Health Information Technology

Deciphering the Alphabet Soup of Health Reform

James R. Knickman | Posted 05.20.2012

Read More: Health Information Technology, Accountable Care Organizations, Health Care Costs, Health Reform, Health Care Reform, Affordable Care Act, Disease Management, New York News
James R. Knickman

The whole alphabet soup of health care payment and delivery models is dizzying, but what do those models look like, and how will they affect the way patients experience care?

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A Doctor Visit With 'Dr. Watson'?

Helene Pavlov, M.D. | Posted 03.14.2012

Read More: Dr Helene Pavlov, Health Care, Hospital for Special Surgery, Health Information, Technology and Health, Health Information Technology, Health Technology, Technology in Health, Medical Technology, Healthy Living News
Helene Pavlov, M.D.

While the power of technology will and should continue to evolve and drive health care forward, technology like avatars, diagnostic supercomputers and automated service must not be considered a replacement for human interaction.

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'Look at Me, Doc'

John Whyte, M.D., MPH | Posted 01.30.2012

Read More: Electronic Health Records, Health Information Technology, Mindfulness, Personal Health, Healthy Living News
John Whyte, M.D., MPH

The medical community may increasingly rely on electronic medical records, and patients can help by making sure these records are 100 percent accurate. Ask your doctor as well as your insurer as to how to access your medical information online.

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The Moneyball Approach to Health Care

James R. Knickman | Posted 12.04.2011

Read More: Moneyball, Health Information Technology, Health Care, Health, Quality Improvement, Health Care Quality, Elder Care, US Health Care, New York News
James R. Knickman

I'm always surprised that some people still buy into the myth that America has the greatest health system in the world. We spend so much money on health care, but those dollars have not translated to good health.

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Health Information: It's Time for More Meaningful Use

James R. Knickman | Posted 05.28.2011

Read More: Health Care Quality, Electronic Health Records, Health Information Technology, Health Care Costs, Health Care, New York News
James R. Knickman

Being able to share data electronically, easily, securely, and inexpensively holds great practical promise for improving health.

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HHS Launches Health.Data.gov to Share Open Health Data

Alexander Howard | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Todd Park, Open Data, Data, Open Government, Hhs, Health Information Technology, Hit, Gov 2.0, Technology News
Alexander Howard

Last October, Todd Park, the chief technology officer at the Department of Health and Human Services (HSS) announced HealthData.gov at the HealthCamp ...

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A New Year's Resolution for Adopting Electronic Health Records

Dr. Elaine Schattner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Electronic Health Records, Health Care Reform, Health Care Quality, Meaningful Use, Ehr, Health Information Technology, Hit, Hitech, Dr. David Blumenthal, Home News
Dr. Elaine Schattner

The potential benefits of EHR far outweigh the costs. In the long term, HIT will save doctors time and effort.

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Health Reform Gifts for Your Holiday Season

Linda Bergthold | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Health Care Reform, Medicare, Alzheimers Disease, Rural Physicians, Medicare-Donut-Hole, Medicare Fraud, Health Information Technology, Malpractice Reform, Rush Limbaugh, Politics News
Linda Bergthold

There are many changes going on in the health care system at this very moment, and you may not hear much about them -- in fact, you probably won't -- but these changes are ultimately going to improve health care delivery.

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Technology Is the Key to Equity in Access to Quality Health Care

Julius H. Hollis | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Health Information Technology, Technology, Telemedicine, Health Care, Digital Divide, Technology News
Julius H. Hollis

Advanced technologies in our hospitals will improve the well-being of Americans by shortening hospital stays, decreasing re-admissions and providing electronic prescriptions, among other things.

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Cell Phones Saving Lives in Ghana

Kate Otto | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ghana, Health Care Reform, Telehealth, Ehealth, Health Information Technology, Africa, Impact News
Kate Otto

With more than 100 million mobile users in Africa, increasing rapidly every month, the idea of utilizing cell phones to increase access to health care is inevitable, but still needs crucial support.

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FDA Considers Regulating Safety of Electronic Health Systems

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Food and Drug Administration, Medical Reports, Injuries, Electronic Medical Records Systems, Regulation, Fda, Patients, Electronic Health Systems, Chuck Grassley, Emergency Rooms, Operating Rooms, Health Care, Kaiser Permanente, Electronic Medical Records, Charles Grassley, Hit, Geisinger Health System, Oversight, Stimulus, Paper, Testimony, It, Senate, Deaths, Hospitals, Software, Doctors, Health Information Technology, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Mayo Clinic, Politics News

By Fred Schulte and Emma SchwartzHuffington Post Investigative Fund Concerned about potential safety risks in health information technology, the U.S....

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Owning Your Health Information: An Inalienable Right

Leslie A. Saxon, M.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Health Care Reform, Information Technology, Health Information Technology, Health, Technology News
Leslie A. Saxon, M.D.

We are on the verge of the day when health information and its immediate dissemination can help save lives and make the health care system more efficient.

