Buying an EMR in 2011? Watch Microsoft Health Tech Today

re: Buying an EMR in 2011? Watch Microsoft Health Tech Today

hlthblog — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 21:38:44 GMT

Willard,

Thanks for sharing your wisdom. I'd be the first to admit that there is much more to the modernization of health information than the EMR alone. Digitizing information is just the first step, it's what you do next that counts. Microsoft is deeply involved in all facets of the evolution of the health industry with solutions that range from HealthVault for consumers to Amalga for enterprise customers. We specialize in software that enables communication and collaboration between and among caregivers and patients, and tools that provide a rich array of solutions that help turn health data into information upon which decisions can be made.

Stay tuned, and thanks again for your comment.

Bill Crounse, MD

re: Buying an EMR in 2011? Watch Microsoft Health Tech Today

John Abraham — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 21:38:38 GMT

Here is an interesting post about the relationship of meaningful use, HIPAA and the Risk Analysis requirement. It will interesting to see to what extent the Risk Analysis requirement for meaningful use becomes a hurdle to receiving ARRA incentive money.

<A HREF="wp.me/pymfm-tA">Meaningful use risk analysis</A>

re: Buying an EMR in 2011? Watch Microsoft Health Tech Today

Willard — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 21:20:11 GMT

Great partnerships! But none of them seem to involve the consumer. After all, it is the consumer who is spearheading eHealth applications. I love your vision! However, what happens when healthcare professionals access information? Data overload! With such little time to view quantum amounts of data, now is the time to embrace "Data Mining" concepts. I used to think, "what about the future?" The technology exists, today, to put in place a "Knowledge Management System" which will satisfy the consumer's desire to become more active in their personal healthcare decisions, and well-being. This can be accomplished by using what is called "Pattern-Identification", which detects associations between certain risk factors and outcomes, even treatment protocols! Can you imagine being able to limit or eliminate healthcare disparities such as medical and cultural literacy? According to the Institute of Medicine Committee on Quality of Healthcare in America, as early as 2001, sixty-percent of UK citizens and fifty percent of US citizens reported having at least one chronic illness and this percentage is growing, today. Michael Christopher Gibbons, MD, at the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, in Baltimore, Maryland, and a leading authority on "Populomics" even suggests the need for the healthcare system to improve its own understanding and responsiveness to "nonmedical" communications and socioenvironmental factors. He stressed the potential impact of technology on health care and disparities should neither be overlooked nor underestimated.