http://asmarterplanet.com/blog/2009/02/smarter-healthcare-the-most-personal-issue-of-all.html Instrumented. Interconnected. Intelligent. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:31:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://asmarterplanet.com/blog/2009/02/smarter-healthcare-the-most-personal-issue-of-all.html#comment-339 Tiffany Page Mon, 23 Feb 2009 23:09:05 +0000 http://asmarterplanet.com/blog/2009/02/smarter-healthcare-the-most-personal-issue-of-all.html#comment-339 My grandfather was 87 and spent the last 6 months of his life battling acute leukemia. When he would go to his primary care physician, they would draw blood and make a blood count reading. Then when would go to his oncologist 7 miles away, sometimes even on the same day, he would have to give more blood so the hematology clinic could perform their own blood count reading. Why? His regular doctor was associated with a different hospital than his oncologist. To Richard's point, the PCP should have been able to serve in the coach role. The PCP's office is where my grandfather could walk in and get immediate assistance - as opposed to the sea of nameless faces the hematology clinic saw each week. Yet, that is the way the healthcare system is set up. While my grandfather is no longer with us - he lost his battle 2 weeks ago - I know he would be excited that his granddaughter is here to tell his story to help advance the cause of smarter healthcare. To Adam's point - it is personal and I wish your niece all the best! My grandfather was 87 and spent the last 6 months of his life battling acute leukemia. When he would go to his primary care physician, they would draw blood and make a blood count reading. Then when would go to his oncologist 7 miles away, sometimes even on the same day, he would have to give more blood so the hematology clinic could perform their own blood count reading. Why? His regular doctor was associated with a different hospital than his oncologist. To Richard’s point, the PCP should have been able to serve in the coach role. The PCP’s office is where my grandfather could walk in and get immediate assistance – as opposed to the sea of nameless faces the hematology clinic saw each week. Yet, that is the way the healthcare system is set up. While my grandfather is no longer with us – he lost his battle 2 weeks ago – I know he would be excited that his granddaughter is here to tell his story to help advance the cause of smarter healthcare. To Adam’s point – it is personal and I wish your niece all the best!

]]> http://asmarterplanet.com/blog/2009/02/smarter-healthcare-the-most-personal-issue-of-all.html#comment-340 Jack Mason Mon, 23 Feb 2009 17:24:48 +0000 http://asmarterplanet.com/blog/2009/02/smarter-healthcare-the-most-personal-issue-of-all.html#comment-340 Not only is smarter healthcare the most personal of issues, but its also one we've been discussing and working on via the HealthNex blog -- <a href="http://healthnex.typepad.com" rel="nofollow">http://healthnex.typepad.com</a> -- for almost four years. The blog covers many aspects of electronic healthcare, from patient records and infrastructure for an interoperable system to the importance of new data and information technologies to leverage genomic information, evidence-based medicine and the promise of "e-health" to improve the quality and reduce the cost of care. Not only is smarter healthcare the most personal of issues, but its also one we’ve been discussing and working on via the HealthNex blog — http://healthnex.typepad.com — for almost four years. The blog covers many aspects of electronic healthcare, from patient records and infrastructure for an interoperable system to the importance of new data and information technologies to leverage genomic information, evidence-based medicine and the promise of “e-health” to improve the quality and reduce the cost of care.

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