Category Archives: health reform

Everything-PPACA Edition of Health Wonk Review

The ACA is top of mind for HWR contributors in this edition. Joe Paduda at Managed Care Matters vets a well-attended roundup of health policy blogs. He graciously includes Health System Ed’s guest post by John Lynn who takes a long view of … Continue reading

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Guest Blog from John Lynn: My Overall View of Healthcare IT After HIMSS15

I would like to welcome Health System Ed’s first guest blogger for the occasion of HIMSS15. John Lynn of Healthcare Scene and EMR & HIPAA has been blogging on health IT for 10 years and is a regular at the annual HIMSS … Continue reading

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In Health IT: Think Globally, Act Globally

By Peggy Salvatore Two items caught my attention last week that underlined the importance of thinking more expansively and inclusively about health IT as we thunder ahead with Meaningful Use 3 requirements and HHS’s health IT Roadmap. Over the past … Continue reading

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Project Writer Available for HIMSS15

Would you like to use HIMSS15 as a starting point to explore a topic, do research this year and create a white paper and do a presentation next year? I am hoping to tap into a network of health IT people … Continue reading

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Whose Patient Record Is It, Anyway? Speak Up Now

By Peggy Salvatore The U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee’s hearing last week on the electronic health records trained its sights on interoperability of EHR systems, or lack thereof. And the Senate, like much of the rest of … Continue reading

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Redefining Health IT (or) Are We Putting Disc Brakes on a Space Shuttle?

By Peggy Salvatore My grandmother was born in 1896. The ice man delivered big blocks of ice through a little ice door in the kitchen where my great-grandfather moved the ice into the family icebox. My great-grandmother, fresh from birthing … Continue reading

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King v Burwell: Reading the Minds of Congress

By Peggy Salvatore Before we launch into the jokes about the minds of the members of Congress, let’s clear something up. I’m into reading tea leaves but I’m not a mind-reader. However, it’s a fun sport. I don’t know if … Continue reading

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Working the Roadmap

By Peggy Salvatore The ONC’s national meeting held earlier this month is cause for the greatest amount of optimism I have seen since the government decided to drive health information technology. Current and former national coordinators gathered on one stage, … Continue reading

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Valentine’s Edition of Health Wonk Review: For Health Policy Lovers Everywhere

By Peggy Salvatore A few years ago I hosted the Valentine’s Day edition of HWR, and it remains one of my favorite weeks to host. Love makes the world go ‘round, whether it’s our spouse, kids, family, friends, pets, or … Continue reading

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The Limits (and Horrors) of Technology in the Patient World

The New York Times called attention to a horrific death in a NYC hospital earlier this month. It raised a plethora of issues about our right to privacy, as well as how, when and what types of technology, are appropriate … Continue reading

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