REPORTS
2012 Benchmark Report: Payer Adoption of Emerging Consumer Tech
August 2012
2012 mHealth Adoption for Patient Engagement, Status, Trends & Forecast
May 2012
iPHR Market Report 2008 Analysis & Trends of Internet-based Personal Health Records Market
May 2008
POSTS
Out and About
May 20, 2013
Who will regulate mHealth? Patient Engagement at Crossroads; New Alliance Takes On Interoperability
April 4, 2013
Patient Engagement: Does the Emperor have any clothes?
March 22, 2013
Finding Few Answers at HIMSS’13
March 13, 2013
ACO Here, ACO There, ACO, ACO Everywhere & Vendor Response
February 22, 2013
At the Intersection of Obesity and HIT
February 11, 2013
Four Diverse Research Notes in Jan Monthly Update
February 7, 2013
2013 – A Year of Surprises
January 21, 2013
Big Data Clarified, Providers, HIT & Obesity and ACA’s Impact on HIE Market
January 10, 2013
The Promise of a Little Blue Button
September 11, 2012
Struggling to Understand or Data Does Not Equal Empowerment
August 28, 2012
Sex Sells (or at Least Leads to Some Interesting Analytics)
May 21, 2012
Hurdles to Accessing One’s PHI
March 26, 2012
Whose Data is it Anyway?
February 13, 2012
Free February
February 2, 2012
Welcomed Changes for 2012
January 31, 2012
Looking Back on 2011 – What A Strange Year It’s Been
December 23, 2011
Microsoft Bows Out of the Clinical Market
December 8, 2011
HIE Market Snippets
August 16, 2011
A Comment, A Challenge
August 5, 2011
Brief Counter on Statement Regarding PHRs
August 2, 2011
Going to Market – Dossia’s Numero Uno Challenge
July 27, 2011
Dossia’s Rebuild – Is it Enough
July 25, 2011
Re-entry into Healthcare
July 21, 2011
Stepping in Where Google Health Left Off
July 5, 2011
Looking at Healthcare Through Payer Lenses: Part Two
June 22, 2011
HealthVault Continues to Build, & Google Health Still Useful
June 3, 2011
Matches Made in Philly
May 31, 2011
Musings on PHRs & Consumer Engagement
May 16, 2011
Google Health Put in Stasis
May 9, 2011
Much Ado About Patient Portals
March 18, 2011
A Tale of Two Medical Records
March 4, 2011
Are We Arriving at the Cusp of Consumer Engagement
February 18, 2011
2011 Predictions: MU Goes Tactical, ACO Strategic
February 2, 2011
What Do Future MU Requirements Mean for mHealth, If Anything?
February 1, 2011
Season’s Greetings from the Western Office
December 22, 2010
Smashing Myths & Assumptions: PHR for Urban Diabetes Care
November 12, 2010
What do WebMD’s Q3 Numbers Tell Us?
November 4, 2010
Let the Data Flow: Part Two
October 15, 2010
Letting the Data Flow; Part One
October 11, 2010
On the PHR Front…
October 1, 2010
Getting People Out of Their Cars
September 27, 2010
HIEs in the Public Interests
September 22, 2010
Google Hits Reset Button on Google Health
September 15, 2010
Is the mHealth Hype Justified?
September 10, 2010
Feds Set Example for Data Portability
September 7, 2010
Road Trips, Hikes and Health
August 22, 2010
Going off the Grid
August 4, 2010
Where is the Consumer in Vendors’ HIE Solutions?
June 30, 2010
Consumer Challenge: Creating a Longitudinal Record
June 28, 2010
Going Stealth, MSFT Brings HealthVault to UK
June 22, 2010
Here it Comes, Another B2B
June 18, 2010
Another Survey, Another Doh!
June 17, 2010
Telus Goes with Different Model for HealthVault
June 7, 2010
Google’s Irrelevancy Leading to Demise?
May 28, 2010
Intuit Makes a Move, Acquires Medfusion
May 11, 2010
Shedding a Light on HIT – Beacon Awards
May 10, 2010
WebMD’s Private Portal Business Continues Slide
May 4, 2010
A Thousand Apologies
April 30, 2010
Survey Uncovers Strong Growth in PHR Usage
April 13, 2010
New Leadership for CCHIT – Will it Make a Difference?
