Christina's Considerations

Attention Family and Friends in Louisiana

If you or someone you know is trying to contact a physician from areas disrupted by the recent hurricanes (Katrina & Rita), try the following website: Find Displaced Louisiana Doctors. In addition, if you are a doctor that has been... Read more →

Establishing a RHIO

There doesn't seem to be one good source of information for incorporating a RHIO and they are forming all over the county at increasing speed. So, armed with my experience establishing the governance and organizational structure necessary to incorporate the... Read more →

Marketing PHRs

In a recent Commentary in iHealth Beat, Jane Sarasohn-Khan brought up some interesting points. I'm not really sure if she was pleased by what she heard at the meeting in Washington, but do recognize some of the challenges pointed out.... Read more →

Healing Health Care

Did you see the BusinessWeek profile of Dr. Brailer in the October 31 issue? Did you see the reference to W. Edwards Deming and his teachings of quality improvement? Well I did and it caught my eye immediately! Healing healthcare... Read more →

Personal Health Records

The Medstar eHealth Initiative defines a personal health record (PHR) as "an Internet-based set of tools that allow people to access and coordinate their lifelong health information and make appropriate parts available to those who need it. PHRs can be... Read more →

EMRs are here! Is your group ready for the technology revolution?

SCPIE Companies, the physician liability insurer, has invited Christina to participate in their Annual Medical Group Administrators Seminar on Thursday, November 17, 2005. Christina will participate on a panel which will address the technology which is bringing medical records into... Read more →

Congress on Healthcare Management and RHIOs

The American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) 2006 Congress on Healthcare Management will be held March 27-30, 2006 at the Hyatt Regency Chicago Hotel and has selected "Establishing a Regional Health Information Organization" for presentation by Christina Beach Thielst and... Read more →

Wow! A Moms Blog!

A blog for Moms! I can't wait to look around. Hopefully there will be something related to helping moms balance work and family commitments, too! Moms Town Blog Read more →