I reported in a comment several days ago that there was more to the Missou deal.

Missou must have an IRB to supervise experiments using untested patient and workflow management software on patients.

Cerner has a cluster of these “committed” hospitals offering up their patients for Neal’s experiments.

Resident training is inherently risky as-is due to inexperience and exhaustion(e.g., remember the Libby Zion case?)

If HIT compromises resident training, it also likely compromises patient care. Enterprising malpractice lawyers might want to buy some of the clinical data Cerner’s seliling to pharma to see if there’s gold in the data regarding compromised patient care…

My full thoughts on sale of patient data by HIT vendors to third parties is now at http://tinyurl.com/hit-trafficking

Can anyone provide examples of contract language from any HIT vendor that allows the sale of HIT-based data to occur?

A.H. might get audience with former Groupcast sites but Flowcast/Centricity Business would seem to be a reach?

Of course she would heap praise. Her buddy pal chum former Cerner trustee deParle is the reform czar.

Did Sebelius express concerns about the safety, efficiency, and reliability of the medical equipm,ent Cerner is using to gather the data?

LOL!
If they can’t identify themselves why don’t they just wear name tags?

[From Mr. HIStalk] I covered it at length when it was announced in July. I share your cynicism.

CHCIO is much like CPHIMS: pass a test and you are in, but in CHIME’s case, you have to already have been a CIO for three years or more (so maybe the point is to unmask those poser CIOs who really weren’t qualified after all?) Obviously CHIME gets the same benefits that HIMSS does: certification generates revenue, makes the organization look like the de facto authority, and locks certificants into further revenue-generating renewals and conference attendance. It seems pointless to me – if you’ve got three years of CIO experience, I doubt slapping a credential nobody’s heard of after your name is going to impress anyone further (especially potential employers or peers). Certification often appeals to those lacking academic credentials, but there is no excuse for someone holding a six-figure CIO job not to have a master’s degree, given the plethora of convenient, cost-effective offerings widely available (I did it myself for one of my degrees while working two jobs and writing HIStalk, so I don’t buy the “I don’t have time” excuse). Still, for the insecure folks looking for a vanity credential that demonstrates what you already know instead of studying something new to earn a recognized degree or graduate certificate, you’ve got a new option. I’m thinking of launching my own certification, Designated In Primary Study of Healthcare Information Technology. I think the acronym would look real nice on a business card.