Sep 3, 2009 | Engagement, Uncategorized
The college students are back in Harvard Square where our offices are located clearly signaling the end of summer. Of course, the recent cool mornings and bright blue skies are also harbinger for the onset of fall and in good time, a blustery winter. These are also...
Jul 21, 2009 | Engagement, Uncategorized
Medem, one of the very early entrants into the Internet-based PHR (iPHR) market is calling it quits for its PHR efforts, selling its iHealth platform to Medfusion. Really not all that surprising as Medem, which was originally spun-out of the AMA, has dedicated very...
Jul 1, 2009 | Care Management, HealthVault, Interoperability, Privacy, standards, Uncategorized
The feds are beating the CONNECT drum. This week, ONC sponsored a two-day event in DC to begin educating the market as to what CONNECT is and how it may be leveraged to support information exchange. At least that is the impression one had in signing up for this...
Apr 13, 2009 | consumer health, Engagement, HealthVault, Uncategorized
Story in today’s Boston Globe that highlights the experiences of a cancer patient, David Debronkart, who exported his medical records from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) to his Google Health account. His experiences, which he discusses at length...
Mar 25, 2009 | consumer health, HealthVault, Uncategorized
Got back late last night after a relaxing (at least mentally) trip out West, first to give a Keynote presentation at LabInfoTech, and then onto Aspen, Colorado for some downhill skiing escapades and general romping in my old stomping grounds. (Spent most of my teenage...