April 12, 2010
Off to the Kill
April 9, 2010
Managed Care, HIT & ARRA
March 30, 2010
Apple Targets Healthcare Enterprise
March 23, 2010
Another Year, Another HIMSS
March 5, 2010
Top 5 Do’s & Don’ts for Speaking with Analysts at HIMSS
February 22, 2010
iPHR Market Report Executive Summary Now Up at Scribd
February 1, 2010
Siemens Brings HealthVault to Europe
January 28, 2010
The PHR Risk: Revolution Health Axes PHR
January 27, 2010
Personal Health Systems: A View from Across the Pond
January 25, 2010
Stunned but Smiling
January 21, 2010
Martha’s Mistakes
January 20, 2010
Top Ten Predictions for Healthcare IT in 2010
January 14, 2010
Analysis: MediConnect Acquires PHR Vendor, PassportMD
January 12, 2010
Achieving Meaningful Use: View from the Trenches
January 5, 2010
Top 10 Things to Consider When Choosing a PHR
December 17, 2009
Can RWJF’s Common Platform Gain Traction?
December 8, 2009
Microsoft’s Amalga & HealthVault Land LTC Provider
December 3, 2009
Along the Path, Many Thanks to Give
November 25, 2009
PHAT: Mash-Up on Healthcare IT
November 19, 2009
Rant: Huffington Post No Friend to Small Business
November 3, 2009
HIEs, Future PaaS for Healthcare?
November 2, 2009
Halloween Treat in DC
October 30, 2009
Round Two: A Dossia Update
October 26, 2009
Wanted: Quickstart Guide for Personal Health Platform
October 20, 2009
Consumer Preferences: Sharing PHI
October 15, 2009
The Follow-up Visit
October 3, 2009
NHIN: The New Health Internet?
October 1, 2009
Forced Hiatus & Are Young Clinicians More Open to Consumer Control of PHI?
September 28, 2009
Children’s Hospital Links Affilates into Indivo PHP
September 25, 2009
Pushing ONC to Act on Consumer’s Behalf
September 23, 2009
What Providers Should Consider Regarding PHRs
September 20, 2009
AHRQ’09: Improving with Age
September 17, 2009
Presentation: PHRs, What Are They Good For?
September 15, 2009
Time to Kill the PHR Term: Part 2
September 10, 2009
Time to Kill the PHR Term: Part 1
September 9, 2009
With Summer’s End, Back to Regular Programming
September 3, 2009
PHRs, What Are They Good For?
August 18, 2009
Chilmark Research Lands on Front Page of Information Week
August 15, 2009
Oliphant Does it Again
August 13, 2009
Certified EHRs? What Are They Gets Defined Tomorrow
Bagging a 14er
August 7, 2009
Is Google Health Irrelevant?
August 6, 2009
Stuck in the Past: New HIE Model Required
July 30, 2009
Medem Quietly Folds Its PHR Business – Acquired by Medfusion
July 21, 2009
Meaningful Use & the PHR Market
July 17, 2009
Apologies for Off the Grid
July 9, 2009
Independence, Basic Rights & PHI
July 3, 2009
Our Meaningful Use Comments
June 26, 2009
ARRA, EHRs, Health Reform and ‘Meaningful Use’ Debate
HealthVault’s International Strategy
June 24, 2009
Information Fundamental to Knowledge
June 23, 2009
Snippets of the Week
June 19, 2009
Meaningful Use Draft is Tough to Swallow
June 16, 2009
The Borg Lives in Healthcare
June 12, 2009
Can Employers, Payers and Providers Get on Same Page?
June 2, 2009
Competition to HelloHealth?
June 1, 2009
The Consumer Role Post Stimulus
May 28, 2009
Meaningful Use: A Driver for PHR Growth?
