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CCHIT going on almost as if nothing happened

Republicans up to no good again.Another buck for doing nothing.CCHIT HappensThats it.We bought a package that was CCHIT certified, one of our requirements.We had plenty of other requirements for an EHR, but they wanted to make sure it was certified by someone else just incase the goverment came up with...

Tags: CCHIT, eHR

Discussion threads 2009-11-11

Blumenthal committee throws CCHIT a bone

Woof!Dana, you finally found an appropriate metaphor for CCHIT: the Golden Retriever. Energetic, nimble, always trying to do the right thing, and patiently tolerant at moments when its master may be less than kind. And since that is a seriously big bone in the picture, I have plenty...

Tags: CCHIT, Woof, Dana

Discussion threads 2009-08-17

HITRUST to seek government certification authority

HITRUST to seek government certification authorityHITRUST - More Than Another System CertificationThank you, Dana, for helping bring clarity to these important issues. HITRUST believes that establishing trust in our healthcare system is critical for the successful adoption of electronic health records and other health information systems. Toward this end there...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, E-health, Quality, HiTrust, health care

Discussion threads 2009-07-25

CCHIT fate could be decided today

CCHIT fate could be decided todayUnbelievableHonestly at a loss for words aside from: unbullievable ...Can a large organization keep up?Medicine moves rather fast and I find it hard to believe that CCHIT can keep pace with innovation.But then that might be the objective.And I have a concern when an organization...

Tags: Strategy, Brian Klepper, Self-Interest, CCHIT, CCHIT fate

Discussion threads 2009-07-16

Decision on meaningful use due this week

Decision on meaningful use due this weekIncorrect citationDana, the Healthcare Renewal posts you linked were mine ("an effort in New Jersey to require CCHIT certification" and "failure to be hired by vendor NextGen in 2004").Klepper did write the post at http://www.thehealthcareblog.com/the_health_care_blog/2009/06/the-health-industrys-achilles-heel.html .Also note I wasn't "incensed" by my failure...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Workforce management, training and certification, Healthcare Renewal, NextGen, CCHIT, health care

Discussion threads 2009-06-15

Will meaningful use go down CCHIT rabbit hole?

Will meaningful use go down CCHIT rabbit hole?Whoosh!Zowie, Dana, this post has greater link density than most spam comments. :–) I certainly feel that meaningful use must be defined in a meaningful way! And I mean, like, when a crisis hits YOU, will what we've done today make you...

Tags: Government, Strategy, CCHIT, CCHIT rabbit hole, rabbit hole, counter-argument

Discussion threads 2009-05-13

Certification the tip of the health reform spear

Certification the tip of the health reform spearIt's difficult to move into new areasWhen the money controls the market entry.I'm in agreement with the need to displace the old approach as it certainly doesn't help us, as individuals or doctors or clinics/hospitals.One factor of interest to me is that the...

Tags: CCHIT, certification, FDA, health care, ResMed

Discussion threads 2009-05-06

Open source gets hearing but no action at HIMSS

Open source gets hearing but no action at HIMSSIt's a Time to DanceFor more than a decade I have been a strong proponent of open source in healthcare. If I were still an open source EMR vendor I would be dancing in the streets.The FOSS community made several attempts...

Tags: F/OSS, CCHIT, compliance, open source

Discussion threads 2009-04-14

Open source gets hearing but no action at HIMSS

The fact that CCHIT heard out open source respectfully is good. But at this point it can easily dismiss open source concerns by just punting them down the road, past the delivery of the Obama stimulus money. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: CCHIT, CCHIT Certification, Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2009-04-13

Open source to meet with CCHIT at HIMSS

Open source to meet with CCHIT at HIMSSCover all platforms?The BBC was publicly bashed when they delivered access to Window users only when the law indicated all platforms had to be supported.Maybe we need that law to cover all computer uses and developers. If Macs and/or open source isn't...

Tags: CCHIT, HIMSS, open source

Discussion threads 2009-03-23

Who will control the coming health IT standards?

