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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)

Health 2.0 more interesting than porn!

By Matthew Holt Last Thursday I gave a talk to a very high powered group, the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics. My old colleague Matt Quinn is now working for the soon to be very rich Agency for...
March 1, 2009 in Health 2.0, Policy, Policy/Politics, RHIOs, Technology, User Generated Content | Permalink | Comments (5)

Cats & dogs: Can we find unity on health care IT change?

By Matthew Holt Those of you paying attention for the past few days might have noticed on the one hand a sense of optimism and unity as Barrack H. Obama, somewhat somberly, began his presidency. Meanwhile, over the past few...
January 22, 2009 in Election 08, Electronic Medical Records, Health 2.0, Matthew Holt, Policy, Policy/Politics, RHIOs, Technology | Permalink | Comments (11)

Confusing 'Standards' With 'Interoperability'--Lessons For The 111th Congress From HIPAA

By Rick Peters, MD As we debate whether or not the Obama Administration and the 111th Congress should work towards directly funding EHRs, one of the key questions seems to be whether or not EHRs and interoperability standards are mature...
January 7, 2009 in Electronic Medical Records, Google, Health 2.0, Policy, Policy/Politics, RHIOs, Technology | Permalink | Comments (11)

Health IT policy: the fur is flying

By Matthew Holt Some fur is flying in the rarefied world of health IT policy geeks this morning. Health Affairs has three articles. The first from Markle’s Carol Diamond, writing with Here Comes Everybody author and Internet guru Clay Shirky,...
August 19, 2008 in Consumers, e-patients, Electronic Medical Records, Health 2.0, Matthew Holt, Policy, Policy/Politics, RHIOs, Technology | Permalink | Comments (11)

Seeking Sustainable RHIO Forest; View Obscured by Non-profit Trees by Martin Jensen

Health Affairs just published a study by a team of Harvard researchers that has cast a pall on the sustainability of Regional Health Information Organizations (also referred to as Health Information Exchanges). The report, The State Of Regional Health Information...
December 21, 2007 in RHIOs | Permalink | Comments (0)