The point of this entire discussion is the following:  It’s not about the EHR, it never was.  It’s about healthcare reform and how to transform the business.  The EHR is a healthcare tool.  Its singular purpose is to enable your hospital or clinic to radically transform its business.  If it can’t do that, it’s time to select another tool, or retool the one you have.

The purpose of this blog is to incite discussion around the topics of EHR, EMR, HIT, RHIOs, and NHIN.  Our intent is to see what we can do to further the discussion, and to drive solutions in the areas of risk, implementation, interoperability, and funding. There are plenty of sites that regurgitate facts on every aspect of EHR, and even more sites vying for your dollars.  Here, we’re vying for your opinion–what works, what doesn’t, and what can be done about it.

Please refrain from solicitations.  I’d like this to be a place where healthcare providers feel free to drop in without worrying that they will be asked to buy something.

I should note that I find most blogs rather stale and tedious to read.  I like to write as though we’re in conversation.  I enjoy an occasional rant and muse, and believe there’s always room for a little humor in everyone’s day.  I’ve also been known to be a stickler for good grammar.  I’m a left brained consultant in a right brained world, dishing out my own form of logic as the mood strikes.

Bear in mind, we’re professionals–don’t try this at home.  I look forward to your input, perhaps you’ll look forward to mine.

Paul