The ‘Other’ Reasons Cerner Won
The Monday morning quarterbacks have been quite busy since the Department of Defense announced its selection of the Cerner/Leidos/Accenture team to deploy the military’s EHR solution. The Epic/IBM team...
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The Curious Case of Practice Fusion
Practice Fusion recently announced that the company’s founder and CEO Ryan Howard has stepped down from his CEO role and will assume the position of Chairman of the Board. Tom Langan, the company’s...
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More Talking, Less Tech-ing
I recently had the following text “conversation” with one of my teenage daughters: Daughter: Where are you? Me: In my room. Why? Daughter: I’ve been yelling for you. Me (who heard someone yelling but...
View ArticleExperiencing Healthcare’s Appy Place
During the recent Health 2.0 Conference, Chilmark Research analyst Brian Eastwood seemingly channeled my thoughts and Tweeted this observation: Dunno if it’s cool or sad that so much innovation is...
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Reflections on Right Ways to Herd Cows and Document EHRs
As a city girl, I’ve never given too much thought to cattle. I love a juicy ribeye, so most of my beef-ponderings are along the lines of who makes the better steak – Ruth Chris or Morton’s? Recently I...
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The official, unofficial guide to social media: healthcare and health IT edition
As a card-carrying member of the #HITsm tribe, I often reflect on the impact of social media in our industry. Obviously social media is a great forum if you want to raise awareness around a particular...
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A Naughty and Nice List for Healthcare and Health IT
One of my favorite traditions during the busy holiday season is to make lists: for presents, for holiday meals, and for the endless “to-dos.” This year I decided to throw in a Naughty and Nice list for...
View ArticleTransparency in healthcare: it’s time
transparency | noun | the quality of being done in an open way without secrets We live in a world where we’ve come to expect answers to all our questions with a quick Google search. Want to find a...
View ArticleHealth IT Rantings and Ratings
I recently read an article by physician/blogger Fred N. Pelzman, MD that detailed his practice’s struggle to adjust to an EMR upgrade. In addition to one significant bug in the new version, he noted a...
View ArticleHealth IT and the parallels of presidential politics
It doesn’t take a political junkie to be captivated by the current presidential campaign. Like a great novel, the storyline has included numerous unexpected twists and turns; some of the characters are...
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