tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384692836709903146.post2195215330887057386..comments2024-03-18T04:38:01.678-07:00Comments on Dispatch from the Digital Health Frontier: The Massachusetts HIE Use CasesJohn Halamkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04550236129132159307noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384692836709903146.post-28999746767225468332010-10-22T09:46:51.490-07:002010-10-22T09:46:51.490-07:00Excellent work John! Looks like Mass. is again the...Excellent work John! Looks like Mass. is again the pioneering state leading the way towards the future with Health IT. I am also very glad that the patient perspective is being brought on the table when discussing the HIE model.Omar Ahmedhttp://www.oasite.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384692836709903146.post-30656985832359907822010-10-21T06:27:45.860-07:002010-10-21T06:27:45.860-07:00Does the HIE envision inclusion of post acute care...Does the HIE envision inclusion of post acute care providers, such as community VNA ands home health agencies at some point?Pat Kelleherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18272103606392638229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384692836709903146.post-69831429983181644012010-10-19T07:42:46.394-07:002010-10-19T07:42:46.394-07:00John,
This is an excellent summary that helps to ...John,<br /><br />This is an excellent summary that helps to distinguish what is needed now and where we are headed. It is the use cases that provide illustration and understanding. What is most striking to me is how similar the functionality is for 2011 to what we do today, so it will be imperative for the new HIE to not overburden any process to participate in it. However, the future models do anticipate changes in information access and the tricky part will be how to describe this to our patients, providers and communities so that they understand the value in participatingUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05591738337615805813noreply@blogger.com