Do we want industry writing the nation's health IT standards? CCHIT's "standards" are, in fact, mainly approvals of whatever industry is doing. Many of these "standards" are proprietary.The best open standards aren't. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Benefits, Business Operations, CCHIT, Dana Blankenhorn, Enterprise Software, Health Care, Healthcare, Human Resources, Information Technology, Management, Quality, Software, Standards, Strategy, Vertical Industries

Blog posts 2009-02-27

Fixing the blame on the EHR mess

A step-by-step approach emphasizing interoperability and connectivity, based on the Internet rather than client systems, is obviously the way to go. Kibber and Klepper support that approach. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Benefits, CCHIT, Dana Blankenhorn, Enterprise Software, Health Care, Healthcare, HIMSS, Human Resources, Information Technology, Internet, Interoperability, Management, Software, Strategy, Vertical Industries

Blog posts 2009-01-01

To CCHIT or not to CCHIT is the question

To CCHIT or not to CCHIT is the questionOsiriX is a good exampleI actually have it on my MacBook and I keep all images (including a PET/CT Scan and normal CT Scans) loaded on it.While OsiriX is Mac only it does use standard imaging formats. When I have a...

Tags: Document management, CCHIT, imaging format, imaging, OsiriX

Discussion threads 2008-12-01

To CCHIT or not to CCHIT is the question

No single vendor or certification process can build an IT infrastructure that both enables innovation and distributes it universally. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Information Technology, Health Care, CCHIT, Healthcare, Open Source, Strategy, Management, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-12-01

Specialty formats burn EMR market

Specialty formats burn EMR marketDon't worry... the solution is in the works. New equipment won't put out human-readable results; it will only be accessible via EMR transfers. Thus, paper won't work any more.As for the Tower of Babel effect, it's headed the same way office documents are: Microsoft's...

Tags: Quality, EHR Project Failure, EMR, CCHIT

Discussion threads 2007-11-06

Additional Resources

News to know: HP-3Com; AMD; Google; Blockbuster; Bing 2.0

News to know intro: Sam Diaz: HP announces $2.7 billion acquisition of 3Com; raises outlook Larry Dignan: Cisco vs. HP: 3Com acquisition ups the ante John Morris: AMD updates roadmap, promises "supercomputer in your lap" ...

Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Andrew Nusca, Blockbuster Inc., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Sam Diaz, Games, Linux, Open Source, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Software

Blog posts 2009-11-12

CCHIT going on almost as if nothing happened

Will hospital administrators and practice managers insist on the comprehensive CCHIT-approved label, or will they accept any solution that brings them that sweet, sweet stimulus cash? by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2009-11-11

News to know: MySpace-iLike; Gmail; Twitter; Sony Ericsson; Secure smartphones

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Andrew Nusca: MySpace to acquire social music service iLike for $20 million Matthew Miller: Push Gmail comes to the...

Tags: Google Gmail, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, Dana Blankenhorn, Smart Phone, Andrew Nusca, Matthew Miller, Twitter, Sam Diaz, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Microsoft Windows 7, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), E-mail Providers, E-mail, Research & Development, Cloud Computing, Smart Phones, Hardware, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Internet, Online Communications, Business Operations, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Blog posts 2009-08-18

Blumenthal committee throws CCHIT a bone

The main focus seems to be on setting rules that will guide certification, whether CCHIT is involved, and assuring a level playing field, something CCHIT was often charged with tilting in favor of companies who were part of the HIMSS trade group. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Quality, Training And Certification, Business Operations, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2009-08-17

Are health IT vendors trying to pull a fast one?

Not sure about your last question, i guess he would be the best person...to ask.I think that sage, GE, siemans and mckesson do have the experience necessary to make good decisions, but these are also the guys who make software for the healthcare field.Maybe their vested interest also includes self...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Quality, HIT Standards Committee, Kibbe, health care

Discussion threads 2009-08-10