Sci-Fi fans will recall the scene from the Wachowski brothers’ 1999 classic “The Matrix” where Morpheus is offering civilization’s great hope, Neo, a choice—take the red pill or the blue pill. Neo, … [Read more...]
RPA’s Public Policy in a Minute: February 2011
Renal Physicians Association Public Policy in a Minute for February, with Rob Blaser, Director of Public Policy. … [Read more...]
11 to Watch in 2011
February represents the 6th month of our venture into the realm of social media. As I mentioned in the original post on this blog, our intent has been to foster an objective view of the intersection … [Read more...]
Weekly Nephrology/Health IT News Roundup: February 11, 2011
Anaemia and Chronic Kidney Disease: New Guidelines The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) is updating its guidance on treating anaemia in people with chronic kidney disease … [Read more...]
Weekly Nephrology/Health IT News Roundup: February 18, 2011
53 Percent of Healthcare IT Executives Consider Physician Adoption to be the Greatest Challenge in Meeting Stage 1 Meaningful Use of EMRs, According to Industry Survey National survey finds that … [Read more...]
The Middle of the Order: 5 at 50% (part 2)
A couple of weeks ago we examined three of the five core stage 1 meaningful use objectives with a target threshold of 50%. Today we will finish up with the last two objectives on that list. Those two … [Read more...]
Weekly Nephrology/Health IT News Roundup: February 4, 2011
Health IT Chief to Step Down David Blumenthal, appointed by President Obama to speed the health-care system's switch from paper to electronic records, said Thursday that he will leave his federal post … [Read more...]
Meaningful Use Round 2: An Early Look Inside
I know many of you (okay, 1 or 2 perhaps) were looking forward to part 2 of last week’s post. Not to worry, it will be forthcoming. Today, however, I want to bring you up to date on what we are … [Read more...]
