Healthcare vs Sickcare, MU Undermines EHR Usability, and Kaiser Monkey Game


This might seem a little self serving since I sent this tweet in reply to Georg Margelis’ comment. It’s a really good question though and one I’ve been starting to think about recently. I’ve often heard that the really sick people are the ones that cost healthcare so much money. My question is whether keeping them healthy just delays the costs or whether keeping them healthy actually costs less money long term.


This is such an important topic. I’ve been commenting more and more on this subject. I’ve wondered if a usable EHR can be created that satisfies MU. I imagine it depends on how you define usable.


This is a pretty cool Monkey game from Kaiser. Although, the real value in this article is better understanding some of the approaches that Kaiser is taking to healthcare. So many people salivate over working with Kaiser. It’s good to understand what they are and aren’t looking for if you’re looking for that relationship.

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