One of my interests in improving the affordability of health care and process transformation is in the affordability of health information technology. With that in mind, I am starting a link cloud for items concerning Apple, Inc., products in enterprise computing environments. Feel free to subscribe via RSS or comment here with additional resources/information.

December 19th through December 21st:

• YouTube - CNBC’s graphics SAN using Apple XServe - CNBC adopts Apple technology for enterprise storage
• MacDailyNews - U.S. Army enlists Apple Mac for increased security - The Army is making it easier to adopt Macs
• Web 3.0 and medicine — Giustini 335 (7633): 1273 — BMJ - Hope that web 3.0 will return us to “time honoured principles of the (medical library) profession.” I worry about statements like that, without any disrespect to librarians, which I am a huge fan of.
• Pegasystems offers PLM process framework - Computer Business Review - Noted: Group Health as an early adopter
• Johns Hopkins Public Health Magazine | Fix This Mess - More on where we came from, including the history of Insurance.

This is is a photograph of the nationally regarded Whitman-Walker Clinic on S Street, in Washington, DC.

December brought with it saddening news about the HIV epidemic in Washington, DC, after a long period without data. More infections are spread through heterosexual contact than homosexual contact in this city, and people of color are hardest hit.

The large ribbon is a visible reminder that this community is struggling to help many who are fighting for their lives. The visibility of the fight is one of the most endearing things about this city to me.

PCHIT links for December 18th:

• Electronic Health Information among Community Health Centers … - Penetration of EHR’s in Community Health Centers
• Electronic Health Information among Community Health Centers: Adoption and Barriers - Information about adoption of EHR’s in community health centers, 2006
• Remarks to the National Association of Community Health Centers - Information about HIT deployment in community health centers, including large grants this year
• Massachusetts (Mass) Health Policy Forum - Title - Comprehensive view on the Health IT Landscape in MA
• Perceptions about computers and the internet in a …[Ambul Pediatr. 2005 Mar-Apr] - PubMed Result - Study from University of Washington showing impressive use of the Internet
• Use of the Internet to Communicate with Health Care Providers in the United States: Estimates from the 2003 and 2005 Health Information National Trends Surveys (HINTS) | Beckjord | Journal of Medical Internet Research - 10% communicate with health care providers; no association with education level or income which is significant.