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hc's problem list, medical records, policy issues

What to do about “the cream of the crap”? ONC’s Adoption/Certification Workgroup meeting

e-Patient Dave | February 18, 2010

I’d like your help preparing thoughts and testimony for a policy meeting I’ve been invited to attend in Washington next week. For these meetings, one needs to submit prepared remarks in advance, for the committee to digest in advance. And from what I’ve learned so far about this, there’s a lot to chew on, and [...]

medical records, policy issues, trends & principles

EMRs: “Would you take it if it were FREE?”

e-Patient Dave | May 15, 2009

Blogger John at the “EMR (EHR) and HIPAA” blog posted a musing that caused my business antennas to twitch. A vigorous discussion has started in the comments.

medical records, policy issues, pt/doc co-care, reforming hc, trends & principles

“Meaningful Use”: a pivotal definition for new-wave medical records systems

e-Patient Dave | May 10, 2009

I’ve struggled with what to say about this subject for two weeks, because I want to “get it right” but it’s vast. So I’m giving up any hope of being comprehensive, and I’m just going to say what little I know, and what I think, and let any discussion happen from there.