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Help Us Investigate Health Information Technology

Huffington Post Investigative Fund | Adam Clark Estes | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Electronic Health Records, Citizen Journalism, Health IT, Health Information Technology, Health Care, Eyes, Digital Health Records, Huffington Post Investigative Fund, Home News

The Huffington Post Investigative Fund will be covering the progress of health information technology reform. Are you a patient who has begun tracking...

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Personal Responsibility: In Education? Yes! In Health Care? No!

Deane Waldman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Health Care Is a Right, Healthcare System, Medical Malpractice, Healthcare Financing, Obamacare, Hr 3200, Morals, Evidence Based Decision Making, Medical Negligence, Medical Errors, Root Cause Analysis, Healthcare Regulations, Personal Responsibility, Obama Healthcare, Ealthcare, Hipaa, ARRA 2009, Adverse Medical Outcomes, America?S Affordable Health Choices Act, Medical Costs, Systems Thinking, Ethics, Problem Solving, Single Payer, Health Insurance, Health Care Reform, Aahca, Universal Health Care, Health Information Technology, Electronic Medical Records, Politics News
Deane Waldman

When President Obama gave his speech on health care, he spoke as though the phrase personal responsibility did not exist.

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Healthcare is an Unprincipled Non-System.

Deane Waldman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Vision, Bill of Rights, Healthcare System, Healthcare Financing, Obamacare, Medical Negligence, Healthcare Regulations, Personal Responsibility, Declaration of Independence, Obama Healthcare, ARRA 2009, hr3200, Problem Solving, Principles, Single Payer, Aahca, Universal Health Care, Electronic Medical Records, Health Care Is a Right, Strategy, Mission, Medical Malpractice, Medical Errors, Evidence Based Decision Making, Healthcare, Root Cause Analysis, Hipaa, Adverse Medical Outcomes, America?S Affordable Health Choices Act, Systems Thinking, Medical Costs, Health Care Reform, Health Insurance, Health Information Technology, Politics News
Deane Waldman

Everyone knows that you cannot cure a sick anything -- patient or system - without a correct diagnosis. What is the diagnosis for sick, "broken" healthcare?

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Rights With No Responsibilities?

Deane Waldman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Health Care Is a Right, Healthcare System, Medical Malpractice, Healthcare Financing, Obamacare, Evidence Based Decision Making, Medical Negligence, Medical Errors, Healthcare, Root Cause Analysis, Healthcare Regulations, Obama Healthcare, Hipaa, ARRA 2009, Adverse Medical Outcomes, America?S Affordable Health Choices Act, hr3200, Medical Costs, Systems Thinking, Problem Solving, Single Payer, Health Insurance, Health Care Reform, Aahca, Universal Health Care, Health Information Technology, Electronic Medical Records, Politics News
Deane Waldman

Do we have the right to make ourselves unhealthy? I would answer, Yes! That is part of being free.

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The Emperor Has No Clothes

Deane Waldman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Health Care Is a Right, Healthcare System, Medical Malpractice, Healthcare Financing, Obamacare, Evidence Based Decision Making, Medical Negligence, Medical Errors, Healthcare, Root Cause Analysis, Healthcare Regulations, Obama Healthcare, Hipaa, ARRA 2009, Adverse Medical Outcomes, America?S Affordable Health Choices Act, hr3200, Medical Costs, Systems Thinking, Problem Solving, Single Payer, Health Insurance, Health Care Reform, Aahca, Universal Health Care, Health Information Technology, Electronic Medical Records, Politics News
Deane Waldman

Washington is guilty of management malpractice. Simply throwing more money into the waste of the middle will not fix health care.

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What to Ask at a Town Hall on Health Care

Deane Waldman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Health Care Is a Right, Healthcare System, Medical Malpractice, Healthcare Financing, Obamacare, Evidence Based Decision Making, Medical Negligence, Medical Errors, Healthcare, Root Cause Analysis, Healthcare Regulations, Obama Healthcare, Hipaa, ARRA 2009, Adverse Medical Outcomes, Town Hall, America?S Affordable Health Choices Act, Medical Costs, Systems Thinking, Problem Solving, Single Payer, Health Insurance, Health Care Reform, Aahca, Universal Health Care, Health Information Technology, Electronic Medical Records, Politics News
Deane Waldman

What to ask our Representatives at town hall meeting, and in letters or emails.

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ObamaCare Is Not "a Good Start." They Are Blowing an Opportunity to fix Health care.

Deane Waldman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Health Care Is a Right, Healthcare System, Medical Malpractice, Healthcare Financing, Obamacare, Evidence Based Decision Making, Medical Negligence, Medical Errors, Healthcare, Root Cause Analysis, Healthcare Regulations, Personal Responsibility, Obama Healthcare, Hipaa, ARRA 2009, Adverse Medical Outcomes, America?S Affordable Health Choices Act, Medical Costs, Systems Thinking, Problem Solving, Single Payer, Health Insurance, Health Care Reform, Aahca, Universal Health Care, Health Information Technology, Electronic Medical Records, Politics News
Deane Waldman

We need an extended, all-media national dialogue, not violent, partisan town hall meetings in response to a Plan devised behind closed doors.

