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The Health Internet vs. the NHIN -- A Matter of Control, Cost, and Timing

By DAVID C. KIBBE and BRIAN KLEPPER There is growing tension within the Obama administration's health team over who will control health data exchange: everyone (including consumers and their doctors), or just large provider organizations. The public debate will be...
November 19, 2009 in Brian Klepper, David Kibbe, HITECH, NHIN, RHIOs, Web/Tech | Permalink | Comments (37)

Conspiracy theory Friday (FDA & CCHIT related)

By Matthew Holt Two fun things—First, Mark Leavitt says he’s quitting CCHIT in March. He says that he’ll be 60 then and wants to go do other stuff. Of course the cynics among you will say that he’s had enough...
November 13, 2009 in Electronic Medical Records, Health 2.0, HITECH, Pharma | Permalink | Comments (5)

A Message to America's Physicians: Purchasing EHR Technology A Shaky State of Affairs

By DAVID C. KIBBE and BRIAN KLEPPER Much of the conversation and debate about physician EHR adoption has centered on the single issue of the (high) cost of purchase. However, we'd like to suggest that the situation is much more...
October 28, 2009 in Brian Klepper, David Kibbe, EHR, HITECH | Permalink | Comments (29)

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)

The Long Tail of the EMR

By Margalit Gur-Arie In the fall of 2008 I had the opportunity to do some research on the, then dormant, EMR marketplace. The results came as no surprise. Most physicians did not have an EMR and were not interested in...
October 7, 2009 in Electronic Medical Records, HITECH | Permalink | Comments (12)

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)

THCB Classified: HIPAA Webinars-on-demand

The passing of the HITECH Act of 2009 mandated additional guidelines for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). On August 24, 2009 the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued interim Security Breach Notification rules mandating compliance...
August 31, 2009 in HIPPA, HITECH | Permalink | Comments (1)

“Meaningful Use” Criteria as a Unifying Force

By Vince Kuraitis, David C. Kibbe & STEVE ADAMS Over the past several years, many diverse initiatives have arisen offering partial solutions to systemic problems in the U.S. health care non-system. We see Meaningful Use Criteria recommended by the HIT...
August 29, 2009 in Clinical Groupware, EHR, HITECH, Meaningful Use | Permalink | Comments (6)

Is “Cloud Computing” Right for Health IT?

By ROBERT ROWLEY, MD The announcement of Salesforce.com investing and coordinating development efforts with Practice Fusion has brought talk of “cloud computing” to the fore. Salesforce has been known as a leader in cloud computing, and moving healthcare IT to...
August 12, 2009 in Electronic Medical Records, HITECH, Technology | Permalink | Comments (0)