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PHR Thoughts

While it may take a decade for widespread adoption of PHRs, it will definitely happen. It is another medium for communicating your medical condition to a doctor, which today is done verbally. Data supplied into the PHR by health plans,...

Posted in Schwartz Healthcare IT Blog on September 16, 2008 11:03 AM

PHR Factoids

A recent Markle Foundation survey found that regardless of their interest in using an online PHR service, 79 percent or more of the public believe using an online PHR would provide benefits to individuals in managing their health. Fifty six...

Posted in Schwartz Healthcare IT Blog on September 2, 2008 6:39 PM

Cloudy Outlook for PHRs?

According to market research firm Gartner, government ITexecutives should investigate the impact of personal health records (PHRs) and health information exchange programs.PHRs, such as Google Health, Microsoft HealthVault and ActivePHR from ActiveHealth Management, are free and controlled by the consumer...

Posted in Schwartz Healthcare IT Blog on August 20, 2008 2:31 PM

Blue PHRs

Locally here in Massachusetts Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts partnered with Google Health to enable members to import their claims data into their Google Health profile.  BCBSMA says that members with Google Health PHRs will be able to share...

Posted in Schwartz Healthcare IT Blog on July 7, 2008 4:52 PM

CCHIT on PHRs

CCHIT, the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology, will be certifying personal health records (PHRs) next year. Criteria will be proposed in April, 2009, along with a comment period. Certification will officially start in July 2009.CCHIT’s certification of EMRs met...

Posted in Schwartz Healthcare IT Blog on June 28, 2008 12:45 PM

Your Premiums at Work

It seems that health plans have a little money left after paying all those healthcare costs. The trend of health plans acquiring technology vendors continues.  Care management vendor MEDecision is to be acquired by Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC), which...

Posted in Schwartz Healthcare IT Blog on June 23, 2008 8:47 AM

Plans and Progress

Last week at a conference I heard doc Kolodner, head of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (his business card is extra long), talk all about the federal government’s health IT five-year strategic plan for 2008-2012....

Posted in Schwartz Healthcare IT Blog on June 11, 2008 3:15 PM

CEOs Support Wired for Health Care Act

Today brings a guest column on healthcare quality and technology by Maria Ghazal, director of public policy with the Business Roundtable, an association of CEOs of leading U.S. companies with $4.5 trillion in annual revenues and more than 10 million...

Posted in Schwartz Healthcare IT Blog on May 19, 2008 1:46 PM

PHR Privacy?

As summer rolls around so will the general availability of Google Health and Microsoft HealthVualt’s Personal Heath Records (PHR). These major players, plus the offerings from WebMD, Revolution Health, ActiveHealth Management and a dozen other PHR players raises the question...

Posted in Schwartz Healthcare IT Blog on March 26, 2008 11:44 AM

Putting Money Where Your Mouth Is

All the Presidential hopefuls are singing from the same hymnal that EMR is part of the solution to improve healthcare quality and cut costs. I wonder if the next President will put his money where his mouth is and better...

Posted in Schwartz Healthcare IT Blog on January 3, 2008 5:04 PM

Healthcare IT Timeout?

There is much sound and fury over healthcare IT adoption, but in the end is it signifying nothing? Some would say yes, including the president of the National Alliance for Health IT. This past summer Scott Wallace told his membership...

Posted in Schwartz Healthcare IT Blog on September 24, 2007 12:30 PM

A Smart PHR Vision

Continuing the discussion of PHRs started on Aug. 28, this week brings a guest blog post from Dr. Lonny Reisman, CEO of client ActiveHealth Management. Dr. Reisman explores what to look for in a PHR solution.Fulfilling the PHR Vision: Analytical...

Posted in Schwartz Healthcare IT Blog on September 17, 2007 10:27 AM

R U PHRed?

Magazines are spilling much ink over Personal Health Records (PHRs), the latest piece of IT that will fix healthcare. I asked my small-practice doctor a few weeks ago what he would do if a patient presented him with a PHR. ...

Posted in Schwartz Healthcare IT Blog on August 28, 2007 2:20 PM

How Do You Do It? PR Case Study

Though this blog is healthcare IT issue oriented, I'm frequently asked for tips and tactics on the practical execution of public relations for healthcare IT companies. So I thought I'd share a case study to illustrate some best practices. Launched...

Posted in Schwartz Healthcare IT Blog on April 23, 2007 12:27 PM

PHR Event

In December a panel of local experts will discuss personal health records at an event held by the Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council. More information and a registration link follows. Friday, December 15, 20067:30 am registration; 8:00 am panel; 10:00 am...

Posted in Schwartz Healthcare IT Blog on November 12, 2006 3:06 PM

Miss EMR

Every year is the year of the EMR at TEPR. Congrats to the winners of this year's beauty contest: EMR Systems for Small Practices (1 - 5 Physicians) First Honors: Practice Partner - Patient Records Second Honors: eClinicalWorks - eClinicalWorks...

Posted in Schwartz Healthcare IT Blog on May 25, 2006 4:01 PM

Healthcare IT Industry Analyst Webinar

IDC's Health Industry Insights is offering a complimentary Webinar on Thursday, May 4, 2006, 12:00-1:00 EST. Click this to register. Analysts Lynne Dunbrack and Marc Holland will discuss U.S. consumer attitudes toward Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Electronic Medical Records (EMRs)...

Posted in Schwartz Healthcare IT Blog on May 2, 2006 1:30 PM