Health Care Group, RWJ Foundation Dr. Lumpkin serves as director of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Health Group, where he is responsible for planning and program management. Prior to joining RWJ, Dr. Lumpkin...
September 27, 2009 in Electronic Medical Records, HIT | Permalink | Comments (15)

What if I Had to do HIT All Over Again?

By MARGALIT GUR-ARIE This post is aimed at serving as an interlude to the "public option/death panels" discussions. No matter what healthcare reform bill, if any, is passed this fall, HIT will be part of the program. Four short years...
September 20, 2009 in Electronic Medical Records, HIT, Technology | Permalink | Comments (45)

Advice For State REC Planners

By DAVID C. KIBBE & BRIAN KLEPPER On August 20th, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and ONC head David Blumenthal announced $598 million in grants to set up about 70 "regional extension centers" (RECs) that will help physicians select and implement...
August 31, 2009 in Brian Klepper, David Kibbe, EHR, HIT, HITECH, REC, Reform | Permalink | Comments (4)

Impact of EHRs on Medical Education

By GLENN LAFFEL Author's Note: This the second of a 5-part series whose purpose it is to make the case for implementing a widespread, systematic approach to HIT education in medical schools and continuing medical education programs for physicians. A...
August 31, 2009 in Education, EHR, HIT | Permalink | Comments (2)