Christina's Considerations

News on the Guide

An announcement/review of the new HIMSS RHIO guide appeared in Government Health IT. While I did have the idea for a guide during a conversation with Lori Evans in early 2004 and ultimately self-published a guide, I don't know that... Read more →

Healthcare In New Orleans

I just finished the Winter 2007 issue of Tulanian Magazine and the article Resuscitation: Breathing New Life Into Post-Katrina Health Care. It describes what was wrong, presents some options and acknowledges the role of health information technology! I really liked... Read more →

CalRHIO's Infrastructure

When one door closes -- another one opens! In this case CalRHIO has announced their selection for the buildout of a statewide infrastructure -- Medicity & Perot! Perhaps this will be the one to benefit my community -- beautiful Santa... Read more →

Talk is good; but cheap!

The long overdue discussion of "lessons learned" or "what not to do when establishing a RHIO" has begun. It seems no one really wanted to be the one to break the news, but now that it is in the open... Read more →

Well, its about time!

I've been quietly watching to see when the news would break. Given the almost celebrity status of the SBCCDE in the early days, I have been surprised that it was able to quietly dissolve (sneak) away. On December 19, I... Read more →

Guide to Establishing a Regional Health Information Organization

The HIMSS Online Bookstore now has the new Guide to Establishing a RHIO. If you do happen to read it, I'd love to hear what you think about the product of our HIMSS workgroup's labor! Read more →