Half Gov Half Degov Venti EMR Lite

Somewhere between the 20th century Bank ATM and the 25th century Tricorder, lays the EMR that we should have today. Somewhere between the go...

The Crosshairs of a Triple Aim

“Better Care for Individuals, Better Health for Populations, and Lower Per Capita Costs” [ ihi.org ] If you stop to think about the holy gr...

The Arithmetic of Health Care

Adam Smith would disagree, Karl Marx would be appalled, and heck even Milton Friedman and Ayn Rand would be raising objections. But for some...

The Computer is my Shepherd…

If this were a business concerned with bottom lines, cash flows and sustainability, this would be a good time to begin planning one of those...

Meaningful Use – A Pinch of 3 and a Dash of 4

While most folks are busy trying to keep up with Meaningful Use Stage 1, and Meaningful Use Stage 2 only recently emerged from the customary...

Electronic Parking Lot

I was headed to a meeting downtown yesterday, and finding a place to park in the city is always a challenge. Luckily, there is a little old ...

Who’s Afraid of the Medical Home?

Obamacare is here to stay, and with it a host of initiatives small and large, some intended and some not so much so, targeting massive trans...