February 1st through February 2nd:

• Failure to Provide Clinicians Useful IT Systems: Opportunities to Leapfrog Current Technologies - A challenge paper from a colleague at IBM Center for Healthcare Management about Human Factors in HIT implementation. See my full blog post on this.
• The Life Cycle of a Blog Post, From Servers to Spiders to Suits — to You - A nice overview of the ecosystem of Web2.0
• Gauging the Progress of the National Health Information Technology Initiative: Perspectives from the Field - CHCF.org - A sobering, and not very promising, look at our progress toward universal HIT in the US.
• Washington Community Check Up - A groundbreaking report, covering health care quality across health systems. The region’s integrated care delivery / financing system, Group Health Cooperative, demonstrates excellent performance.

• IHE.net IHE North America Connectathon 2008 Conference - Happening today - vendors getting together to demonstrate connectivity - ahead of standards
• Report: One in Five D.C. Residents Is Without Regular Health Care - washingtonpost.com - Sobering data about the health of DC residents
• Details Sparse, But Federal EHR Program Draws Praise, Optimism - iHealthBeat - Information about Blue Cross of Hawaii’s efforts to spur EHR adoption, with $20,000 per physician.
• Local News | Hospitals to tear up bills for medical mistakes | Seattle Times Newspaper - Washington State Health Care Organizations agree not to bill for “never” events
• Achieving a High-Performance Health Care System with Universal Access: What the United States Can Learn from Other Countries — American College of Physicians 148 (1): 55 — Annals of Internal Medicine -

I missed the 60 Day mark due to travel, so this is the 79 day DCVersary. Still a green light, and greater appreciation for this environment by the day. In what other community do people respond to intolerance by staging a hug-in?

There’s a few stray links below about a recent report on RHIOs, and new “innovation” in ISPs accessing the code within Web pages for their customers - a new first.

Links for December 11th through December 12th:

• Wash. Leads Metro Areas in Walkability - people who know me well know that this is a make or break for a city. Another reason to love Washington.
• Underuse of colorectal cancer screening in a cohort of (Fee for Service) medicare beneficiaries - The study excluded managed care enrollees, so it’s really a study of fee for service Medicare, an important asterisk.
• DCist: Hug-In at Rite Aid: ‘It Feels Nice to Hug’ - What a great way to battle intolerance.
• The Shopkeeper Whose Sign Was ‘Open’ - washingtonpost.com - 14th Street Neighborhood leader Noi Chudnoff has passed away
• ZIPskinny demographic information for 20009 - WASHINGTON DC - Demographic Information about my neighborhood
• Dupont Circle Business Networking - Historic Dupont Circle Main Streets - 17th Street is getting a makeover. It looks like Plan B is more elaborate
• The State Of Regional Health Information Organizations: Current Activities And Financing — Adler-Milstein et al., 10.1377/hlthaff.27.1.w60 — Health Affairs - I admit, I have at times gotten in trouble for not being supportive of RHIOs.
• Lauren Weinstein’s Blog: Google Hijacked — Major ISP to Intercept and Modify Web Pages - ISP Content filtering now hits individual Web pages
• What Is Management’s Role in Innovation? ? HBS Working Knowledge - Nice discussion in the comments. I think there is a role, and some of the comments talk about what that role is.

PCHIT links for October 26th through October 27th:

• Major U.S. payers support Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative - Picking up steam - a way to support these activities in every day practice
• Google says it’s working to solve health record dilemma | CNET News.com - The title says it all
• The Partnership for Healthcare Excellence - A new Web site to empower consumers in seeking the best care in the Massachusetts area.