May 21, 2009
How to Win Billions for Your Members
May 18, 2009
A HITECH Operetta
May 15, 2009
Tethered PHRs: Cutting the Umbilical Cord
May 13, 2009
Providers Taking Closer Look at PHRs
May 12, 2009
Atlas of the Human Brain, Cool iPhone App, but Could be Even Better
May 8, 2009
HealthVault Moves Over the Border
May 6, 2009
Ride with Meaning: Bringing Awareness to Homelessness
May 4, 2009
Making “Meaningful Use” Well… Meaningful
April 30, 2009
Making HealthVault Personal
April 21, 2009
The Human Equation in PHRs
April 17, 2009
Bad Data Saga Continues
April 15, 2009
Bad Data & PHR Adoption
April 13, 2009
HealthVault & NY Presbyterian – Closing the Loop on Care
April 6, 2009
HIMSS 09 – Reports from the Field
April 5, 2009
Google Picks Their Clinic’s EMR, Focus on Portability
March 31, 2009
Siloed, Tethered PHRs are a Dead-end
March 26, 2009
Taking A Break to Rip Some Runs
March 18, 2009
Labs, PHRs, Platforms & Consumer Engagement: A Presentation
Navigenics: The Experience
March 16, 2009
USB-based PHRs are Dumb Idea
March 3, 2009
Early iPhone Experiences
February 19, 2009
Final Stimulus Bill Released
February 13, 2009
Stunning Withdrawal of Daschle Nomination
February 3, 2009
Usability Study Compares Google Health & HealthVault
February 2, 2009
IBM Looks to the Clouds, Industry-Specific Clouds
January 29, 2009
PHR Vendor CapMed Acquired
January 16, 2009
Feds Launch Two PHR Initiatives This Week
Medicity and Novo Merge: Brilliant or Desparate Move?
January 14, 2009
Cloud Computing in Healthcare, A Presentation
January 12, 2009
Apple Dominates Mobile Web
January 8, 2009
The Mobile App Goldrush
January 6, 2009
Might Real Value of Genetic Testing Lie Elsewhere?
January 3, 2009
Peace & Good Health in the New Year
December 31, 2008
HealthVault Adds Another Arrow to its Quiver
December 30, 2008
What’s In Store for 2009: Top Ten Trends & Forecast
December 29, 2008
Merry Christmas
December 23, 2008
2008, What was Hot, What was Not
2nd Round for CCHIT PHR Up for Review & Comment
December 22, 2008
More on Feds’ Privacy Framework for Consumer Health Records
December 17, 2008
HL7 Releases Draft Standard of PHR-FM
December 16, 2008
Leavitt’s Parthian Shot – Consumer Health Privacy Framework
WebMD Targets Physician Community Prize
December 15, 2008
Live Tweets of Google Health Webcast
December 10, 2008
From Halls of Swedish Academia – Patterns for Health 2.0
December 9, 2008
Old School PHR at Barnes & Noble
December 8, 2008
DoD Launches Pilot PHR, MiCare with Google & Microsoft
December 7, 2008
Google Health to Host Webcast Next Wed
December 4, 2008
Will Google Kill Google Health?
December 3, 2008
Next-up DC & the eHealth Initiative Event
United Health Jumps Into Consumer Fray
December 1, 2008
Ughhhhhh, this industry is putting us in a funk
November 21, 2008
Signs of the Times: WebMD Calls off Acquisition
November 19, 2008
Potential Impact of Widespread PHR Adoption
November 14, 2008
Strong Competition for CMS Demo
November 13, 2008
PHR Vendors Selected for CMS Demo
November 11, 2008
Cleveland Clinic & HealthVault Unite
November 10, 2008
9.1M Users for Google and/or Microsoft Health Platforms
November 6, 2008
First Gaming, Next Healthcare?
