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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)

Let's Reboot America's Health IT Conversation Part 2: Beyond EHRs

By DAVID KIBBE and BRIAN KLEPPER Yesterday we tried to put EHRs into perspective. They're important, and we can't effectively move health care forward without them. But they're only one of many important health IT functions. EHRs and health IT...
January 6, 2009 in Brian Klepper, David Kibbe, Health 2.0, Technology, The Industry, Transparency, User Generated Content, Web/Tech | Permalink | Comments (9)

Let's Reboot America's HIT Conversation Part 1: Putting EHRs in Context

By DAVID C. KIBBE & BRIAN KLEPPER Kibbe & Klepper are back with an update to their pre-Christmas piece on EHRs and the forthcoming Obama Administration's investment policy towards them. Lest you think that this is just a small group...
January 5, 2009 in Brian Klepper, David Kibbe, Health 2.0, Obama administration, Policy, Policy/Politics, The Industry, Transparency, User Generated Content, Web/Tech | Permalink | Comments (7)

An Impending Hanging: Will Health 2.0 Be Compromised By The Economic Downturn?

By Brian Klepper Nothing focuses the mind like an impending hanging. -- Samuel Johnson I've been preparing for tomorrow's 3rd Health 2.0 conference in San Francisco, where I'll join my pals Matthew, Indu Subaiya, Jane Sarasohn-Kahn and Michael Millenson amid...
October 21, 2008 in Brian Klepper, Economics, evidenced-based medicine, Health 2.0, Online Communities, Quality, The Industry, Transparency, User Generated Content, Web/Tech | Permalink | Comments (3)

Google Health: Is It Good For You?

By AMY TENDERICH Note: Amy Tenderich, who writes and maintains the wonderful Diabetes Mine, just did this very illuminating interview with Google Health's Missy Krassner. As you'll see, she doesn't slow-pitch to Missy. This is a sure-footed, tough-minded exchange about...
October 7, 2008 in Google, Health 2.0, Marketplace, Online Communities, Privacy, Quality, Technology, The Industry, User Generated Content, Web/Tech | Permalink | Comments (2)

Adam Bosworth speaks about Google Health, Keas and everything

By Matthew Holt After a long period of time I’ve finally wrestled Adam Bosworth to the floor and forced the microphone to his mouth. Adam of course is the software guru (he’s one of the originators of XML) who went...
September 3, 2008 in Consumers, e-patients, Electronic Medical Records, Google, Health 2.0, Matthew Holt, Online Communities, Technology, User Generated Content | Permalink | Comments (2)

A Second Life on Second Life

In real life Alice Kreuger has severe multiple sclerosis and is unable to walk without the use of crutches. She rarely leaves her home except for trips to see her doctor. In the virtual world of Second Life she leads...
March 15, 2008 in User Generated Content | Permalink | Comments (6)