health information system

It's interesting how most of the information below seems to have a hard time "staying put" on the Wikipedia page for "Electronic Health Record" at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_health_record

As I have written many times, health IT can achieve many of its touted benefits, but only if done well. "Done well" is not as easy at it might seem in the complex world of healthcare.

I am providing a link to a fascinating story by a patient.

It is worth reading in its entirety. It illustrates many of the points I've made on HC Renewal about healthcare IT difficulties in the real world (as opposed to the Bernie Madoff world of "unlimited returns, no matter what.")

HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt welcomed the announcement today by AHIC Successor, Inc., that the public-private entity has established a board of directors to lead its efforts to accelerate the adoption of a nationwide, interoperable health information system.