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Archive for February, 2011

HIMSS’11: Setting Expectations

Posted in ACO, Analytics, EHR, eRx, HealthVault, HIE, HIT, mHealth, Microsoft, tagged , , on February 25, 2011 | 25 Comments »

Over a 1,000 exhibitors, some 30,000+ attendees and I come away from HIMSS, again, thinking is this all there is? Where is the innovation that the Obama administration i.e., Sec. Sebellius and Dr. Blumenthal both touted in their less than inspiring keynotes on Wednesday morn? Maybe I had my blinders on, maybe I was looking [...]

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Are We Arriving at the Cusp of Consumer Engagement

Posted in Google Health, HealthVault, HIE, HIT, mHealth, PHR, tagged , on February 18, 2011 | 6 Comments »

When Chilmark Research was founded, the primary area of focus was healthcare IT that was consumer facing, consumer enabling – tools that would help consumers better manage their health and the health of loved ones. This led to our first major study on Personal Health Records (PHRs) published in May 2008. But alas, I was [...]

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HIMSS or Bust

Posted in EHR, EMR, HIE, HIT, mHealth, RHIO, tagged , , , on February 7, 2011 | 5 Comments »

Two extremely short weeks from today will be the official start of that annual healthcare IT (HIT) confab called HIMSS. Tens of thousands will gather to hear the latest and greatest on how HIT will deliver unfathomable rewards to all who adopt. Of course there will also be those discussions that if you aren’t on [...]

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2011 Predictions: MU Goes Tactical, ACO Strategic

Posted in ACO, Analytics, consumer health, EHR, HIE, mHealth, PCMH, PHR, telehealth on February 2, 2011 | 14 Comments »

In the Healthcare IT (HIT) market, 2010 was the year of meaningful use (MU). Healthcare organizations (HCOs) of all sizes developed plans, began making IT modifications and began adopting the technology they needed to meet Stage One MU requirements and subsequently receive incentive payments, some of which began being disbursed in late 2010. As we [...]

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What Do Future MU Requirements Mean for mHealth, If Anything?

Posted in consumer health, eRx, HIE, mHealth, PHR on February 1, 2011 | 2 Comments »

What are some of my favorite things?  “Raindrops on roses” and “whiskers on kittens” definitely make the list.   How about the task of combing over a large chunk of new Meaningful Use (MU) proposed requirements? … Not so much… though necessary if one wants to understand how the HIT and mHealth markets will develop. Will [...]

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