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“Give Us Our Dammed Data” – Regina Holliday

by | Aug 2, 2010

17 authors with weapons in hand stare down upon the viewer. The three panel painting measures 60 inches by 144 inches. It is a very large painting, and yet it is crowded with those who have been hurt and those who have suffered. Every one of them is an author. Nearly...

Dear White House: The Personal Data Challenge

by | Jul 20, 2010

Gary Wolf of Wired has posted a whizbang write-up that came out of a whirlwind one-hour 12-way Skype chat about personal health data. Sound frenetic? It was. (I participated. It was, well, 12-way.) I can’t imagine how to model what happened, except to say that...

CMS slides from the Meaningful Use rules announcement

by | Jul 19, 2010

At last Tuesday’s announcement of the Meaningful Use rules, many people asked for the slides. After going through clearances, they arrived today. Click for 44 page PDF (649k). Correction 12:19pm ET 7/19: the PDF has been replaced with a PowerPoint, which we...

Chilmark: “Where is the consumer in HIEs?”

by | Jul 1, 2010

As we adopt new technology NOW is the time to think strategically: “As I make my next move, where do I end up? How am I positioned for the next step?” Patients have a lot at stake in adoption of Health Information Exchanges (HIEs). Chilmark Research has...

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