Christina's Considerations

Institute of Medicine Weighs in on P4P

This file is a must read if you want to understand the impact Pay for Performance will have on Medicare and ultimately the healthcare system. Rewarding Provider Performance: Aligning Incentives in Medicare! It is simple and to the point with... Read more →

Save Lives Now: 30 Things You Can Do to Eliminate Infections

I'm in San Diego this week for the ASHRM conference and brought along something I wanted to share in a post. It is an article in the September Issue of Hospital and Health Networks titled, "30 Things You Can Do... Read more →

WNC Data Link - A Rural RHIO

Western North Carolina Data Link has already come up in conversation a couple of times this week and luckly I still had an article from Most Wired that I had flagged not long ago! As this article rightly points out,... Read more →

What Hospitals & Health Systems Need to Know...

... About Health Information Exchange! This week I have finally had a chance to clean up and organize my desktop. I don't know if I have included this link in prior posts, but even if I did it is needed... Read more →

EHRs & RHIOs Moving Mainstream

EHRs are moving mainstream and this article in Newsweek is just one example! And, this will certainly help as we work to move RHIOs mainstream. For the latest on the status of RHIOs visit eHealth Initiative's 3rd Annual Survey! Read more →

Little Rock and the Rural Telecon

When I was a kid growing up in New Orleans, Little Rock and Arkansas might have just as well been on the moon. Back then, we just didn't travel around as much! So, I've finally made it to Little Rock... Read more →

HIT Bling

I needed a copy of the opportunity statement I use and remembered that my friends at HIT Transition included it in their review of my guide for RHIOs. I cut and pasted it and then noticed a link to HIT... Read more →

2006 HCE Annual Conference

As I reported in June the Healthcare Executives of Southern California Annual Conference is set for November 2 and 3 in Los Angeles. My favorite part of the program is the participation of: Cindy Ehnes, Director, California Department of Managed... Read more →

Teens, Technology and Transforming Healthcare

Earlier this year I read about research on use of health information technology by high school students in Florida and was eager to see their findings published. I still haven't seen the findings, but the latest issue of Patient Safety... Read more →

Welcome to Walktober!

As Walktober begins, I'd like to invite you and your family to take to the great outdoors and get a little walking in before cold sets in. To learn more about the benefits of walking download white20paper.pdf. Happy walking! Read more →