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By Bob Coffield

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Last Entry: April 27, 2020 at 10:14:36

WVHCA FY 2007 Annual Report: A Summary of Health Care In West Virginia

Posted on March 02, 2009

Indiana University Launches PHR for Students

Posted on March 02, 2009

The Apple iPod Racer

Posted on February 28, 2009

WHCC Leadership Summit on Consumer Connectivity

Posted on February 24, 2009
Today I am attending the World Health Care Congress2nd Annual Leadership Summit on Consumer Connectivity in Carlsbad, CA. Good presentations and discussion with those in attendance. You can follow the conference via Twitter at #WHCC2 or get live blogging at EKIVE by Mark Schrimshire using Cover It Live...

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WHCC Leadership Summit on Consumer Connectivity

Posted on February 23, 2009
Today I am attending the World Health Care Congress2nd Annual Leadership Summit on Consumer Connectivity in Carlsbad, CA. Good presentations and discussion with those in attendance. You can follow the conference via Twitter at #WHCC2 or get live blogging at EKIVE by Mark Schrimshire using Cover It Live...

Physician Social Networking

Posted on February 22, 2009
Medical Economics covers the developing world of physician social networking websites in Behind doctors' social networking websites.Interestingly the article begins with a story about a West Virginia physician, Danine Rydland, MD, using Sermo to search for information to help her treat one of her patients...

Physician Incentives Under HITECH Act

Posted on February 21, 2009
Fellow health care lawyer colleague, AHLA HIT member and friend, Jud DeLoss, provides an excellent overview of the Physician Incentives under the HITECH ACT.The incentives focus on providing direct payment for the adoption, implementation and maintenance of electronic health records (EHRs) to "eligible professional" who establishes the "meaninful use" of an EHR...

Health Care Law Blog Makes Avvo's Top Legal Blogs

Posted on February 20, 2009
I noticed some traffic coming from the Avvo Blog and realized that they compiled a list of top legal blogs based on Alexa traffic rankings. Currently my Health Care Law Blog comes in at #98 on the list. If you are new to legal blogs this is a great list to see the variety of law related blogs available...

HIPAA Settlement: Dumping of PHI Results In $2.25M Settlement

Posted on February 20, 2009
This week's settlement by CVS, the nations largest retail pharmacy chain, to pay the U.S. government a $2.25 million settlement and take corrective action highlights the need for providers and other covered entities to focus on the simple privacy protections such as appropriately disposing of patient information in a secure manner...

West Virginia's Health Information Technology Efforts

Posted on February 18, 2009
Yesterday the Charleston Gazette ran an op-ed piece, West Virginia A Leader In Health Information, written by Kenneth Kizer and Peter Groen.The article provides an overview of the various efforts in West Virginia to become a national leader in health information technology...

World Health Care Congress Consumer Connectivity: Overcoming Legal and Policy Barriers for Health IT Adoption

Posted on February 18, 2009
Next week I will be speaking at the World Health Care Congress 2nd Annual Leadership Summit on Consumer Connectivity in Carlsbad, CA on February 23-24. I will be co-presenting a session on Overcoming Legal and Policy Barriers for Health IT Adoption with Rod Piechowski, Senior Associate Director for Policy, American Hospital Association and Director, National Assocation of Health Information Technology...

Rainmaking 101

Posted on February 03, 2009
Friend and West Virginia lawyer colleague, Pat Kelly, told me today about the release of his new book on client development and rainmaking. Although I have yet to read the book -- I know Pat well and look forward to his valuable insight on the topic.Rainmaking 101: How to Grow Your Client Base & Maximize Your Income, is being distributed through Authorhouse, Amazon and Target...

U.S. Hospitals: Using Facebook, YouTube and Twitter

Posted on January 23, 2009
Great post listing the U.S. Hospitals using social networking tools like YouTube, Facebook and Twitter. Check out the complete list of 150 hospitals and a related FAQ about the Hospital Social Networking List at Found In Cache: Notes from a Hospital Web Manager authored by Ed Bennett...

Medical Uses of Twitter: Twitter Consult

Posted on January 22, 2009
Two case studies pointing out additional medical uses for Twitter from Jennifer Texada at How to Go Web 2.0.Her post, Health 2.0 Makes it to Twitter, discusses two separate cases. The first involved the use of Twitter by medical professionals seeking real time advice with a diagnosis...

West Virginia: The Roadmap to Health Project

Posted on January 19, 2009
Last week Kenneth E. Thorpe, PhD of Emory University released the Roadmap to Health Project report to the West Virginia Legislature's Select Committee D on Health. The Roadmap to Health Project is an initiative by Select Committee D. The full report is titled, "West Virginia Health Care Reform - Roadmap to Health Project: Final Recocommendations to Select Committee D...

