Special Note: When this post first went up an image of a tornado was used as a metaphor for the very turbulent times that the healthcare sector is currently experiencing. Little did we know that this week would see the most devastating tornados the Southern US has seen in three decades with hundreds of lives [...]
Archive for April, 2011
Windy City, Turbulent Times
Posted in ACO, consumer health, EHR, HIE, HIT, Microsoft, policy, RHIO on April 26, 2011 | 3 Comments »
PLM Opens its Doors to All
Posted in consumer health on April 19, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Last week, PatientsLikeMe (PLM) reopened its doors, this time for all patients, regardless of condition/diagnosis. This reopening was after a period in which PLM closed its site for several months to new members. During that time, Ben Heywood, one of the co-founders of PLM and current President, told Chilmark that PLM completely re-architected the site [...]
Fostering Innovation in Healthcare IT
Posted in ACO, consumer health, EHR, EMR, mHealth, policy, tagged innovation on April 15, 2011 | 3 Comments »
As in most sectors, innovation in healthcare IT (HIT) is by and large incremental. A tweak here and added feature there to some existing application, e.g., what we are seeing today from EHR vendors as they strive to meet meaningful use criteria. Occasionally, we may see a vendor develop something new and novel – one [...]
Is Partnership for Patients Just Deja Vu?
Posted in CMS, consumer health, policy, tagged Partnership for Patients on April 14, 2011 | 4 Comments »
On Tuesday, to a tremendous amount of fanfare, HHS announced it will invest $1B in the Partnership for Patients. The press release is certainly buzzword compliant having all the wonderful terms that will endear others to join. And join they have, coming from all corners including employers such as GE, Honeywell and Walmart to small [...]
Robust Processes Supported by Health IT Core to ACO Success
Posted in ACO, Analytics, CMS, consumer health, EHR, EMR, HIE, mHealth, PCMH, policy, standards, telehealth, telemedicine, tagged Accountable Care Organization, Medicare on April 4, 2011 | 4 Comments »
On March 31st, the HHS’s Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) dropped its neutron bomb (proposed Accountable Care Organization (ACO) rules, caution PDF) on the healthcare industry. Much like the neutron bomb, the proposed rules will leave buildings standing, but any healthcare organization (HCO) planning to become a successful ACO will need to decimate [...]
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