tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384692836709903146.post2323547809043707005..comments2024-03-27T09:55:23.143-07:00Comments on Dispatch from the Digital Health Frontier: A Healthcare IT Plan for JapanJohn Halamkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04550236129132159307noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384692836709903146.post-68680650996255591252011-07-25T10:47:34.222-07:002011-07-25T10:47:34.222-07:00Your paper summarizing how HITECH could be a model...Your paper summarizing how HITECH could be a model for Japan's future in HIT made for a very interesting read and provides interesting waypoint summary of what we have achieved and where we are heading with the US efforts.<br /><br />As we get more into the the nitty gritty of exchanging information, data mining and quality I see more and more need to emphasize the elements of standardization that you tackled in blog of April 8, 2009: The Data Elements of an EHR.<br /><br />Without them we will only be able to go so far because we still don't have a common vocabulary. It is an issue that should be addressed at the outset, not when we are trying to make HIE work (though, realistically, this is probably when most understand the need for it).<br /><br />Martin KappeyneGreenLeaveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16159362981477129396noreply@blogger.com