Lessons For PowerPoint Users

Posted on January 16, 2009
Yesterday I did a presentation for the West Virginia Healthcare Financial Management Association on Social Media, Consumer Driven Health Care, Health 2.0 and the Legal Implications. Today I see friend and creative guru, Jeff James' post on Begin With PowerPoint in Mind which highlights how NOT to use PowerPoint and links to a Top 10 Best Presentations Ever...

WVHFMA: Consumer Driven Health Care

Posted on January 15, 2009
Tomorrow I will be speaking on consumer driven health care at the West Virginia Chapter Healthcare Financial Management Association's Winter Education Conference in Charleston, West Virginia. I thought I would post my slides for the presentation titled, Consumer Driven Health Care: The Impact of Social Media and Health 2...

American Well: e-House Calls by the Hawaiian Doctor

Posted on January 15, 2009
Today Hawaii Medical Service Association along with American Well roll out American Well's technology that redesigns the house call -- call it "e-House Call." More about the joint effort and how to log in can be found at HMSA's Online Care For Consumers...

WVHFMA: Consumer Driven Health Care

Posted on January 15, 2009
Tomorrow I will be speaking on consumer driven health care at the West Virginia Chapter Healthcare Financial Management Association's Winter Education Conference in Charleston, West Virginia.I thought I would post my slides for the presentation titled, Consumer Driven Health Care: The Impact of Social Media and Health 2...

My Family Health Portrait: A Family PHR

Posted on January 14, 2009
The Surgeon General has launched a new online tool allowing a user to create an electronic family health tree to track your family health history. The site is called "My Family Health Portrait." The Surgeon General press release.The tool draws on the value of creating a family health genealogy and marries it with the concepts of PHRs...

Wordle: Health Care Law Blog

Posted on January 11, 2009
I noticed recent tweets about Wordle, an ultra cool "word count" generator. Here is an example pulled from the text of my Health Care Law Blog. Give it a try for your blog, tweets or next presentation.

Lifeline Television Program: Health Information Exchange and Health 2.0

Posted on January 08, 2009
Last month I had the opportunity to tape a television segment on Health Information Exchange and Health 2.0 for Lifeline, a weekly 30 minute public television program focusing on health and Medicare information for West Virginians. The segment started running this week and should run through the month of January...

10 Things Small Business Owner Should Do In 2009

Posted on December 31, 2008
A post on the Top 10 Things Every Small Business Owner Should Do in 2009 by Guy Kawasaki came across my screen this morning via @paulhelmick and caught my eye.Great advice for any business person to consider and "do" in 2009. We can all do better at understanding how our customers view us and improving on the service or product we offer them...

ESPN World's Strongest Man Competition 2008 - Charleston WV

Posted on December 22, 2008
Everyone be sure sure to tune in to the ESPN World's Strongest Man Competition 2008 starting to air on ESPN2 on December 25 (7pm-1am) and ESPN on December 28 (1pm-7pm). Charleston, West Virginia played host to the 2008 competition. I look forward to ESPN showing off the beauty and positive aspects of Charleston and West Virginia...

ESPN World's Strongest Man Competition 2008 - Charleston WV

Posted on December 18, 2008
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Does the Certificate of Need Law Benefit West Virginia?

Posted on December 18, 2008
Joe Letnaunchyn, CEO of the West Virginia Hospital Association, responds to the continuing discussion on the pros and cons of certificate of need regulatory oversight in West Virginia. The commentary, Certificate of Need Program Benefits West Virginia, appears in the most recent edition of the State Journal...

ONCHIT Issues Nationwide Privacy and Security Framework for Electronic Exchange of Health Information

Posted on December 16, 2008
Today the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONCHIT) issued The Nationwide Privacy and Security Framework for Electronic Exchange of Individually Identifiable Health Information. The summary states that the framework creates a set of principles and consistent approach to:"...

ONCHIT Issues Nationwide Privacy and Security Framework for Electronic Exchange of Health Information

Does the Certificate of Need Law Benefit West Virginia?

Posted on December 15, 2008
Joe Letnaunchyn, CEO of the West Virginia Hospital Association, responds to the continuing discussion on the pros and cons of certificate of need regulatory oversight in West Virginia. The commentary, Certificate of Need Program Benefits West Virginia, appears in the most recent edition of the State Journal...

Reengineering Health Information Technology to Wire The Medical Home

Posted on December 02, 2008
Over at The Health Care Blog Dr. Kibbee issues Part 2 of his Confessions of a Physician EMR Champion, subtitled "A Conversation with American Physicians About How to Save Medicine in the Age of Information." The Part 2 post, Empowering Health IT for the Connected Medical Home, is a must read for all interested in the world of changing world of health/technology...

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