HIStalk (an interesting healthcare IT blog written anonymously) has a great interview with Michael Nissenbaum, President and CEO of iMedica. Nissenbaum speaks about his 10 years in the field with Millbrook, GE and now iMedica, talks about Misys leasing the iMedica EHR product under the name MyWay, and gives an interesting rundown of some players in the ever-changing field of medical practice software.
I see a cycle that’s been in healthcare for years. Right now, it’s hospitals providing software to physicians under the Stark exemption. A year from now, when we have a new administration, God knows what the new rules are going to be. You and I both have seen it. We have seen centralization and de-centralization. – Michael Nissenbaum
It’s been both a long time and a short time since I decided to launch this blog. The idea dawned on me as I was returning from the East Coast in May – less than two months ago. I bought a Wired magazine to read on the plane and read it from cover to cover. After reading Wired and having a whole new awareness of web 2.0, I wondered how others in my field were keeping up with this new world.
I’ve always been keenly interested in IT and I have a special fondness for taking ideas from other fields and applying them to healthcare management. For years I’ve been reading Fast Company and recommending it to others. For years I’ve been involved in launching websites, practice management systems, and EHRs/EMRs/PHRs. But I’ve never found a place for healthcare executives to find information, read leading edge ideas and explore technology as it is changing the world. I hope I can bring these things together and stimulate lots of discussion at this site.
In the past two months, I’ve talked to people, searched the web, and tried to educate myself about what’s out there. I found some great sites related to technology, but so far, I haven’t found anything quite like what I hope this blog will become. I’ve been talking at length to my special advisers, my son and my husband, and they have been a great support in helping me and telling me I could indeed do this!
I’d like to end this first post by asking for your input:
What topics, links, resources and information would you like to see here?
Thanks, and visit again soon.
