What’s New With McKesson HS
By Matthew Holt At the AHIP Conference I got a chance to sit down with McKesson Health Solution's Senior VP of Care Management Jim Hardy and VP of Product Development Kevin Maher. The two men were more...
View ArticleWorld Health Care Congress 2012 Live: McKesson
[viddler id=dc40e5a8&w=560&h=270] Matthew Holt sat down with McKesson at the World Health Care Congress 2012. Medical Director of McKesson Health Solutions Douglas Moeller, MD and McKesson VP...
View ArticleNumbers Don’t Lie — The EHR Market Must Consolidate
By Conor Green According to CMS, through May of this year, 2,400 hospitals and 110,000 eligible professionals have received $5.7 billion in incentive payments for ensuring meaningful use of electronic...
View ArticleWhy We Won’t See EHR Consolidation Anytime Soon
By John Moore All too frequently I get the question: When will we see the EHR market consolidate? Not an unreasonable question considering just how many EHRs there are in the market today (north of...
View ArticleIs Interoperability Possible in HIT? And if it Is, Do We Even Want it?
By Edmund Billings, MD Anyone who understands the importance of continuity of care knows that health information exchange is essential. How are we supposed to cut waste and duplication from the...
View ArticleCVS Caremark Enters CommonWell
By John H. Hammergren One of the most critical issues facing our healthcare system is the fact that the IT systems we’ve put in place have not yet led to a more connected, intelligent approach to...
View ArticleWaiting For Payment Reform?
By CHARLES KENNEY and JACK COCHRAN, MD The Health Care Blog recently featured our Open Letter to Primary Care Physicians,generating quite a bit of reaction. A commenter made the point that “we cannot...
View ArticleHIT Newser: The Doctor Will Facetime You Now
By MICHELLE RONAN NOTEBOOM ONC Plans for the Future The ONC releases an updated five-year strategic plan that stresses interoperability, patient engagement, and the expansion of IT across the care...
View ArticleHIT Newser: ACA upheld – Can We Talk Health IT Now?
By MICHELLE RONAN NOTEBOOM AMGA requests funds and policies to support care for chronically ill In a letter to members of the Senate Finance Committee Chronic Care Workgroup, the AMGA asks Congress to...
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