“No aspect of health IT entails as much uncertainty as the magnitude of its potential benefits.”
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Edmund Billings MD
A seasoned healthcare information technology (IT) entrepreneur, Dr. Edmund Billings helped pioneer the development of electronic medical records (EMR). In 2007 Edmund co-founded Open Health Data, an open source company formed to leverage the transition of healthcare data from creation and sharing to use and reuse.
Open Platforms Are the Key to Health IT Interoperability
Dr. Edmund Billing describes why open platforms are the key to health IT interoperability and how APIs are starting to become a reality in healthcare.
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Is Health IT Interoperability In the Nature of Healthcare?
Edmund Billings, MD explains how the lack of health IT interoperability is a flawed business model that stifles innovation and the benefits of open APIs.
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It’s the EHR System, Stupid: Reversing the Law of Unintended Consequences
Edmund Billings, MD, explores the recent Rand Report results and discusses reversing the law of unintended consequences of the EHR system
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Is Healthcare IT In A Dysfunctional Relationship with Healthcare?
Is Healthcare IT In A Dysfunctional Relationship with Healthcare? Dr. Billings explores the RAND Report's recent findings on the performance of healthcare IT
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Is Achieving ROI on EHRs a Reality or Fantasy?
Is Achieving ROI on EHRs a Reality or Fantasy? Expected cost savings and productivity benefits associated with EHR implementation have not materialized. Why Not?
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The Costly Darkside of EMR Implementations
Dr. Billings explores the costly darkside of EMR implementations significant maintenance, development and consultancy costs after implementing an EMR system
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Survey Says Physicians Prefer VistA Enterprise EHR Over Epic Systems
2012 Medscape survey says physicians prefer VistA Enterprise EHR Over Epic Systems based on 21,000 physicians in 25 specialties evaluating enterprise EHRs
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CPOE is the Cornerstone of Meaningful Use
CPOE is the cornerstone of Meaningful Use and how CPOE implementation and adoption requires proven design, adoption and change management.
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Buy vs. Build, or the Best of Both for Healthcare IT Systems?
When it comes to healthcare IT systems decisions, healthcare organizations often ask a key question: Should we buy it or should we build it ourselves?
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