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What Are the Top 3 Emerging Technologies in Healthcare IT for the Next 3 Years?

Started this discussion. Last reply by Linda Stotsky Aug 16, 2011. 3 Replies

 What Are the Top 3 Emerging Technologies in Healthcare IT for the Next 3 Years? Lately I've been pondering on everything that is going on with Healthcare IT at times it seems overwhelming to keep up…Continue

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Will Health Care Reform Trigger Health Information Technology Implementations?

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The Health Care Reform overhaul is now a reality and tomorrow it will be signed by President Obama.Setting politics aside, will health care reform trigger health information technology…Continue

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DOSSIA, Google and Microsoft Join Together to Promote their PHRs for Meaningful Use ...

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Today Dossia sent out a tweet with a link to a document that consists of a joint (Dossia, Google and Microsoft) public comment of the 3 corporations to Ms. Charlene Frizzera, Acting Administrator of…Continue

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Why Compare Apples to Guanabanas?

Posted on January 21, 2012 at 8:41am 0 Comments

I always tend to “cringe” when I read about comparisons between Health IT, medical devices and other healthcare related software with respect to other verticals (e.g., finance, insurance, retail).

Why compare?

Saying that the financial industry is many “light years” ahead is extremely inaccurate. Comparing the processing of debits, credits, interests, etc. with medical information and imagery is like comparing apples to guanabanas (a tropical fruit found…

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HL7 CDA CCD vs. ASTM CCR ...

Posted on March 20, 2010 at 7:54am 0 Comments

Lately there has been a lot of discussions whether CCR will fade out and HL7 CDA CCD emerge as the victorious champion.



Why does there have to be a winner?



In my opinion they are both useful and each have their intended audience.



Actually, we should be thinking more about developing solutions that can aid in

converting from one document type to another rather than expecting one

or the Other to disappear.



CDA CCD was derived from CCR but modeled… Continue

Global Healthcare IT Stimulus - Imperfect Action is Better than Perfect Inaction

Posted on April 9, 2009 at 6:30am 0 Comments

Last week before travelling to Chicago, Illinois to attend the HIMSS 2009 Conference I reached out to the Chief Technology Officer (CTO), and a former supervisor, of a company that I previously worked for to meet, catch up, and possibly to share some industry visions and ideas. His response to my invitation was that he was on a business trip in China and that this was one of the few times he would not attend the yearly conference. The company where he performs as a CTO did indeed attend and… Continue

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I always tend to “cringe” when I read about comparisons between Health IT, medical devices and other healthcare related software with respect to other verticals (e.g., finance, insurance, retail).Why compare?Saying that the financial industry is many “light years” ahead is extremely inaccurate. Comparing the processing of debits, credits, interests, etc. with medical information and imagery is like comparing apples to guanabanas (a tropical fruit found worldwide near the Equator).Healthcare is…See More
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At 2:54pm on March 12, 2010, Sarah Johnson said…
i wish i had the time to make my own avatar
At 2:31pm on March 12, 2010, Paul Estes said…
OK, I will certainly do what I can. I have a few of these under my belt, and I am always happy to help fellow NC's - especially when it is a platform of shared interest!!! :)
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Let the discussions begin!!
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