As everyone was aware this week was the big HIMMS convention in Chicago. I do have one thing I might like to perhaps put on a wish list for Mr. Gephardt, since he’s a former member of Congress and now is in the know about the importance of Personal Health Records, would he possibly consider a presentation in front of the House and Senate to explain to members what a personal health record is and the value.
From what I have seen and read on the web, there seems to be some missing knowledge in this area and education is everyone’s issue, mine too. I remember the testimonies in the Senate and the lack of knowledge on the video of the entire presentation for the committee who was responsible for the stimulus bill money for healthcare. Nobody in the room, or at least those who spoke up seemed to know what a personal health record was, much less had seen one with the exception of course of the folks doing the testifying.
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Perhaps things have advanced since January, I hope. How can we move forward when we have leaders who might need some additional information on the consumer side of healthcare, after all that is all of us. I would just really like to see healthcare for all of us improve and that means involvement of technology and hopefully we can stamp out “Magpie Healthcare”, and get some experience and successes in the news instead of those who appear to just repeat what they hear and maybe just are more interested in hearing themselves talk. BD
Former House Majority Leader Richard Gephardt, who is a member of the board of advisers for MyMedicalRecords, a personal health-record developer, talks with Modern Healthcare and Health IT Strategist reporter Jean DerGurahian from the 2009 Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society's tradeshow floor about how the America Recover and Reinvestment Act of 2009 will affect the deployment of PHRs.
VIDEO INTERVIEW: HIMSS tradeshow with former Rep. Richard Gephardt - Modern Healthcare
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