Comments on: News 7/7/10

By: not tired of suzy rn

not tired of suzy rn — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 13:18:02 +0000

The information I got from MD Anderson was useless. Pages of computer printout without clarity of the objective, asessment, plan, and recommendations for follow up.

As for C$HIT, the commenters are correct. Certification heretofore has been a sham, and the C$HIT leaders have not been accountable…just like the Leapfrog “recommendations” for the CPOE panacea, now proven by that organization to be erroneous. The taxpayers have been defrauded and the patients have been subjected to dangerous care.

By: FreddieMac

FreddieMac — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 15:37:20 +0000

The MyMDA patient portal has actually been live at MD Anderson since early 2003 after being co-developed with Tower Strategies (small Texas web consultancy in healthcare space). Patient focus groups were employed early on to define the real needs.

Great example of patient engagement in their chronic care (Cancer in this case).

By: Michelle W

Michelle W — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 15:21:36 +0000

Thanks for the q & a, Waiting and Mr. HIStalk. I too have wondered when we’re going to get that final rule out and rolling. Hopefully things pick up soon and we can all get the full picture on MU.

By: Waiting

Waiting — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 12:43:11 +0000

Has anyone heard anything from ONC or CMS on the release of the HITECH final rule? Is there any bottom-line pressure on those responsible? (ie, if they didn’t release until Aug. 1 or later, would anybody at HHS really pay a price?). Any insights would be appreciated.

[From Mr. HIStalk] Everything has been turned over to OMB, which can take up to 90 days but probably won’t. See: http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaViewRule?pubId=201004&RIN=0938-AP78

By: turnthepage60

turnthepage60 — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 12:32:12 +0000

Just saw a demo and site visit of the EDIMS EDIS very impressive