Going to @HarneyTea tomorrow. Well...today, technically. Any recommendations? Pu-ehr is on the list.

Health IT panel to heed calls for simpler EHR standards http://ping.fm/VKluz

Stimulus Fuels Gold Rush For Electronic Health Systems
The government’s $45 billion plan to jump-start a national shift to electronic medical records has touched off a gold rush among scores of technology firms – even as many experts question whether the benefits of the products are being oversold.

Patient Focused Electronic Health Record Technology Gains Support and Voices in Congress
Congressman Patrick Kennedy (D, RI) and Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson (D, TX) have taken the lead in urging their fellow members of Congress and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to require patient quality improvements as a...

CBC News - Technology & Science - Electronic health records aren't easy
I would like to tell you that after some months of talking to doctors and researchers I understand what the future of electronic medical records will be. But I can't. Indeed, it is possible that when all is said and done, your family doctor may look...

Conscious Change http://bit.ly/1sVhr2 #UDPO #eco #gov20 #opengov #farm #hcr #iiw #riaa #ag #ehr Everything has a common origination point...

EHR Firms: Go With Existing Standards
A coalition of electronic health records vendors is urging the HIT Standards Committee to focus its efforts on achieving implementation of data standards that the committee already has recommended to federal officials, rather than reopening decisions...

Getting Medical Images into the EHR
Seven years ago, Crystal Run Healthcare in Middletown, N.Y., implemented an integrated radiology information system/picture archiving and communication system. Encompassing more than 170 physicians and some 30 mid-level practitioners, the 11-site group...