Christina's Considerations

Recycling Technology for Education Technology

This past weekend I worked on one of my responsibilities as a PTA member! It is recycling used printer cartridges and old cell phones, lap tops and PDA's. Our PTA uses the money we collect to purchase technology for the... Read more →

Stimulate the Economy in New Orleans

Earlier this year I eagerly anticipated returning home and visiting New Orleans! After the hurricane, it looked liked there might not be much to visit in New Orleans, but now I see an upcoming trip as a way for me... Read more →

A Dose of RHIOlity

John Smaling wrote an article worth reading in the December 2005 issue of Health Management Technology. He is by no means the first, but he does a nice job addressing the real challenges to RHIOs. I especially liked his comments... Read more →

2006 Congress on Healthcare Leadership

The online brochure for the 2006 Congress on Healthcare Leadership March 27-30 in Chicago, IL at the Hyatt Regency Chicago has been released! The seminars include several related to health information technology and EHRs, as well as one titled "Establishing... Read more →

Sample Forms for RHIOs

I've been thinking that a good use of this weblog (blog) is to share forms for the benefit of all the regional health information networks and organizations that are beginning to form. So, I'll start off with a sample job... Read more →

ROI on Health IT Investments

The topic of return on investment (ROI) on health information technology keeps arising and I'm now working on a program for the Southern California Chapters of HIMSS and Healthcare Executives. If you are with a hospital (especially one in Southern... Read more →

New Partnerships to accelerate electronic health records in Gulf States

Over the weekend no less than five of my topics of interest converged bringing NHII, Louisiana, children and families, weblogs, and quality healthcare together. Late last week HHS announced partnerships and funding to support Digital Health Recovery on the Gulf... Read more →

Roll Tide Roll

To keep up with the rebuilding effort of the Tulane University Health Sciences Center and the main campus, visit Tulane's Alumni Blog! Roll Tide Roll! November 14 Times Picayune Read more →

Future Topics

There are a couple of topics swirling around these days and I'm wondering what my readers think about each. 1. Behavioral Health -- Behavioral health stakeholders have not be involved in recent HIT and RHIO efforts. However, there is tremendous... Read more →