“Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.” —John F. Kennedy Do you like change? If you are a physician or work in a medical … [Read more...]
A Revolutionary Smash Up: Precision Medicine
Did you watch the Grammy’s last week? One highlight was the performance from Hamilton, the popular, new Broadway musical about America’s Founding Father Alexander Hamilton. Playwright Lin-Manuel … [Read more...]
We Aren’t There Yet: Health IT (HIT) Shortcomings in 2016
This past weekend my husband Frank and I watched Matt Damon in The Martian. The movie invokes just enough current technology, NASA, and space station scenes to make travel to Mars seem realistic. It … [Read more...]
Looking for the Golden Fleece in 2016: JASON, FHIR, and the Argonaut Project
Welcome to 2016. Let’s jump right into the FHIR! In the January 4 Acumen blog post Terry Ketchersid mentioned Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) as a 2016 product to “keep your eye on.” … [Read more...]
From APM to VBP: Do you know your HIT Lingo?
How hip are you to textspeak? GM had me stumped for quite a while. I kept receiving emails that started with the greeting “GM” and I had no idea who GM was. After 50 emails it finally occurred to me … [Read more...]
The U.S. Health IT Future: 10-Year Vision
Terry’s June 23rd blog post on the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONCHIT) 10-Year Vision highlighted the 3-year, 6-year, and 10-year HHS targets for health IT (HIT). His post noted … [Read more...]
FHIR: Fast, easy, and free
Summer is finally here, even in Boston. Lilac and honeysuckle scent the air and the warm sun lingers until almost 9 pm. It’s time for flip flops, t-shirts and s’mores. There’s nothing better than a … [Read more...]
Highlights from the eHealth Initiative National Forum on Data & Analytics
eHealth Initiative (eHI) is a nonprofit group in Washington, DC that works to improve Health Information Technology (HIT) through stakeholder networking and advancing the national HIT dialogue. The … [Read more...]
