Healthcare IT reading list

My Programmable Self Behavior Change Reading list has been one of my most popular posts. I still think any Health IT expert should be well-versed in behavior change science, since so many healthcare issues boil down to behavior change problems… either for patients or providers or both. But the other day, I was having drinks […]

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ICW and Open eHealth at HIMSS 09

At this years HIMSS the Connect project kind of stole the spotlight. However, I think it is also important to remember the work of the Open eHealth Foundation which has been steadily progressing since it was announced a HIMSS 08. One of the most important members of the eHealth Foundation group is ICW, who sent […]

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HIMSS a lobby for proprietary Health IT vendors

Today, I recieved a letter in my mailbox regarding HIMSS take on the recent legislation proposed by Stark. HIMSS Stephen Lieber and Charles E. Christian, president and chairman of HIMSS respectively, write:  However, HIMSS believes the legislation has negative consequences, including discounting the current efforts of “AHIC 2.0” and the development of an open source […]

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Dr. Janice Honeyman-Buck at HIMSS 08

For those that do not know, I am blogging HIMSS 08 for LinuxMedNews. I will be posting on anything that is relevant to FOSS that happens here. I did not have to wait long. One of the first talks covered the use of FOSS in medical imaging, something that I knew little about until Dr. […]

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