Interoperability, technology and collaboration

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Lynn Ho is pushing the envelope on what she can do in her practice to

make it all work: excellent clinical outcomes plus patient

satisfaction plus a vital and sustainable practice.

The three big problems that we must solve to achieve the goal are:

1: New modes of practice/process that result in better outcomes

2: Technology that works to support #1

3: Finances that better align with the goal and better support the work

Each of these deserve careful thought and consideration, and all must

work together to achieve the goal. While somewhat artificial, I'd

like to focus for the moment on technology and its support of our goal.

Our group has many IT solutions and it is difficult to get past

personal testimonial to a deeper understanding of what works. We

must find some way of better pooling our knowledge so that we may as

a group learn and achieve more.

From time to time I find a technologic solution that appears

unique. www.HowsYourHealth.org is one such example. I've been

impressed by the testimonials in support of Amazing Charts, EZclaims,

UpDox, Instant Medical History.

I'd like to create some group presence in the marketplace to help

encourage continued innovation in IT that supports what we do and

potentially gives us discounts etc. I'll work with folks to explore

business models that might allow us to work together on these

things. Anyone interested in helping set something up, let me know.

I've asked UpDox folks to work on some very specific IT support of

the work we're doing in the IMP project. These guys have been very

supportive of our work, solving some thorny integration

problems. We've set up a Yahoogroup specifically for IMPs to

collaborate with them on how to improve IT solutions in our

practice. I encourage all to jump on and lend a hand:

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Gordon