Hard agree, and not just because I'm a spreadsheet nerd. Why are we all here? Isn't it in the service…
Morning Headlines 6/27/13
VA envisions an app-based future for health IT
Kathleen Frisbee, director of web and mobile solutions at the VA, hinted that an iEHR compromise is in the works that will result in the collaborative development of integrated mobile apps for clinicians rather than a full integrated EHR. It’s an interesting concept, but one that’s sure to leave a lot of the problems that initially inspired the iEHR program unsolved. One benefit of approaching integration through a series of small projects, like apps, is that the likelihood of failure is lower, and the capital investment at risk is similarly lower. Also, developers should be able to zero in on effective integration points because smaller projects will allow them to be more responsive to early adopter feedback.
New CEO Signals Growth at Healthland
Healthland, a Minneapolis-based EHR vendor focused on the rural and critical access market, announces the appointment of Chris Bauleke as CEO effective July 8. He will replace Angie Franks, who will now serve as Healthland’s president and lead the company’s strategy and market development efforts.
Cloud could save health industry $11B, study says
In a survey of 109 CHIME members, respondents estimate that they could reduce IT costs by nine percent, or $11 billion, over the next three years by switching to a cloud-based service model.
RE: VA mobile apps. May make it easy to solve some unique problems for documenting basic episodic care. Comical that they won’t be able to meet any of the Meaningful Use objectives anytime soon that the rest of the industry must adhere to. That’s certainly not getting any closer with a hodge podge of mobile apps.
#chime many @couldsaves out there, but zero @havesaves. Take, for example, the RAND study that promised $ billions. And where would the savings go? To the retirement coffers of the CEOs of te HIT vendors, eg McKesson?