November 4, 2008
WebMD on the iPhone
One of the Best
October 31, 2008
Perspective on WebMD’s 3rd Qtr Numbers
October 30, 2008
Google, Microsoft, Dossia & WebMD: Panel Highlights
October 29, 2008
Connected for Health: Day Two
October 28, 2008
Connected for Health: Day One
October 27, 2008
Health 2.0 Wrap-up
October 23, 2008
Health 2.0 – Day 2
Health 2.0 Day One
October 22, 2008
Aetna Jumps onto HealthVault Bandwagon
Signs of Times: Healtheon Pulls WebMD Merger off Table
October 20, 2008
CIGNA Playing Catch-up Introduces New Site
October 14, 2008
Backstory on iPhone PHR: Interview with My Life Record CTO
October 13, 2008
Privacy & Consumer Education
October 7, 2008
Let your Voice be Heard – CCHIT Town Hall
October 4, 2008
The Revolution is Over
October 3, 2008
Finally, Dossia Goes Live
October 1, 2008
Free: iPHR Market Report – Executive Summary
CCHIT PHR Draft Released for Comment
September 30, 2008
HealthVault Surges, Google Flounders
September 29, 2008
EmTech Session on EMRs
September 26, 2008
Academics and PHRs: RWJ’s Project HealthDesign Rolls Out the Carpet
September 22, 2008
PHR Certification Looking for Input
September 19, 2008
Getting the Word Out, FDA Partners with Medem
September 18, 2008
Hmmm, a Healthcare Innovation Exchange by the Feds?
September 16, 2008
PHRs Need to be More than Data Stores
September 12, 2008
Follow-up on PHRs for Disadvantaged
September 5, 2008
Chilmark Bound
August 29, 2008
Looking for a Deep Technical Guide to Google Health & HealthVault?
BIDMC Makes it Official – Signs on to HealthVault
August 27, 2008
PHRs for the Disadvantaged
USB Thumb-drives: Just a Bad Idea for PHRs
August 26, 2008
Taking the Wii to the White Board
August 22, 2008
Will AARP be Next to Offer a PHR?
August 21, 2008
Discussion on eConsultations
Quick Survey – CMS PHR Pilot: No Money, No Play
August 15, 2008
No Free Lunch or What Might CMS Get from PHR Vendors?
August 11, 2008
States Begin Driving PHR Initiatives
August 7, 2008
Privacy of Health Data? You must be joking.
August 6, 2008
Revolution Health Seeks Life Preserver
August 5, 2008
Connecting the Ecosystem: Interview with RelayHealth
August 1, 2008
Another Perspective on the AHIC Mtg
Clearly Stated: What is Holding Up EMR Adoption
July 31, 2008
Yesterday in DC: AHIC Mtg Highlights
July 30, 2008
Where are the $$$ in EMR Adoption
July 25, 2008
PHR Recommendations from Task Force Appear Painless
Enabling Physician Communications Within a Personal Health System
July 24, 2008
Presenting to Sec. Leavitt
Mobile Health and the iPhone
July 23, 2008
Slap on Wrist for Privacy Violation
July 18, 2008
Drop-off/Pick-up: Nice Concept, but will Doctors Use It
July 17, 2008
HealthVault Speaks Out: Clarifying Their Approach to Standards
July 15, 2008
No Longer Just Chips at Intel
July 14, 2008
Will a Mental Evaluation be a Part of Your Next HRA?
July 11, 2008
Solving HIT Adoption Conundrum? Simple – “Show Me the Money”
July 10, 2008
Aging Boomers & Market Opportunties
July 8, 2008
New Twist on the Risk/Benefit Balance for PHI
July 7, 2008
The Tour is Coming, The Tour is Coming…
July 3, 2008
Are You Sure You Want that Genetic Test?
Baseline Article on PHRs – Half Correct
July 2, 2008
eRx Gaining Momentum?
July 1, 2008
P4P, Change & Vested Interests
June 30, 2008
Is that a Dark Cloud on the Horizon?
June 26, 2008
Following in Google’s Footsteps, HealthVault Signs on CVS/Caremark
Privacy Framework for PHRs
June 25, 2008
Long Road Ahead for Consumerism in Healthcare
AT&T, Microsoft and Covisnt Partner on Data Exchange
June 23, 2008
Inside HealthVault Developer’s Conference
June 20, 2008
What’s in All Those HealthVault Slides Anyway
June 19, 2008
HealthVault Developers’ Conference – Presentations Up
June 18, 2008
PHR Market: Analysis & Trends
June 17, 2008
I Love to Ride my Bicycle, I Love to Ride my Bike
June 13, 2008
Where Art Thou Revolution Health?
June 11, 2008
CCHIT Goes After PHRs
June 10, 2008
Lacking Imagination – Be Well Fund Chooses Winners
HealthVault Signs on Kaiser
June 9, 2008
Privacy is Important but…
June 6, 2008
Tradition Grapples with Insatiable Demand
June 5, 2008
ONC Releases Strategic 5 Year Plan
June 4, 2008
Tomorrow It’s Buying Intentions of Healthcare CIOs
The Revolution Will Not be Televised
June 3, 2008
Is Medical Tourism Set to Explode?
