News, Analysis, & Opinion on Impact of Government on Health IT
The quest for value
As policy-makers struggle to measure the benefits of health IT, some experts suggest it’s time to move beyond the emphasis on saving money, reports senior editor Nancy Ferris.
California foundation offers grants for patient self-management Funding under the 3-year, $2.7 million program will target online social networking, support groups and other ways to link patients with resources outside the health system. (Posted August 27, 2008)
Military to link war-zone docs to Landstuhl data An upgrade of the Theater Medical Data Store would give in-theater health providers electronic access to lab tests and treatment data from the military's medical center in Germany. (Posted August 26, 2008)
CCHIT chairman Leavitt answers health IT critique Health IT certification chief takes exception to recent article by two prominent health IT analysts questioning the current national health IT strategy. (Posted August 25, 2008)
Hospital of the future
Despite progress toward the digital hospital of tomorrow, military planners are still grappling with the technical problems of today.
(Posted August 27, 2008)
The quest for value
As policy-makers struggle to measure the benefits of health IT, some experts suggest it’s time to move beyond the emphasis on saving money.
(Posted August 27, 2008)
New York aims to leverage NHIN demo
State’s role in a recent technical trial of the National Health Information Network will advance its own goal of health information interoperability.
(Posted August 22, 2008)
Editorial: Health IT symphony orchestra
One expert suggests that health information exchanges take a cue from the funding model for symphony orchestras.
(Posted August 27, 2008)
Alert net set to go national
After years of delay, states and the federal government are beginning to share public health alerts.
(Posted August 27, 2008)
Spying on epidemics
HealthMap developers envision a real-time wiki to report on and monitor infectious-disease outbreaks.
(Posted August 27, 2008)
From the battlefield to the home front: Managing medical data
Government Health IT presents Col. Claude Hines Jr., program manager for the Defense Health Information Management System, in this recent InSight eSeminar. Col. Hines discusses the health information technology and tactical challenges faced by the military medical community in Iraq, Afghanistan and other areas of conflict. In doing so, he describes the current information technology solutions for transferring clinical data between battlefield care givers to health care personnel at military treatment facilities worldwide.
