Feb 8, 2008 | consumer health, Uncategorized
Wal-Mart, over the last few years has been aggressively moving into the healthcare market with one of its first big moves being the selling of some generics for $4/prescription. In an investor call last month, Wal-Mart went further hinting that it wishes to enter the...
Jan 30, 2008 | consumer health, Engagement, Interoperability, RHIO, standards, Uncategorized
I do not see a long-term future for Regional Health Information Organizations (RHIOs). There is no compelling reason for most healthcare practices to participate in an RHIO and in many cases, such participation may compromise a provider’s competitive position....
Jan 7, 2008 | Engagement, Policy, RHIO, Uncategorized
In the recently passed 2008 Federal budget, Bush did not get his requested increase for the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC). Instead, Congress flat-lined ONC’s budget for 2008 holding it steady at $61.3M. Clearly,...
Jan 2, 2008 | Annual Predictions, Connected Health, consumer health, Engagement, RHIO, SaaS, standards
A common practice in the analyst community is to take a look back at what has occurred and project forward as to what we might see in the coming year. I won’t spend anytime on what has occurred as you can always drift back to previous posts. Following are the Top Ten...
Dec 7, 2007 | Care Management, Connected Health, Engagement, health portals, Privacy, Uncategorized
While doing some research, came across this feature article in the telehealth/med device alliance, Continua’s monthly newsletter. The article, written by arguably one of the most prolific, hyperactive and knowledgeable CIO’s in the healthcare sector, John...
