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September 28, 2006

The latest from ONCHIT & CMS!

For the latest on the 10,000 foot view on HIT go to iHealthBeat' report on the Health IT Summit this week. It seems rather familiar -- especially for CMS! Read more →

Posted at 02:28 AM in Health Information Exchange/RHIOs, Health Information Technology and Telehealth | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

September 26, 2006

Interoperable EHRs and the Law

The September 2006 issue of Health Management Technology has a nice article titled Preparing for Interoperability: EHRs and the Law, which explans the changes to Stark and Anti-kickback laws. I believe it will all come down to how well the... Read more →

Posted at 02:14 AM in Ask Christina ..., Health Information Technology and Telehealth | Permalink | Comments (2) | TrackBack (0)

September 24, 2006

Oh When the Saints Go Marching In ...

A couple of weeks ago I received a gold Fleur de lis (French for Iris) pendant from my sister in Metairie. She had bought one for herself and liked it so much she got one for me. Lately I've been... Read more →

Posted at 02:47 AM in Louisiana | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

September 22, 2006

Keeping Nurses

Yesterday, our CNO, Cyndie Cole, gave me a copy of an article titled Mission: Possible in Advance for Nurses, so of course I have to post it on my blog! Not because it is about my hospital, but because it... Read more →

Posted at 01:59 PM in Hospitals & Health Systems, Workplace Health and Wellness | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

September 20, 2006

Lott on Healthcare

Attention all Southern California healthcare readers! Did you know Jim Lott of Hospital Association of Southern California has a new blog Lott on Healthcare? Well he does, so visit and let me know what you think! Jim, feel free to... Read more →

Posted at 02:50 AM in Hospitals & Health Systems | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)

September 18, 2006

Antibiotics and Children

A statistical brief on antibiotics and children reports that about 14 percent of U.S. children visit a health professional at least once a year for serious sore throat, and over two-thirds of these are prescribed antibiotics. Roughly one of every... Read more →

Posted at 02:36 AM in Healthy Children and Families | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

September 17, 2006

RHIOs: Onward Ho!

One of my RHIO friends Bruce Merlin Fried has a wonderful commentary in iHealthBeat. He asks which way we should go and I say "onward ho"! We need to continue to collaborate in our local, state and national communities and... Read more →

Posted at 08:55 AM in Health Information Exchange/RHIOs | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

September 12, 2006

Funding for Rural Health IT

The current issue of Hospital & Health Networks had an article on Rural IT. Since I'm planning to head down to Little Rock for the Rural Telecon I thought I would share the resources for funding rural IT projects listed... Read more →

Posted at 02:44 AM in Health Information Technology and Telehealth | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

September 10, 2006

How 'bout them Saints!

How about those New Orleans Saints! They won their game today against Cleveland! I'm a long time Saints fan (how can you live in New Orleans and not be) since the days of Archie and Danny! We will celebrate the... Read more →

Posted at 05:39 PM in Louisiana | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

September 07, 2006

Life of a Working Mom

It has been over a week since I had a chance to post, because as moms sometimes must, I'm dealing with the fact that my childcare provider is no longer available and I'm scrambling to paste something together for the... Read more →

Posted at 02:14 AM in Healthy Children and Families, Workplace Health and Wellness | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)