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...]
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...]
Change Is a Double-Edged Sword
I have spent the last week or so thinking about change and its impact on our day to day existence. Call it a slow week in the Health IT world, but in fact this is a remarkably relevant topic for all … [Read more...]
Weekly Nephrology/Health IT News Roundup: July 1, 2011
Stage 2 Meaningful Use to Show 'Deference' to Panel Proposals The rule that details the requirements for stage 2 of meaningful use will “look a lot like” the measures that the Health IT Policy … [Read more...]
1,000 Providers!
Earlier this month our company reached a remarkable milestone. We welcomed our 1,000th nephrology provider into the Acumen family. As we celebrate this achievement it is an appropriate time to reflect … [Read more...]
Weekly Nephrology/Health IT News Roundup: June 24, 2011
Medicare to Offer More Waivers from E-prescribing Penalty As many as 209,000 doctors and other health professionals could be eligible to claim exemptions by Oct. 1 to avoid 1% Medicare pay … [Read more...]
HIT Policy Committee Recommends Stage 2 Delay
The HIT Policy Committee (HITPC) convened their June meeting last Wednesday. The first three hours of the meeting were devoted to a discussion of the recommendations they plan to forward to ONC and … [Read more...]