June 2, 2008
PHR Market Report Now Available
May 30, 2008
No Big Deal – A.D.A.M. Introduces Consumer iPhone App
May 29, 2008
Insider’s View of Google Health
May 28, 2008
Back Story on CMS PHR Go Live
Golden Fleece Revisited or Here’s What You Get for a Half Million $$$s
May 23, 2008
Aetna’s CEO Again Attacks 3rd Party PHRs
May 22, 2008
NEWS FLASH: iPHR Market Report Now Available
May 21, 2008
Google Health Goes Live – Quick Analysis
May 19, 2008
Berkman Done, Next Up TEPR, Update Report
May 16, 2008
Fortuitous or Planted Story on EmergingMed
May 14, 2008
Preface to Report
And Another Online PHR Survey – Results
May 12, 2008
Quick PHR Poll
Keeping Medical Records Safe – BIDMC’s Approach
May 8, 2008
Leading with Page Views Not a Promising Sign
May 6, 2008
Why Extending HIPAA to PHRs is NOT a Good Idea
May 5, 2008
Genetics: Now that we finally have some protection…
May 2, 2008
Driving Hard to Finish PHR Report
May 1, 2008
The Risks of Digital Medical Records
April 29, 2008
Another Perspective on HIMSS’s Leader’s PHR Comments
April 28, 2008
HIMSS Leader Raises Doubts on PHRs
April 25, 2008
What Might an Ideal EHR Look Like?
April 24, 2008
Sec. Leavitt, CIGNA, WellPoint – The Finishing Touches to WHCC 2008
April 23, 2008
Dis-information Among Those in the Know
April 22, 2008
WHCC: Day One
April 21, 2008
WHCC & Reports from the Field
Lots of Press Today on PHRs – Some Good, Some Bad
April 17, 2008
Hitting the PHR Conundrum on the Head
WellPoint: A Leading Innovator?
April 15, 2008
Another Day, Another Security Breach
April 14, 2008
Privacy Problem Not Limited to PHR Vendors
April 10, 2008
Employers Taking Long-View Look to PHRs
April 7, 2008
Web Visits Gets Air Time
April 3, 2008
Naturally, Govt. Looks to Google and Microsoft
March 31, 2008
How Many Cooks Does it Take to Define a PHR Functional Model?
March 25, 2008
Health Record Security – What’s on your laptop?
March 20, 2008
Walgreens Ups the Ante in Retail Health
March 18, 2008
An Interesting Marriage: Malpractice and PHRs
March 14, 2008
Privacy Rights Smack-down in NH
Whacking the Privacy Zealots
March 13, 2008
The Business Case for Aetna’s SmartSource
March 12, 2008
Aetna Keeps Pushing the Envelope
Hospital CIO Sees the Value of PHRs
March 7, 2008
Good Event Coming Up
Schmidt’s HIMSS Presentation: Google Health
March 6, 2008
Enough About the Gorillas, How About a Lemur
McKinsey Interview with Cleveland Clinic CEO
March 4, 2008
Good Post on Google & Microsoft Platforms
Microsoft Comes Clean on Privacy
February 29, 2008
Google’s Schmidt Outlines Health Platform
February 28, 2008
HIMSS – Part Deux
February 27, 2008
Snap Shots from HIMSS
February 26, 2008
Microsoft Openness Follows with Open Checkbook
February 25, 2008
Google’s Semi-official Announcement
February 22, 2008
With Merger, Is WebMD Now in Play?
February 21, 2008
Taking Baby Steps, Google & Cleveland Clinic Partner on PHRs
Privacy Advocacy Group Attacks PHRs
February 20, 2008
Big News – Microsoft Fulfills Promise, HealthVault Opens Up
USA Today Looks at Health .Com Survivors
February 19, 2008
HIMSS – PHR Platforms MIA
February 18, 2008
Civic Duty?
