Healthcare IT Primer
Posted on 07 May 2009
John Halamka (profile on his blog here) has a piece over at the Health Care Blog on the fundamentals of healthcare IT. He calls it A Healthcare IT Primer and presents in 10 common questions and answers. I have listed the questions below… but for the answers you must go to the original post here.
- Can you define EHR, EMR, PHR and PM in simple terms?
- How large is the unserved market for HIT?
- How many companies are currently competing in the small practice/ ambulatory EHR market? Are there any clear leaders in terms of client base or innovation?
- What does “meaningful use” really mean? Do you think physicians currently feel compelled to wait for clearer language from the government on the interoperability standards before investing?
- What other details about meaningful use are listed in the bill?
- Will Healthcare Smart Cards replace PHRs?
- Will clinicians be able to migrate easily from one EHR to another?
- What is the roadmap for interoperability?
- “After standards are adopted in 2009, the National Coordinator shall make available at a nominal fee an electronic health record, unless the Secretary determines that the needs and demands of providers are being substantially and adequately met by the marketplace. Nothing in the legislation requires that entities adopt or use the technology made available through this provision.” -from HITECH Act. Do you see this as a viable solution for small practices who want to wait it out and go with a cheaper software product?
- Do you see PHR’s and EHR’s as separate markets currently and what about in the future?
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