Bari Shein's Blog – September 2009 Archive (5)

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Reiboldt Comments on Dell, Perot Merger and Impact on HIT



Posted: 24 Sep 2009 09:12 AM PDT



Coker Capital Advisors’ Vice President, Mark Reiboldt, was quoted this week in an article by John Commins for HealthLeaders Media. Click here to read the entire news item.



Dell, Perot Merger Could Impact HIT

John Commins, for HealthLeaders Media, September 23, 2009



Dell’s… Continue

September 15, 2009 | Bernie Monegain, Editor



WASHIINGTON – The heads of the federal Health IT Standards Committee, Jonathan Perlin and John Halamka, moved the panel at its meeting this morning to the next phase of work – guidance for implementation.



In a nod to the work the panel had already accomplished, Perlin, of the Hospital Corporation of America, thanked those who had felt a "heavy lift." But, he warned, the work done so far is merely "the end of the… Continue

By STEVE LOHR

Published: September 10, 2009



On one proposal for health care reform at least, there is a rare bipartisan consensus: the push to computerize patient records.





The goal of moving paper medical records into the digital age has been championed for years by health care policy makers across the political spectrum, from Hillary Rodham Clinton to Newt Gingrich. As a presidential candidate, Barack Obama, too, was an advocate, and the economic crisis opened… Continue

The Mayo Clinic wasn’t sure what to expect from social media when it gave it a test run four years ago.



Things like iPods, MySpace and blogs had exploded onto the social scene, and businesses were looking to cash in. But the health care industry had other considerations, and more rules to play by.



The interest was not exclusively marketing and advertising, but rather how to use the technology to transform the access, delivery and dissemination of health information. And… Continue

The health care fight has turned ugly, fast. And lies about reform are spreading via anonymous email chains. Below are the real facts you need to know. Also, check out this great version of the Top Five Lies, created by Bradley, a Texas MoveOn member. (PDF)

Top Five Health Care Reform Lies—and How to Fight Back



Lie #1: President Obama wants to euthanize your grandma!!!



The truth: These accusations—of "death panels" and forced euthanasia—are, of course, flatly untrue.… Continue