PCHIT links for December 26th through December 27th:

• Early Experiences with Personal Health Records — Halamka et al. 15 (1): 1 — Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association - As reviewed here: http://www.tedeytan.com/2007/12/27/242/
• Patient-centered Applications: Use of Information Technology to Promote Disease Management and Wellness. A White Paper by the AMIA Knowledge in Motion Working Group — Demiris et al. 15 (1): 8 — Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association - Nice description of what we know/don’t know about PCHIT. However, given that the rest of the world uses IT in a more customer centric way, are we going to wait for research?
• PHRs: From Evolution To Revolution by Liz Boehm - Forrester Research - Interesting commentary on health plans, PHRs, and adoption. Are health plans ready?

I really enjoy learning about the history of the communities I am a part of, and the U Street Corridor, adjoining Logan Circle, Dupont Circle, and Adams Morgan has an impressive one:

Here people of color responded with strength to the injustices of segregation, engaging in some of the nation’s first civil rights protests while simultaneously building a vibrant urban center of their own – “a city within a city.”

Located near the famed Howard University, the neighborhood was home to Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington. Its theaters and clubs hosted the brightest lights in American jazz — Cab Calloway, Pearl Bailey, Sarah Vaughn, and Jelly Roll Morton, to name a few.

In 1968, this neighborhood was a very different place, as it was devastated by riots following the assassination of Martin Luther King., Jr.. It is now being reborn, with a cultural diversity that it began with.

And…it’s sunny here during the winter. I had forgotten what that’s like :).