Tag Archive | Health care reform
Take-aways from HIMSS11
I spent last week at HIMSS, arriving Saturday and leaving Thursday. I came away with several impressions: HIMSS was bigger than ever before – not just in the attendance but in the size of so many of the “booths” – some were more like palaces. I got lost inside the Allscripts booth and it took me a [...]
Reform or not…change is coming – Part 2
…presentation highlighted how spending on healthcare is out of control, with the US spending about 18% of GDP on healthcare – more than any other country with outcomes and quality that are worse than many countries. He quoted a statistic from the Institute of Medicine which estimates 30% of what we spend adds no clinical value.
Reform or not…change is coming – Part 1
Some ideas on challenge areas where reform may impact the IT and information needs of healthcare providers and suggestions.
