Every week, HL7 Standards, hosts a #HITsm Tweet Chat and poses four questions “on current topics that are influencing healthcare technology, health IT, and the use of social media in healthcare.” It’s always a great discussion and also a great chance to meet a wide variety of people that are passionate about healthcare IT.
In case you missed it, or are curious about what went on this week, we’ve put together the list of topics with some of the best responses for each topic. There were some interesting topics this week, as well as some great responses. If you have any opinions on any of these topics, feel free to continue the discussion in the comments. This chats take place every Friday at 11AM CST. You’ll find members of Healthcare Scene regularly participating in the chat under some of the following Twitter accounts: @techguy, @ehrandhit, @hospitalEHR, and @smyrnagirl.
Topic One: Will vendors begin to collaborate more now that HL7 is making their standards free to non-members?
T1: I think we’ll see a lot more participation from vendors who’ve not been involved because HL7 charged for access. #HITsm
— Keith W. Boone (@motorcycle_guy) September 7, 2012
T1:I’m not sure I see vendor collaboration, but now that the standards are readily available, at we can all be on the same page. #HITsm — Sonal N. Patel (@HIT_Sonal) September 7, 2012
T1: While enterprising minds bring big innovation to #HealthIT, ultimately commerce will get in the way of collaboration. #hitsm — Melody Smith Jones (@MelSmithJones) September 7, 2012
T1: Most hospitals already had access to it.Maybe this change will impact ambulatory more than hospitals. #HITsm
— Hospital EMR and EHR (@HospitalEHR) September 7, 2012
Topic Two: How can #healthIT professionals “simplify the message” to better communicate interoperability
T2:Interoperability challenges are typically due to workflow rather than the actual message, assuming the use of #HL7 v2. #HITsm
— Sonal N. Patel (@HIT_Sonal) September 7, 2012
T2: Hard to get rid of the “That’s MY data” mentality. Makes #interoperability a challenge and #HIE…don’t get me started. #hitsm
— Melody Smith Jones (@MelSmithJones) September 7, 2012
#HITsm T2: The goal of interop is better pt care across the continuum.Shine a light on pt outcome metrics improved by collaboration.
— Jarrod Sandel (@JarrodSandel) September 7, 2012
I think most hospitals see interoperability as *meh* and so it’s hard to change their indifferent attitude about it.#HITsm
— Hospital EMR and EHR (@HospitalEHR) September 7, 2012
It gets ugly when you have many downtstream systems and hundreds of servers – like in a typical large health system #hitsm
— PerfectServe (@PerfectServe) September 7, 2012
Topic Three: Why are #healthIT initiatives missing from the current political discourse?
T3: HealthIT may be missing from current political discourse because it seems to be the one thing pols seem to agree on. #HITsm
— Keith W. Boone (@motorcycle_guy) September 7, 2012
T3:Lack of education on #healthIT may be the cause. However, w/ #ICD10 deadlines just 2 years away, now is the time to discuss! #hitsm
— Certify Data Systems (@CertifyData) September 7, 2012
T3: More emphasis needs to be placed on how #healthIT can help manage workflow & make careers in #hc more attractive & sustainable #HITsm
— Omnicell (@Omnicell) September 7, 2012
T3: Some fear that #healthIT will replace clinicians. Well-implemented #healthIT should actually enhance patient relationships. #hitsm
— Vocera, Inc. (@Vocera_Badge) September 7, 2012
Topic Four: Health IT Free for all: What news or info has most interested you the past week?
T4: I’ve noticed increased discussions about my holy grail: using #HealthBI to create intelligence health strategy #hitsm
— Melody Smith Jones (@MelSmithJones) September 7, 2012
#HITsm T4: The #IOM rpt stating $750 bil waste in US health.Almost all of their 10 recommendations were data-related. iom.edu/~/media/Files/… — Jarrod Sandel (@JarrodSandel) September 7, 2012
T4: The news that was of most interest to me was the HL7 announcement on free standards.Glad to have that news out finally. #HITsm — Keith W. Boone (@motorcycle_guy) September 7, 2012
T4: @plcerrato’s prediction that #mhealth will be one of 5 trends that will reshape #healthIT in 2013: bit.ly/OUX2qx#hitsm
— Vocera, Inc. (@Vocera_Badge) September 7, 2012
