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Dec

Mother Knows Best...Even when you are a Program Director

12/27/2010 1:02:16 PM by Lindsey B Hoggle MS RD

Guest Blog From Amanda Holliday... read more

Dec

A Framework of Trust

12/25/2010 6:47:32 AM by Lindsey B Hoggle MS RD

Having spent the past year following the HITECH Act, and part of that year writing this blog, your mind begins to think a little differently—knowing that words will at some point have to describe contextually the direction health care is moving. This year, I greatly enjoyed reading holiday cards from friends and family (who always beat me to the deadline—mine are notoriously mailed after Christm... read more

Dec

Two Important Reports on Health IT Released Today

12/8/2010 11:24:51 AM by Lindsey B Hoggle MS RD

Today the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) released a report subsequent to a webcast describing the work of this council. This report is entitled: Health Information Technology: The Way Forward.... read more

Dec

What do you do for a living?

12/6/2010 9:13:26 PM by Lindsey B Hoggle MS RD

Guest Author: Amy Miller, RD, RAC-CT (Amy is a member of ADA's Nutrition Informatics Committee)... read more

Dec

Personal Health Record Roundtable - ONC

12/4/2010 9:11:37 AM by Lindsey B Hoggle MS RD

Yesterday I was fortunate to be able to attend the Office of the National Coordinators (ONC) Roundtable: Personal Health Records-Understanding the Evolving Landscape. This event launched en force the call for comments concerning Personal Health Records (PHRs) by ONC, which is due December 10, 2010. By now you’ve probably picked up on the fact that I attend many of the ONC Proceedings—this was one... read more

Dec

Food Safety--A Huge Step Forward

12/6/2010 9:06:34 PM by Lindsey B Hoggle MS RD

Many times people ask me—“Isn’t nutrition informatics have to do with electronic health records?” The answer is a resounding—not at all! Back in 2007, the ADA Nutrition Informatics Work Group took great time and effort to try to determine what areas of nutrition was impacted by informatics. The Work Group discovered after considerable analysis that an informatics thread ran through all six areas... read more