Healthcare Information Systems & Strategy

Is the U.S. Lagging Behind Other Countries in Electronic Health Record (EHR) Implementation?

scott@audaciousinquiry.com — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:47:00 GMT

A report published by HIMSS in August 2008 entitled Electronic Health Records: A Global Perspective indicates that the U.S. has fallen behind “in many distinct and important categories of EHR implementation.” However, taking a step back to consider all the evidence, it seems that funding and centralization, while vital to HIE success, are nonetheless only pieces of an even larger and more complex puzzle.

Drug Data Mining Hampered by Recent New Hampshire Law

scott@audaciousinquiry.com — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:28:00 GMT

Last month, a federal court of appeals in Boston ruled to uphold a New Hampshire law prohibiting the sale of physician-specific prescription drug data. Read more to find out the implications for US healthcare and the data mining industry.

Health IT: A part of the House Lawmaker's 2009 Health Care Agenda

scott@audaciousinquiry.com — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:23:00 GMT

As a follow-up to the post about Obama’s health care initiatives, we’ve also taken a look at proposals originating in the legislative branch.

Health Information Technology in the Obama Era

scott@audaciousinquiry.com — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:50:00 GMT

Audacious Inquiry is thrilled about what looks to be a major focus on health information technology by the Obama-Biden administration.

More Primary Care Phsysicans Spurn 3rd Party Payers; Care Coordination Suffers Another Blow

scott@audaciousinquiry.com — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 01:12:00 GMT

As noted in the Baltimore Sun, some primary care physicians in Howard County (AI’s home county) are spurning Medicare and other third party payers in favor of private-pay / concierge medicine.

My Personal Testament to Health Information Exchange (HIE)

scott@audaciousinquiry.com — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 18:36:00 GMT

The newest member of the AI team, Kristen Bova, shares her own testament to the value of health information exchange...

Why are Physicians Still Slow to Adopt Electronic Medical Records (EMRs)?

scott@audaciousinquiry.com — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 18:29:00 GMT

Recent commentary in USA Today explores why doctors are still shying away from adopting important health information technologies (HIT).

Ref: http://blogs.usatoday.com/oped/2008/10/why-doctors-sti.html

Limiting Confusion After Patients Leave the ER

scott@audaciousinquiry.com — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 13:51:00 GMT

A staggering number of patients leave the ER not knowing how to care for themselves. AI has partnered with a key client to build a health record bank to be managed by patients so they can view their medical information, make informed choices about their care, and better share information with providers and loved ones.

It's Official: AI's a Microsoft HealthVault Consultant

scott@audaciousinquiry.com — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 21:06:00 GMT

Today, AI officially became a Microsoft HealthVault consultant, one of only eight in the world. Here is the link on MSDN.

Maryland-wide CRISP initiative puts HIE (and AI) center stage!

scott@audaciousinquiry.com — Thu, 22 May 2008 20:32:00 GMT

Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley announced this week that an AI project has won the support of the Maryland Health Care Commission (MHCC) to plan for state-wide Health Information Exchange. The joint venture among Erickson Retirement Communites, Johns Hopkins Medicine, MedStar Health, and the University of Md. Medical System will be supported with $250,000 from the Health Services Cost Review Commission (HSCRC) funded through the hospital rate setting system. It will develop recommendations on a broad range of policies, principles, and designs for the secure exchange of patient information across multiple provider settings.

Convergence of Social Networks and Personal Health Records

scott@audaciousinquiry.com — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 02:44:47 GMT

This audio report from iHealthBeat hits on a point we've been harping on for several months now. We believe that the power of the social networking idiom and web 2.0 technologies will drive adoption of electronic health resources.

Portable Medical Records Will Forever Impact Healthcare

scott@audaciousinquiry.com — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 23:26:07 GMT

Undoubtedly, the portability of medical records, enabled by a variety of new technologies and business processes, will significantly impact the healthcare industry in the months and years ahead. We should expect that HIE (Health Information Exchange) efforts will begin to bear fruit, and the organic and acquisitive expansion of health systems, as well as the increasing sophistication of these systems’ information technology infrastructure, will facilitate greater portability and exchange.

Audacious Inquiry Project Wins Grant From VA Health IT Council

scott@audaciousinquiry.com — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Audacious Inquiry, LLC announced today that it will serve as the integration partner for a new initiative of the Northern Virginia Regional Health Information Organization (NOVARHIO) in Fairfax County.

Northern Virginia RHIO

scott@audaciousinquiry.com — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 21:30:30 GMT

I recently attended a plenary session with an Audacious Inquiry colleague, Edmond Magny, for the NOVA RHIO. The NOVA RHIO group has been formally meeting for the past 18 months discussing approaches to health information exchange in the Northern Virginia area and strategies to address the inherent challenges in this kind of effort. We attended the session to get a better grasp on where in the process the NOVA group is, to understand the current participants and stakeholders at the table and to understand the current funding realities. The session began (as most do) with a 30 minute meet and greet for the attendees. This latest group had grown considerably larger (according to those with prior attendance) and signaled progress in moving the group to action. Toward

Audacious Inquiry Announces Nation's First Operational Health Information Exchange

scott@audaciousinquiry.com — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 12:00:00 GMT

A collaborative project between Erickson Retirement Communities and St. Agnes Hospital has established instant patient data exchange between their respective Electronic Medical Record (EMR) systems, marking the first time in the United States that such a system has been developed between a hospital and a continuing care retirement provider. Audacious Inquiry led the integration team.