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They Are Still Practicing Bad Medicine -- on Medicine (and Therefore on Us).

Deane Waldman | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Health Care Is a Right, Healthcare System, Medical Malpractice, Healthcare Financing, Obamacare, Evidence Based Decision Making, Medical Negligence, Medical Errors, Healthcare, Root Cause Analysis, Healthcare Regulations, Personal Responsibility, Obama Healthcare, Hipaa, ARRA 2009, Adverse Medical Outcomes, America?S Affordable Health Choices Act, Medical Costs, Systems Thinking, Problem Solving, Single Payer, Health Insurance, Health Care Reform, Aahca, Universal Health Care, Health Information Technology, Electronic Medical Records, Healthy Living News
Deane Waldman

Given a fundamentally flawed, unsupportable health care system, we need a new one rather than changing where some dollars flow and adding new dollars that we don't have in the first place.

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In Health Care, Complexity Costs and Kills. ObamaCare Will Increase Complexity: You Do the Math

Deane Waldman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Health Care Is a Right, Healthcare System, Medical Malpractice, Healthcare Financing, Obamacare, Evidence Based Decision Making, Medical Negligence, Medical Errors, Healthcare, Root Cause Analysis, Healthcare Regulations, Obama Healthcare, Hipaa, ARRA 2009, Adverse Medical Outcomes, America?S Affordable Health Choices Act, Medical Costs, Systems Thinking, Problem Solving, Single Payer, Health Insurance, Health Care Reform, Aahca, Universal Health Care, Health Information Technology, Electronic Medical Records, Politics News
Deane Waldman

Complexity is considered bad in most business activities because it reduces efficiency and therefore costs money. In health care it is worse.

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An Objective, Evidence-Based Opposition to ObamaCare

Deane Waldman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Health Care Is a Right, Healthcare System, Medical Malpractice, Healthcare Financing, Obamacare, Evidence Based Decision Making, Medical Negligence, Medical Errors, Healthcare, Root Cause Analysis, Healthcare Regulations, Obama Healthcare, Hipaa, ARRA 2009, Adverse Medical Outcomes, America?S Affordable Health Choices Act, Medical Costs, Systems Thinking, Problem Solving, Health Insurance, Health Care Reform, Aahca, Universal Health Care, Health Information Technology, Electronic Medical Records, Cpsia, Umra, Politics News
Deane Waldman

TennCare was a single payer approach that was tried in Tennessee in 1994. It nearly bankrupted the state, forced the governor to raise taxes, and ultimately required rationing care.

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A 3 Question Survey About Fixing Healthcare

Deane Waldman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Health Care Is a Right, Healthcare System, Healthcare Financing, Obamacare, Medical Errors, Healthcare, Root Cause Analysis, Healthcare Regulations, Obama Healthcare, Adverse Medical Outcomes, ARRA 2009, America?S Affordable Health Choices Act, Medical Costs, Systems Thinking, Problem Solving, Health Insurance, Health Care Reform, 2009 Recession, Aahca, Universal Health Care, Federal Deficit, Health Information Technology, Electronic Medical Records, Politics News
Deane Waldman

Do not accept the glowing rhetoric of the Bill's advocates or the equally passionate bombast of its opponents. Put aside your personal animus toward who is speaking for or against AAHCA.

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Dialogue on Healthcare: Your Comments, My Responses and Apologies

Deane Waldman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Health Care Is a Right, Healthcare System, Medical Malpractice, Healthcare Financing, Obamacare, Evidence Based Decision Making, Medical Negligence, Medical Errors, Root Cause Analysis, Healthcare Regulations, Obama Healthcare, Ealthcare, Hipaa, ARRA 2009, Adverse Medical Outcomes, America?S Affordable Health Choices Act, Medical Costs, Systems Thinking, Problem Solving, Health Insurance, Health Care Reform, Universal Health Care, Health Information Technology, Electronic Medical Records, Aahca, Politics News
Deane Waldman

Other countries are struggling with health care system problems as big as ours. I do not suggest that health care is insoluble.

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Government Cuts Expenditures -- Only We Can Cut Costs

Deane Waldman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Health Care Is a Right, Healthcare System, Medical Malpractice, Healthcare Financing, Evidence Based Decision Making, Medical Negligence, Medical Errors, Healthcare, Root Cause Analysis, Healthcare Regulations, Personal Responsibility, Obama Healthcare, Hipaa, ARRA 2009, Adverse Medical Outcomes, America?S Affordable Health Choices Act, Medical Costs, Systems Thinking, Problem Solving, Health Insurance, Health Care Reform, Universal Health Care, Health Information Technology, Electronic Medical Records, Politics News
Deane Waldman

Without a totally new health care system, cutting health care costs means reducing usage -- rationing. You have to decide just one thing: who will be the rationer?

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