Post-HIMSS Health Wonk Review is heavy on health IT
The first Health Wonk Review since last week’s HIMSS conference is up, courtesy of Jared M. Rhoads of the Lucidicus Project. While I’m no fan of organization’s ideological bent (it seems to think CMS Administrator Don Berwick is more interested in socialism than in improving healthcare), I’m happy to say this roundup has more IT than normal.
For one thing, Rhoads mentions my post detailing my injury at HIMSS and the consumerism and EMR use that played into the care I received at a walk-in clinic in Orlando, Fla. I’m happy to report that I got the stitches out on Tuesday and the deep laceration is healing well. There’s a good chance that the resulting scar might kind of blend into my eyebrow, so I’m hoping it won’t be too conspicuous.
Four other IT-related items made it into this biweekly roundup of healthcare blogging and punditry, including Jane Sarasohn-Kahn’s discussion of remote health monitoring, based on a just-published white paper she wrote for the California HealthCare Foundation. You’ll also find posts about health insurance exchanges, the Direct Project to foster health information exchange and the recent “Developer Challenge” that Microsoft sponsored in the Boston area.
“the Lucidicus Project”?
Ayn Randianism 101 is what they sound like.
Ahhh… sure enough, there’s a link to “Atlas Shrugged.”
“For Health Wonk Review readers who are new to The Lucidicus Project, we are a non-partisan initiative that advocates for free markets in healthcare.”
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Right. Non partisan. But they support the Tea Party, unfettered capitalism, and rail against “Socialism.”
But, hey, they’re non-partisan. And, never mind how asking for donations squares with their otherwise free-market viability.
Gotta love it.
Neil, thx for citing my blog post on The Connected Patient here. Funny, I never thought of the Health Wonk Review as anything but inclusive…taking all points of view, which makes it so wonderful. So glad you are healing…and always lovely to share the press room with you at HIMSS! JSK
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