It's a bit like trying to convince the average home owner in the early 1980's to buy a PC and a DARPA network connection for the purpose of exchanging information with others on the DARPA network. Large institutions came first and exchanged information between them. Even things like e-mail were largely driven by the equivalent of "hub and spoke" systems. (I consider myself a "spoke" in the early 80's.) Likewise, major health networks will first need to be in the habit of exchanging complete and partial health records electronically as a matter of everyday practice. At about the same time those same health networks will be providing similar access (and expectations) to smaller organizations and clinics. CMS will likely have a significant role in this as well.
Cameron Schlehuber -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Christoph Guenther Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2005 11:31 AM To: hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Hardhats-members] Computer World Editorial on Network Effect If the author is right on, then what arguments do you use to convince doctors or decision makers in small hospitals or doctor's offices that they should implement EHR? What direct benefits would they derive from this? It becomes a very hard sell if you have to say: "Once everyone is using EHR everyone will see the benefits but until then it's not clear what you can gain from it." Furthermore, unless smaller health care providers implemented EHR in sufficient numbers, the benefits of EHR will never be fully realized. What's the way out of this conundrum? Christoph _________________________________________________________ Christoph Guenther, Ph.D., CISSP, GSEC Cameron Schlehuber wrote: >I haven't seen anyone else's thoughts but I think the author is right on. > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2005 4:30 PM >To: hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net >Subject: [Hardhats-members] Computer World Editorial on Network Effect > >I'd like to hear everyone's thoughts about > >http://www.computerworld.com/newsletter/0,4902,104195,0.html?nlid=AM > >Network Effect >Opinion by Frank Hayes ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by: Tame your development challenges with Apache's Geronimo App Server. Download it for free - -and be entered to win a 42" plasma tv or your very own Sony(tm)PSP. Click here to play: http://sourceforge.net/geronimo.php _______________________________________________ Hardhats-members mailing list Hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members
