Christina's Considerations

How ta tawk rite!

At the risk of ruining the respect my readers have for me and my reputation, I want to share a little of my heritage and New Orleans as friends and family once again leave for higher ground. (I pray we... Read more →

Walktober 2008

Walking is good, especially in the cooler month of October. A good tool for planning your outings can be found at https://www.mapwalk.com/. If you want more elaborate tools to move your family or co-workers try http://www.walktober.com/. Read more →

Web 2.0: New Vocabulary for Health Policy

One of my JHM columns was recently referenced in the Jefferson Medical College Newsletter. It is a nice overview of some of the new terms and technologies that facilitate linkage and communication. They truly are tools of the future for... Read more →

Louisiana HIE Expands Rural Data Access

My daughter is currently in rural Louisiana visiting with family, so typing this post is hitting home. The last issue of Health Data Management magazine had a supplement titled "Top Technology Innovations 2008" and it included an article about the... Read more →

Maui Age Wave

The Journal of Health Information Management has an article on the New Frontiers in Home Telemonitoring, which speaks to the concept of Aging in Place. The article addressed quality and cost results, as well as, other benefits. There is a... Read more →

Open-Source HIE Technology

California HealthCare Foundation has released the technology used to power the SBCCDE. The open-source HIE technology (unless it has been enhanced recently) is view only, but is quite effective at moving health information between providers in a secure manner. Some... Read more →