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Apr

Collaboration - For the Best Results

4/30/2011 9:45:05 AM by Lindsey B Hoggle MS RD

As a consultant, people often think my job is to breeze in, examine the situation and goals and tell them what to do. Nothing could be further from the truth. My take on being a good consultant is that you do your homework, become an “expert” on the topic at hand, network and gather information on from others, and present this back to the client, so that an informed decision can be made toge... read more

Apr

Consumer---& Behavorial Health Informatics - Join the Discussion

4/27/2011 9:56:40 AM by Lindsey B Hoggle MS RD

Yesterday I had the rare opportunity to participate in a “first”—attending two consumer health informatics events in Washington, DC—a first because consumer health informatics is just now reaching center stage. Consumer health informatics has been around for more than a decade, but if you follow the history of health information technology during that time—it is obvious that NOW is the time for br... read more

Apr

Clinical Decision Support - Friend or Foe?

4/19/2011 10:23:57 AM by Lindsey B Hoggle MS RD

At a recent affiliate meeting, I was asked the question about “clinical decision support” tools within EHRs and it’s role in “doing our job for us.” This reminded me very briefly about the introduction of computers into the marketplace. There was immediate concern that people would be replaced by computers and that technology would have an detrimental effect on the employment situation in the Uni... read more

Jun

TIGER Initiative Webinar for ADA Members!

6/9/2011 1:58:00 PM by Dawn Hicks_1

If you have heard about the TIGER (Technology Informatics Guiding Education Reform) Initiative, you’ll be pleased to know that ADA will be participating with the third iteration of the TIGER Program. You may also have read the TIGER Initiative: Evidence and Informatics Transforming Nursing: 3-year Action Steps towards a 10-year Vision... read more

Apr

It's not too late--Sign up for the AMIA 10x10 Informatics Course!

4/12/2011 11:43:47 AM by Lindsey B Hoggle MS RD

Tomorrow marks the launch for the second offering of the AMIA (American Medical Informatics Association) 10x10 Course in Informatics with a focus on Nutrition. ... read more

Apr

Have you heard about "Meaningful Yoose"?

4/7/2011 10:53:37 AM by Lindsey B Hoggle MS RD

According to a recent Markle Foundation Survey on Health in a Networked Life, found that 85 percent of the public and 36% of physicians were not very or not at all familiar with the HITECH Act Incentive Program for doctors and Hospitals. As a matter of coincidence, I have visited three physicians recently and found them in completely different stages: one who is skeptical and has not implemented... read more