Couple of long days and now listening to the wrap-up panel, Looking Ahead – The Business and Society of Health 2.0. One of the panel members, David Lansky, formally of Markle Foundation and now heading up the business healthcare group, Pacific Business Group on Health. Disturbing statement from Lansky was that he worked with Matthew [...]
Posts Tagged ‘policy’
Health 2.0 Wrap-up
Posted in PHR, tagged AHIC, Health 2.0, healthcare, policy on October 23, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Where’s the $$$? or Economic Meltdown and HIT
Posted in consumer health, RHIO, tagged adoption, economy, HIE, HIT trends, IBM, Patients Like Me, PatientsLikeMe, policy, WebMD on October 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This morning’s Wall Street Journal has an article, first page – Section B, highlighting the growing impact of the financial crisis on the IT industry. The enterprise software powerhouse, SAP, shocked investors earlier this week when it warned that it would not meet its 3rd Qtr target, citing slowness in the mid-market. Another tech company, [...]
Privacy Rights Smack-down in NH
Posted in consumer health, PHR, policy, Privacy, tagged consumer health, EMR, PHR, policy, Privacy on March 14, 2008 | 2 Comments »
This week, the “Live Free or Die” state of New Hampshire’s House voted down House Bill 1587, a bill that would have strengthened the privacy rights of consumers. The biggest objections to this bill came from the medical establishment itself claiming that passage of the bill would stall adoption of healthcare IT (HIT) systems. In [...]
Privacy Advocacy Group Attacks PHRs
Posted in consumer health, Dossia, Google, Microsoft, PHP, PHR, policy, Privacy, Security, tagged consumer, Dossia, Google, HealthVault, Microsoft, PHR, policy, Privacy on February 20, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Today, the World Privacy Forum released a report, Personal Health Records: Why Many PHRs Threaten Privacy. Both the 16 page report and a shorter, 5 page consumer advisory report can be found here. There was also an article today referencing the report in the San Fransisco Chronicle. While the report does not give names of [...]
So you want to learn more about the proposed budget…
Posted in CMS, policy, tagged CMS, Medicaid, Medicare, policy, Wall Street Journal, WSJ on February 7, 2008 | 1 Comment »
One of my favorite sites is the Wall Street Journal’s Healthcare Blog. You can almost always find any health-related topic that the WSJ publishes in its regular print edition here, which is nice. But what I like is the ability to comment on specific articles or posts. And what I like even more, is reading [...]
Retail Clinics Approved in MA Despite Some Howls
Posted in consumer health, policy, tagged Boston, health affairs, Massachusetts, policy, retail clinics on January 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Recently, Massachusetts’ Public Health Council approved the establishment of retail clinics in the state. While chains such as CVS, Walgreens and Minute Clinic cheered, others, including the Mayor of Boston howled. I have a hard time understanding what all the fuss is about. Retail clinics can provide welcomed relief to overburdened healthcare institutions, such as [...]
eRx Taking Off
Posted in eRx, policy, tagged e-prescribing, eRx, Medicare, policy on December 10, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Last week, the big eRx (electronic prescription) clearing house, Sure Scripts, released a comprehensive report on the growth of eRx. Astounding numbers presented, as well as some nice graphics/metrics for anyone who is putting together a presentation on the subject Based on their research, which goes back to 2004, Sure Scripts has seen eRx more [...]
Telehealth Goes to Washington
Posted in policy, telehealth, telemedicine, tagged healthcare, Medicare, policy, telehealth on November 2, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
At the recently held Connected for Health symposium, which I reported on previously, a widely held belief among participants was that telehealth would not see substantial growth until the largest potential market, seniors, start receiving Medicare benefits that covered telehealth programs. Coming close on the heels of this conference is a report released this week [...]
