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Meaningful Use: The Elephant IS In The Room

by | May 18, 2009

Comparative Effectiveness:  a  comparison of the impact of different options that are available for treating a given  medical condition for a particular set of patients. Such studies may compare  similar treatments, such as competing drugs, or they may analyze very...

EMRs: “Would you take it if it were FREE?”

by | May 15, 2009

Blogger John at the “EMR (EHR) and HIPAA” blog posted a musing that caused my business antennas to twitch. A vigorous discussion has started in the comments. Here’s the thing: we’re talking about the billions of incentives we’re offering...

PLEASE, No More Magical Thinking in HIT!

by | May 12, 2009

Magical thinking: the ability to draw conclusions that are based on a person’s desire for what reality should be, not necessarily upon what reality actually is. Cargo Cult HIT:  Concepts in HIT that follow all the apparent precepts and forms of evidence-based...

The Markle Foundation’s work on Meaningful Use

by | May 10, 2009

Last night I posted my own thoughts on the definition of “meaningful use,” a term that will have significant impact on our next-generation medical records systems. To me it’s vital that the term be defined to include full access for you and me...

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