Exploring the Controversy Around Healthcare Reform
Tags: Healthcare Reform, Health IT, H-IT, Meaningful UseThe controversy around Healthcare reform continues to grow, especially with the recent House passage of HR 3962. This 1900 page bill (summarized nicely in this 61 page downloadable pdf file), begins to address a number of the problems and inefficiencies in our healthcare system but there is much still left to figure out. In tandum with the funds appropriated for accelerating Health IT adoption under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act passed last year, we may actually be moving towards transforming healthcare.
To further explore what healthcare reform really means for all of us, the Mayo Clinic, AARP, Pfizer and others, are sponsoring "The Minnesota Healthcare Roundtable" on November 20th. The assembled panelists will tackle topics such as Medicare, private health plans, business ethics, codes of conduct, and transparency. With representation on the panel from some of the leading healthcare institutions in Minnesota, expect some great discussions.
Physicians on Ozmosis have been holding their own conversations about the recent healthcare bill, insurance reform, and the impact of both on physician practices. As the social media sponsor, Ozmosis members will have the opportunity to participate virtually in the Healthcare Roundtable. Questions posed on Ozmosis will be answered, in real-time, by the panelists in Minnesota. Some of the questions already being asked on Ozmosis are around Healthcare IT and connectivity, overcoming physician shortages, and issues around meaningful use.
We look forward to an exciting event, and you can follow the discussion on November 20th live via Twitter, just look for the #MNMDreform hashtag.
Read more » « CollapseMusings on President Obama and his speech to the AMA
Tags: Healthcare Reform, H-IT, Obama, AMA, EHR, Tort ReformYou did not enter this profession to be bean-counters and paper-pushers. You entered this profession to be healers – and that's what our health care system should let you be.
- President Barack Obama, Speech to the AMA, June 15, 2009, Chicago, IL
Today, Obama was as sincere and charismatic as we have come to expect. In his speech to the AMA he was able to address many of the topics and issues facing the U.S. healthcare system. Of the points addressed, I was particularly interested in his views on tort reform, implementation of electronic health records, and improving health care by making physicians better doctors.
Healthcare Reform, Conversations and HealthCamp
Tags: Healthcare Reform, HealthCame
Joel Selzer (LinkedIn profile), my Co-Founder at Ozmosis, and I will be participating in HealthCamp Maryland next week. Joel shares some insight into what HealthCamp is all about.
With healthcare costs skyrocketing, projected to reach $4.4 trillion by 2018, we can no longer delay fundamental reform of our healthcare system. We simply can't afford it.
As President Obama prepares to address the American Medical Association on Monday and Democrats on the Hill near a consensus for healthcare legislation, we may finally see some semblance of a plan for health reform emerge. Yet, no matter the outcome in Washington, physicians, consumers, activists - all of us involved in healthcare - can take action today to drive positive change within our local communities.
If you haven't attended a HealthCamp yet, I encourage you to do so. This is the venue for a vitally important conversation about the future of healthcare, both in this country and around the world." says Mark Scrimshire, the founder of HealthCamp. This is a collaborative meeting that brings together interested parties from across the Health Care industry to consider how we can create a more inclusive, participatory structure that focuses on health, wellness and disease prevention.
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