Insights

medical records, policy issues, reforming hc, Why PM

Insights on how the HITECH stimulus plan is working

e-Patient Dave | April 22, 2010

In my previous post I noted that Vince Kuraitis and David Kibbe are running an excellent series, “Is HITECH Working?”* After a full year of increasing tensions, claims, and counterclaims, reading these posts has given me hope that it’s all panned out into something mortals can understand. (I’d been afraid to look!) In a day [...]

e-pts resources, medical records, pt/doc co-care, trends & principles

From Ted Eytan’s blog: “Now Reading: Patients actually want their entire medical record”

e-Patient Dave | November 15, 2009

An important study just got my attention. Patients and clinicians in different cities were asked questions about concerns and preferences. Titled “Insights for Internists: ‘I Want the Computer to Know Who I Am’,” the study reports: (emphasis added) Patients do keep their own medical records They want access to everything in their record Privacy worries [...]

chapter reviews

The e-patient white paper: Seven Preliminary Conclusions

e-Patient Dave | January 27, 2009

One year ago today I finished reading e-Patients: How they can help us heal healthcare, the e-patient white paper. It turned my head around because although I’d experienced excellent care in almost all ways, it showed that I as a patient have far more to contribute than I ever would have imagined. The people who [...]