Comments on: Readers Write 2/19/09 http://histalk2.com/2009/02/18/readers-write-21909/ Healthcare IT News and Opinion Tue, 22 May 2012 14:25:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Dewey Howell http://histalk2.com/2009/02/18/readers-write-21909/comment-page-1/#comment-3462 Dewey Howell Sat, 21 Feb 2009 00:24:01 +0000 http://histalk2.com/2009/02/18/readers-write-21909/#comment-3462 Yeah, I did contact CCHIT. They confirmed that I could not certify my products, but didn't say much else. Yeah, I did contact CCHIT. They confirmed that I could not certify my products, but didn’t say much else.

]]> By: Todd http://histalk2.com/2009/02/18/readers-write-21909/comment-page-1/#comment-3455 Todd Fri, 20 Feb 2009 14:42:28 +0000 http://histalk2.com/2009/02/18/readers-write-21909/#comment-3455 Cheers for the "unconference". On biographies, our product's history, and the all the statistics about our health system: no one cares! certainly not the terribly busy ones focused on on solving HC problems. And all the provider presenters HIMSS picks - most of these are too scared to say anything bad about their health system or vendor - so we get a happy presentation where everything went well except a few vague lessons learned like "be sure to get executive buy-in...don't skimp on training". We all know we learn from people who have gone to battle, come back, and tell us everything. And ones that have found a truly novel new approach to a problem and can speak concisely about it. I can't afford to go to Las Vegas (would love to), so I like idea of a virtual conference. I'll miss the networking, but no reason the knowledge transfrer from the presentations, panels, and exhibit halls can't be done online. Product demos included (with real working products of course)... & I've never understood why vendors don't demos online readily available?... do they believe that their competitors haven't seen their product yet, or that someone is going to say, "wow, seeing the Premise bed tracking demo now gives me what iI need to go make money developing bed tracking software"?. So the unconference has my vote... & I'm happy to pay to cover the costs. And if HISTalk coordinated it to keep it real, I'd pay double. Cheers for the “unconference”. On biographies, our product’s history, and the all the statistics about our health system: no one cares! certainly not the terribly busy ones focused on on solving HC problems. And all the provider presenters HIMSS picks – most of these are too scared to say anything bad about their health system or vendor – so we get a happy presentation where everything went well except a few vague lessons learned like “be sure to get executive buy-in…don’t skimp on training”. We all know we learn from people who have gone to battle, come back, and tell us everything. And ones that have found a truly novel new approach to a problem and can speak concisely about it. I can’t afford to go to Las Vegas (would love to), so I like idea of a virtual conference. I’ll miss the networking, but no reason the knowledge transfrer from the presentations, panels, and exhibit halls can’t be done online. Product demos included (with real working products of course)… & I’ve never understood why vendors don’t demos online readily available?… do they believe that their competitors haven’t seen their product yet, or that someone is going to say, “wow, seeing the Premise bed tracking demo now gives me what iI need to go make money developing bed tracking software”?. So the unconference has my vote… & I’m happy to pay to cover the costs. And if HISTalk coordinated it to keep it real, I’d pay double.

]]> By: Rhonda Morgenstern http://histalk2.com/2009/02/18/readers-write-21909/comment-page-1/#comment-3453 Rhonda Morgenstern Fri, 20 Feb 2009 07:49:57 +0000 http://histalk2.com/2009/02/18/readers-write-21909/#comment-3453 Re: Certification Certifications with overly stringent conditions of time, features, or money seem to defeat the purpose of certification and thus do not serve to enhance whatever they are trying to certify. This is an issue that repeats through the history of technology and is not unique to EHR, Think of certified products that make it to micorosofts hardware compatability list. Also one that lacks accountability as you suggest. There are many preferred partner programs that fall into this realm of questionable certification requirements. I am curious as to whether you have contacted the CCHIT with the above concerns. How have they responded? Nice to see cogent arguments on the subject! Thanks for the post. Re: Certification

Certifications with overly stringent conditions of time, features, or money seem to defeat the purpose of certification and thus do not serve to enhance whatever they are trying to certify.

This is an issue that repeats through the history of technology and is not unique to EHR, Think of certified products that make it to micorosofts hardware compatability list. Also one that lacks accountability as you suggest. There are many preferred partner programs that fall into this realm of questionable certification requirements.

I am curious as to whether you have contacted the CCHIT with the above concerns. How have they responded?

Nice to see cogent arguments on the subject! Thanks for the post.

]]> By: Rhonda Morgenstern http://histalk2.com/2009/02/18/readers-write-21909/comment-page-1/#comment-3452 Rhonda Morgenstern Fri, 20 Feb 2009 07:49:48 +0000 http://histalk2.com/2009/02/18/readers-write-21909/#comment-3452 Re: Certification Certifications with overly stringent conditions of time, features, or money seem to defeat the purpose of certification and thus do not serve to enhance whatever they are trying to certify. This is an issue that repeats through the history of technology and is not unique to EHR, Think of certified products that make it to micorosofts hardware compatability list. Also one that lacks accountability as you suggest. There are many preferred partner programs that fall into this realm of questionable certification requirements. I am curious as to whether you have contacted the CCHIT with the above concerns. How have they responded? Nice to see cogent arguments on the subject! Thanks for the post. Re: Certification

Certifications with overly stringent conditions of time, features, or money seem to defeat the purpose of certification and thus do not serve to enhance whatever they are trying to certify.

This is an issue that repeats through the history of technology and is not unique to EHR, Think of certified products that make it to micorosofts hardware compatability list. Also one that lacks accountability as you suggest. There are many preferred partner programs that fall into this realm of questionable certification requirements.

I am curious as to whether you have contacted the CCHIT with the above concerns. How have they responded?

Nice to see cogent arguments on the subject! Thanks for the post.

]]> By: John Norris http://histalk2.com/2009/02/18/readers-write-21909/comment-page-1/#comment-3445 John Norris Thu, 19 Feb 2009 19:29:06 +0000 http://histalk2.com/2009/02/18/readers-write-21909/#comment-3445 How about some 2.0'ish stuff on top of that- Conference Tweeter type feed, chat rooms, forums... perhaps a presence in a virtual world (HIMSS, but better.) Best to have it open to all. ..and keep this stuff going post-conference! -John How about some 2.0′ish stuff on top of that-

Conference Tweeter type feed, chat rooms, forums… perhaps a presence in a virtual world (HIMSS, but better.) Best to have it open to all.

..and keep this stuff going post-conference!

-John

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