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Google Health (GH) could be the event of the decade in advancing health care reform — not just healthcare information technology (HIT) reform,
The "ultimate" PHR????
Google Health (GH) could be the event of the decade in advancing health care reform — not just healthcare information technology (HIT) reform, but health care system reform. GH promises simultaneously to create AND dominate the market for next generation personal health records (PHRs). There is nothing else in our solar system or in the entire universe like it.
II. GH’s Anticipated Technology Model
We’ve been provided a number of clues about the technology model that GH is likely to develop:
Patient centric
A personal health URL
Automated data mechanisms to gather and store PHI
Interoperable technical standards: XML and the Continuity of Care Record (CCR) standard
A user interface
Appropriate security and confidentiality measures
Value added functionality (over time)
What do you think???

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The Cusp of 2006

As we end 2006 I want to thank Dimitriy for involving me with The Medical Blog Network.
For the past two years my involvement with a RHIO and Health Information Technology have given me the opportunity to meet and learn from other professionals about improving healthcare.
A fresh outlook is always a good thing. I am convinced that patients must have involvement and ownership of their healthcare "system"; it is in fact an essential element to move forward.
Government alone, nor payors nor employers can perform this great task alone.

So I wish all of you a happy and health 2007, and hope that we all do not "pay for performance".

I invite you to read my further comments at healthtrain express www.healthtrain.blogspot.com

Gary Levin

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What's New??

Okay, I have submitted to my urge to upgrade the RHIO blog to something a bit more diverse and expand the scope of it to include other interesting health related information. With this transition to ver 2.0 of blogger.com, comes the ability to do some fancier things such as RSS feeds and other techno-marvels I can name but clearly go beyond the capability of my 1943 CPU. This is merely a test posting you have found after being referred from the old blog site.
All future posts will be made to "Health Train Express".

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