CLOUD COMPUTING:
Cloud computing could solve the problem of interoperability, costs and upgrades. Providers don’t buy the system, just the access to it, and the cloud computing company takes care of the problems. This is America, where free competition is king. The cheapest and the best technology should win out. If cloud computing is the answer, we will see more in the times ahead.
ONC:
The money from the stimulus was available on February 9, 2009. 2 billion went to the ONC to help with implementation of EHR technology. We’ve had this technology for 10 years and we kept saying, oh doctors will adapt it because it is the right thing to do, but they did not. Research shows that only 4% of physicians adapted the EHR technology, and those were usually in university settings. University physicians and hospitals are always ahead of the ballgame because they have funds for research. The goal of ONC is to change that.
GOLD RUSH:
1 out of every 5 dollars of the stimulus money is going to Health IT. You are never ever going to see such amount of money coming to IT as it has come right now. This is what some people are calling the gold rush in health IT: Stimulus funding dollars. This is the industry to be in today. 25% of the GDP in America is healthcare. It is the only industry with potential for job growth. Besides, the adoption of technology will not eliminate the need for people. They will be needed for training because technology changes every 5 years, so people will always be needed for implementation. For example: Portland has a good system. Providers go to a portal to use it but it is not being used enough because of lack of training.
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