February 13, 2008
eClinicalWorks Tight-lipped on Wal-Mart Deal
February 11, 2008
Odd, Facts Don’t Support Revolution Health’s Claim
The Painfully Slow Move to Online Services
February 6, 2008
TxtMed Going on a Diet
February 4, 2008
RevolutionHealth’s Projections
February 1, 2008
Markle Addresses Authentication for Health Records
January 31, 2008
PHRs vs. RHIOs and the Rise of the PHS
January 30, 2008
Marriott’s PHR Goes Live for 50,000
January 29, 2008
Where are the 200 PHR Solutions?
January 28, 2008
Poof and It’s Gone
January 27, 2008
Update: Google Closes Kimono
January 24, 2008
NEWS FLASH: Google Opens Kimono Offering Health Beta
Dossia Goes Live!, well sort of
January 23, 2008
The Problem with PHRs
New PHR Business Model from Our More Socialist Neighbors up North
January 21, 2008
B2C Dead in PHR Market?
January 17, 2008
All You Need to Know About Indivo
January 8, 2008
ONC Budget Flatlined – RHIOs Hit, PHRs Saved from Meddling
January 7, 2008
CHCF Provides Employers’ Best Practice Guide for PHRs
January 3, 2008
Predictions 2008: Telehealth Jumps, RHIOs Fade, Legislation Stalls & PHRs Get the Press
January 2, 2008
Halamka Demos CCD as Path Forward for PHRs
December 19, 2007
LA Times: Decent Article on PHRs
December 18, 2007
Google’s Future Healthcare Play
December 12, 2007
Correction: AMA Article on PHRs
December 11, 2007
HL7 Releases Draft PHR Standard
December 7, 2007
Continua Alliance Features PHRs
A Utility Called Dossia
December 5, 2007
AMA’s Filler Piece on PHRs is a Disservice to Physicians
December 3, 2007
WSJ/Harris Survey on Privacy & Electronic Records
Wharton School Takes a Look at PHRs
November 30, 2007
Moving the Ball Forward: PCHRI 2007
November 29, 2007
Attending PCHRI 2007 this Week
November 26, 2007
PHRs on NPR this Morning
EMR Vendors Push CCD for Interoperability
November 23, 2007
Coming to a Cell Near You – TxtMed
November 20, 2007
Break out the Champagne – Another PHR Goes Live
November 7, 2007
And then There Were Three
November 5, 2007
Exposed – Orthopedic Payola
November 1, 2007
Getting the Information Out
October 29, 2007
Deserving of the Golden Fleece Award?
October 25, 2007
Is Telehealth Gaining Momentum?
October 24, 2007
Quick Snippets from Connected for Health
October 23, 2007
Next Week: Connected Health Symposium
October 19, 2007
Ho Hum, Google Tries to Keep the Embers Glowing
October 18, 2007
Indivo Health: Further Details on Dossia Agreement
October 17, 2007
Digging Into Microsoft’s HealthVault: Part Two (b) – The Experience
October 15, 2007
Digging Into Microsoft’s HealthVault: Part Two (a) – The Platform
October 12, 2007
Digging Into Microsoft’s HealthVault – Part One: Search
October 8, 2007
Microsoft 1, Google 0
October 5, 2007
Is Aetna Janus with Two Faces?
October 4, 2007
Good Article Over at NYT
Microsoft Jumps into PHR Market with HealthVault – Lots of Questions
Lilly’s CEO – We Need More Data to Prevent ADEs
October 3, 2007
AHIMA to Further Promote PHR
October 2, 2007
If GM is Handing Over the Keys…
October 1, 2007
AHRQ – Day Two Sees Some Improvement
September 28, 2007
AHRQ’s Conference – Interesting Yet Puzzling
September 27, 2007
Health 2.0 Looks Like a HIT
September 21, 2007
Dossia Chooses New Dance Partner
September 19, 2007
Has Google Lost its Way?
September 16, 2007
Get Your Comments In
September 8, 2007
Options Abound, Guidance is Lacking
September 4, 2007
Buyer Beware
August 31, 2007
Interoperability in HIT
August 30, 2007
What’s a Consumer to do?
August 29, 2007
Going Long, Microsoft Looks to Jump Into PHR Market
August 24, 2007
Wal-Mart, Healthcare and HIT
August 20, 2007