As Terry noted in the blog last Monday, we are in the midst of March Madness basketball. As many of you know, these 3 tournament weeks will be as much about data as basketball. ESPN and others will be … [Read more...]
Portal Up for Patients, Portal Up!
I’m traveling for work today and as I pulled my rental car out of the Avis lot the seatbelt reminder began to chime. “Buckle up, it’s the law” immediately popped into my head, a testament to effective … [Read more...]
The Human Condition in Structured and Unstructured Data
Do you prefer the Sears Tower or a Jackson Pollock painting? Do you prefer the USRDS data tables or poems by e. e. cummings? Do you delight in structured data or unstructured data? Do you have … [Read more...]
The Value of Health IT: Lessons from the Field
I was one of the 111.5 million viewers watching the Seattle Seahawks rattle Peyton Manning’s cage on Superbowl Sunday. After the game Russell Wilson and the other young Seattle players talked a lot … [Read more...]
Meeting Standards in Health IT
We all have our standards. My family has strict conformance standards about Thanksgiving Day food including the cornbread dressing, the broccoli and rice casserole, and the sweet potato soufflé. If … [Read more...]
Interoperability and MU3 – Get on the Train
I am rocking along on my way from Boston to New York City aboard the Acela Express. This train will glide through Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut before arriving at Penn Station in … [Read more...]
SNOWMED
December in Boston means Patriots football, Bruins hockey, Celtics basketball, and snow. Two snowfalls this week have made my backyard a snow sandwich, 6 inches of snow and 8 inches of snow with an … [Read more...]
Body on a Chip
At Acumen we spend a lot of time thinking about healthcare technology in terms of electronic health records and data management, and our blog often focuses on the adoption of healthcare technology … [Read more...]
