So it's been a while since I've added to medlogs.com. Here are a few standounts from the 20-or-so recent submissions that I added today. If your blog was submitted but it doesn't yet appear in Medlogs – chances are that you don't have a valid RSS feed (blogmd.net, msspnexus blog, etc) or that our editorial board (me) decided that the weblog has commerce as a primary goal rather than the sharing of information. Some blogs are on-the-edge of this (such as drjohnlapuma.com) and have been added to the "more"section.
- Christina's Considerations focuses on "workplace effectiveness, regional health information exchanges and health information technology, and healthy children and families." She recently posted a sample RHIO executive director job description.
RHIOs are all-the-rage these days – and our area is no different. Trouble is – no one can agree on what a RHIO should be. My concern is that the primary goal of a RHIO – to improve the care of the patient – is often secondary to more selfish goals of an orginazation. Unless the providers ina community cal really agree on the basic principles – a RHIO is not likely to succeed.
- Dr GNU is a podiatrist and has interests in open-source software. Not many posts yet …
- The Fat Doctor. 'nuf said? Excellent.
- Cosmic Watercooler is a nurseblog:
"I am an RN and I don't know why.
I like it, but the pay sucks.
I have a wonderful family and that's all that matters." - The Healthcare IT guy and Neil Versel's Health IT Blog are about .. um .. healthcare IT.
- And of course .. there is a new bird flu blog.
There are many more .. and as always – the resident/student blogs offer some of the best ..
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Dr. Reider: You are correct! Improving the care of the patient needs to be at the forefront. As a patient, I also see this including improving efficiency and helping to control the cost of healthcare.
The Medical Blog Network just profiled Inland Empire RHIO that “gets it”. To read it, follow the comment link.