Editor's Desk

Email Call: In the military, winning versus caring - 9/1/2010
The failure of DOD and VA to join EHRs is about one side wanting to win more than it want to care for patients.

Email Bag: ‘Humans in general do not opt-in to anything’ - 8/12/2010
An opt-in only policy on using EHRs could reduce the meaningful use of health data.

Reader mail - 7/7/2010
A selection of recent emails-to-the-editor on matters large and small to the government health IT community.

The most meaningful use - 5/11/2010
In the midst of all the policymaking surrounding the meaningful use plan, it’s good to be reminded of some of its most needy beneficiaries.

ONC and the feds - 3/17/2010
Agencies get a seat at the table.

Mobilizing meaningful use - 12/23/2009
Let the campaign begin.

Looking back on ‘meaningful use’ - 11/4/2009
How will the health IT stimulus plan be remembered?

Bringing health information to life - 9/10/2009
What will a mature nationwide health info network look like?

Meaningful uses of federal HIT - 6/27/2009
The meaningful use of federal HIT could generate support the health IT stimulus plan will need to succeed.

 




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