Comments on: Is there really some shared concept of a Personal Health Record? http://apractis.com/blog/2008/02/22/what-is-the-real-culture-change-for-personal-health-records/ My personal online blog Wed, 27 Feb 2008 15:44:40 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jen Muse http://apractis.com/blog/2008/02/22/what-is-the-real-culture-change-for-personal-health-records/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Jen Muse Sat, 23 Feb 2008 20:33:34 +0000 http://apractis.com/blog/2008/02/22/what-is-the-real-culture-change-for-personal-health-records/#comment-4 Major Fenty's HC Markers: http://www.dc.gov/mayor/100dayPlan/100days_public_health.asp Major Fenty’s HC Markers:

http://www.dc.gov/mayor/100dayPlan/100days_public_health.asp

]]> By: Jen Muse http://apractis.com/blog/2008/02/22/what-is-the-real-culture-change-for-personal-health-records/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Jen Muse Sat, 23 Feb 2008 18:55:49 +0000 http://apractis.com/blog/2008/02/22/what-is-the-real-culture-change-for-personal-health-records/#comment-3 Breaking News--C-SPAN Gov's Conf in Minnesota GE CEO - US can win via innovation w domain expertise but only with gov standards & reg. Energy vs HEALTHCARE is still working on 26-yr models and plows back only 2% of profits into R&D vs HC's 8% = $50B annually. --------- WP - 02/22/08 - Steve Pearlstein Obama has 15-p ss plan with 65 footnotes to reform HC including EMR. McCain's "comprehensive" HCPlan = 2 pg of "platitudes with no specifics and no way to pay for itself." Breaking News–C-SPAN Gov’s Conf in Minnesota

GE CEO – US can win via innovation w domain expertise but only
with gov standards & reg. Energy vs HEALTHCARE is still working
on 26-yr models and plows back only 2% of profits into R&D vs
HC’s 8% = $50B annually.

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WP – 02/22/08 – Steve Pearlstein

Obama has 15-p ss plan with 65 footnotes to reform HC including EMR.
McCain’s “comprehensive” HCPlan = 2 pg of “platitudes with no specifics
and no way to pay for itself.”

]]> By: Jen Muse http://apractis.com/blog/2008/02/22/what-is-the-real-culture-change-for-personal-health-records/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Jen Muse Fri, 22 Feb 2008 02:52:27 +0000 http://apractis.com/blog/2008/02/22/what-is-the-real-culture-change-for-personal-health-records/#comment-2 I think this is a good start at clarification. Re EMR, a talk show reported 85% of public does not want it fearing violations and repercussions to their privacy, employment, and insurance. They do not understand it. Just like database on DNA and smart cards. The fear of losing insurance due to pre-existing condition. They fear rejection by a company to hire them. I'll write more after debate tonight. I think this is a good start at clarification.

Re EMR, a talk show reported 85% of public does not want it fearing violations
and repercussions to their privacy, employment, and insurance. They do not
understand it. Just like database on DNA and smart cards. The fear of losing
insurance due to pre-existing condition. They fear rejection by a company to
hire them.

I’ll write more after debate tonight.

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