Christina's Considerations

Question: Public Health Funding

A question referenced the recent Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Information Links Grants and inquired about future opportunities for public health funding. I asked Tim Crowley at RWJF whether there were plans for another round next year and this is his... Read more →

The Electronic Health Record and Administrators

For the last two years I’ve focused my energies as a healthcare administrator on helping to progress the National Health Information Infrastructure (NHII) and have been surprised by the newness of this topic among my peers. I’ve suggested the topic... Read more →

RHIO Financing Mix

The Michael Christopher and the Healthcare Transition Group Healthcare Transition Group have released a white paper that will be of interest to those who want learn fundraising techniques, and those wanting a review! To me there are three important points.... Read more →

National Consumer Health Privacy Survey 2005

National Consumer Health Privacy Survey 2005 Some of the more interesting results follow. I've made a few comments about some of these in blue. Despite new federal protections, 67 percent of Americans remain concerned about the privacy of their personal... Read more →

Congratulations CalRHIO!

Congratulations and best wishes go out to the new CalRHIO Governing Body. Hold on Californians -- away we go!!!!! Read more →

Ask Christina about RHIOs

More and more I'm meeting people forming RHIOs and they have a multitude of questions. As I have answered the questions posed to me, I have felt that others in similiar positions might also benefit from the answers. So, I've... Read more →

Mike's Top 10 List of RHIO Legal Issues

At Monday's eHealth Initiative Connecting Communities Working Group meeting, Mike Skinner, Executive Director of SBCCDE, Inc. presented his Top 10 list of Legal Issues for RHIOs. It is a great list and of value to anyone with an established or... Read more →

Hospital CEO's Perspective on the Nursing Shortage

The Deloitte Survey of Hospital CEO's on their perspective of the future of Health Care includes the following question: "What are you finding to be most effective in responding to nursing shortages?" The following are all of the responses, but... Read more →

The Future of Healthcare

Yesterday (December 12) the Healthcare IT Guy gave us the link to a Deloitte Hospital CEO Survey on perspectives of the future of healthcare. He noted some of the very interesting findings that relate to IT (the slides on his... Read more →

Interactive Patient Interview Resource

There is a resource my physician readers might want to explore. It is a webpad for patient use in the waiting area that includes a preliminary interview for presenting symptoms and educational messages. In exchange for it being free to... Read more →

Employees Balancing Stress

I received some samples I had requested and think one is worth sharing. The company is Audio Vision and the item was one of their Easy Information Guides, titled "Balancing the Stress in Your Life: How to juggle the conflicting... Read more →

Lollipop Luncheon

Doorway to Health presents the Lollipop Luncheon and Silent Auction benefiting Healthy Kids Santa Barbara on Monday, December 19, 2005. Included in the silent Auction is the following item: Year of Healthcare for a Child - Sponsor a year of... Read more →

Will there be any nurses left to care for me?

I'm not a nurse, but do have a few in my family and have worked with these caring professionals over the last 25 years. I am at the tail end of the baby boom generation and also wonder if there... Read more →

Incorporating a RHIO as a Tax Exempt Organization

During a conversation in early 2004, Lori Evans planted the idea of a step by step guide to help the many new regional health information networks that were beginning to form around the country. Like the Santa Barbara County Care... Read more →

Quality Improvement: Do We Mean It This Time?

H&HN has a great article this month by Emily Friedman titled "Quality Improvement:Do We Mean It This Time?". Her "10 Thoughts" are provoking and worth reading. I especially liked "Reward or punishment?" Read more →

New Tip Jar

A tip is "to insure promptness" and a way for readers who find value in my writings to support me with the cost of maintaining a blog. Your contributions are greatly appreciated! Note: There are no ads to clutter this... Read more →

Return on Investment in Health Information Technology

A return on investment can be calculated on almost anything, if given a little thought. As organizations analyze their investments and calculate return, I'd like to suggest looking a little more broadly than usual. -Does the new technology lead to... Read more →

Thank you readers!

Thank you readers! My last two posts have been especially popular and I am hopeful that they will benefit school technology programs and the economy of Louisiana! I'd also like to recognize those of you who are reading my posts... Read more →