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jhalamka

  1. Cool Technology of the Week: Thanks to Wes Rishel for this suggestion.I'm a vegan, so I find this product questi... bit.ly/KXbaOK about 11 hours ago via twitterfeed
  2. The May HIT Standards Committee Meeting: The May HIT Standards Committee focused on the ONC Governance RFI and h... bit.ly/JPloCA 4:37 AM May 25th via twitterfeed
  3. Our Cancer Journey Week 23: Radiation Oncology planning begins June 1 and radiation treatments begin June 6.   K... bit.ly/Ms8Ezv 4:36 AM May 24th via twitterfeed
  4. On Turning 50: On Wednesday I turn 50.Ive been a son for 50 years, a husband for 28 years, and a father for 19 y... bit.ly/KcqaIe 3:52 AM May 21st via twitterfeed
  5. Cool Technology of the Week: I've often been asked how Emergency Medical Services (EMS) run sheets can be automa... bit.ly/M03drv 3:25 AM May 18th via twitterfeed
  6. Our Cancer Journey Week 22: Kathy had successful surgery and tomorrow we'll review the pathology results with he... bit.ly/KC9NFl 5:03 AM May 17th via twitterfeed
  7. The State of e-Prescribing in the US: Tomorrow Surescripts issues its annual report about the state of e-prescri... bit.ly/K6IZtN 3:35 AM May 16th via twitterfeed
  8. The NwHIN Governance RFI: Last week ONC released the Nationwide Health Information Network: Conditions for Trust... bit.ly/KJKL6w 3:07 AM May 15th via twitterfeed
  9. Gamification: Recently, I've met with several internet startups, web thought leaders, and venture capitalists.Th... bit.ly/KkradO 3:22 AM May 14th via twitterfeed
  10. Cool Technology of the Week: I've written many times about the Bring Your Own Device movement (BYOD) and the nee... bit.ly/JonLcm 3:19 AM May 11th via twitterfeed
  11. Our Cancer Journey Week 21: Kathy heads to surgery tomorrow at 7am.   She'll be NPO (nothing by mouth) after mid... bit.ly/LmvurU 3:54 AM May 10th via twitterfeed
  12. A Moving Experience: Last week I took a hiatus from my daily writing (except chronicling Kathy's progress on my ... bit.ly/Kyt9gX 3:43 AM May 7th via twitterfeed
  13. Our Cancer Journey Week 20: Kathy's MRI showed no evidence of tumor and her surgeon worked with her to develop a... bit.ly/KUMWpK 3:11 AM May 3rd via twitterfeed
  14. Cool Technology of the Week: As IT departments throughout the country work to protect the privacy of and ensure ... bit.ly/IX0kGo 4:16 AM Apr 27th via twitterfeed
  15. Our Cancer Journey Week 19: Last week, Kathy's oncologists made the decision to stop Taxol chemotherapy permanen... bit.ly/IpEsBO 3:50 AM Apr 26th via twitterfeed
  16. Five IT Tactics of an Accountable Care Organization: I recently presented a webinar outlining the the IT work ah... bit.ly/JLllGR 3:25 AM Apr 25th via twitterfeed
  17. Managing Distributed Authentication: As the nation begins its pilots of pioneer Accountable Care Organizations a... bit.ly/IdFBfS 3:05 AM Apr 24th via twitterfeed
  18. Common Terminology Services: The HIT Standards Committee has tirelessly focused on content, vocabulary and trans... bit.ly/JJpMxr 4:40 AM Apr 23rd via twitterfeed
  19. Cool Technology of the Week: In their first week of life, chicks need a brooder temperature of 95F.   Every week... bit.ly/JrwYRB 4:22 AM Apr 20th via twitterfeed
  20. Our Cancer Journey Week 18: On Friday, after careful consideration, the BIDMC oncologists elected not to treat K... bit.ly/J3zznr 4:10 AM Apr 19th via twitterfeed