In last week’s blog about ICD-10 Terry mentioned the astonishing number of codes nephrologists will find on the 2728 form, which has 4 pages of nephrology-diagnosis alphabet soup. I find the mixture … [Read more...]
Kidney Health Initiative (KHI): Joining Forces for Kidney Disease Research
LIVE from D.C….it’s KHI! Okay, so it’s not as exciting as “LIVE from New York, it’s Saturday Night,” but do you know about the Kidney Health Initiative (KHI)? In some respects, like Saturday Night … [Read more...]
Cybermedicine: Powered by Patients
How long have you had your smartphone or iPad? If you were using one of these portable devices in 2008 you might have been an early Apple or iTunes App Store customer. The App Store launched in 2008 … [Read more...]
EHRs in the New Age of Population Health Management
Recently I accompanied my 84-year-old dad to his geriatrician appointment. My dad is fortunate to have an experienced, caring, compulsive primary care physician to manage his congestive heart failure … [Read more...]
Data Lakes: Data Storage for a Health Care Revolution
I’m sure you’ve heard about our Wicked Winter in Boston. The snowfall this past weekend pushed the Boston total to 108.6 inches, or over 9 feet of snow. Nudging the winter of 1995-96 from first place, … [Read more...]
Be Prepared for Meaningful Use Audits
Did you watch the Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special? Videos and live skits brought back Cone Heads, Blues Brothers, King Tut and many funny moments of the show. If you’ve watched SNL … [Read more...]
A Nephrology Practice Discussion
This week we’re bypassing bureaucrats and pundits to hear directly from folks who are using health care technology every day. Last week I had the chance to share an online discussion room with 3 … [Read more...]
Crossing the EHR Chasm: Putting an End to Information Blocking
Just about every summer when I was growing up my parents piled us in the station wagon to drive from our home in northwest Florida to my paternal grandparent’s row house in Philadelphia. During one … [Read more...]
