Christina's Considerations

Will RECs Deliver on their Mission?

Eight months have passed since the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) began funding Regional Extension Centers (RECs). Sixty RECs have been created, $662 million has been awarded and electronic health record (EHR) software negotiations are under... Read more →

Reasons for rising cost of healthcare

There have been questions lately (from CMS) about whether costs of hospital care are really rising so I'd like to weigh in on the issue since an article in Modern Healthcare recently caught my eye. The Making Adjustments article was... Read more →

Social Media Applications in Healthcare: Beyond Marketing and Public Relations

On Thursday, October 21, I'm presenting on the topic of social media to my local chapter of the American College of Healthcare Executives. I'd like to also invite any of my readers who may be interested in joining us via... Read more →

Dartmouth Atlas of Healthcare

A friend sent me a link to a really cool tool for anyone involved in healthcare planning. The Dartmouth Atlas of Healthcare presents some of the data that is out there in a really accessible and customizable manner. I tried... Read more →

Socialized Health Surveillance

Government Health IT has an article addressing social media use by the CDC and FDA . I had included the CDC as one of the best practices in my book's companion because of their broad success with various aspects including... Read more →

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Northwest Telestroke Survey Results

Acute stroke care capacity and services are lacking in many hospitals in the Northwest region, particularly in rural hospitals. Of most concern is access to acute stroke care personnel, especially in rural areas where only 1 in every 8 hospitals... Read more →

ABC News Video -- Aging in Place with Technology http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/video/aging-place-technology-11553676 Read more →

mHealth Conference - Day 2

The day (for me) is starting with one of my board members presenting on Longitudinal Health for Diabetes Care. Today's highlights include: Ohana Health - Feasibility study with 15 patients selected by outreach workers using modem connection of glucose uploads... Read more →

mHealth Conference Notes - Day 1

I'm at the San Diego mHealth Conference and thought I'd share some of my observations with readers. If you have any questions or other perspectives, please leave a comment. Spyglass Survey: 90% of physicians using smart phones Telecare & Telemedicine,... Read more →