12/19/2011
Although political uncertainties might affect health IT in the long term, in 2012 health care providers will continue to make progress in electronic health record adoption, and consumers and caregivers will demand more in terms of access to health information and health IT savvy physicians. By Jane Sarasohn-Kahn
09/27/2011
Recent surveys show that most U.S. adults are interested in access to electronic health information, but concerns about the privacy and security of electronic health data persist. Health care providers must play a key role in encouraging patient engagement in health IT. By Jane Sarasohn-Kahn
06/07/2011
Mobile health applications offer great promise in improving health care quality and efficiency and increasing patient engagement, but the tools could exacerbate the already fragmented health care delivery system if they do not connect with the larger health ecosystem. By Jane Sarasohn-Kahn
02/25/2011
The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society's recent annual conference demonstrated that health care providers, payers, suppliers, pharmacies and patients all have data that must be shared to improve individual and public health care, as well as safety and efficiency. By Jane Sarasohn-Kahn
12/22/2010
In her annual health IT forecast, Jane Sarasohn-Kahn argues that in 2011, it will not be national politics that holds up health IT adoption, but local market realities for health care providers, whose finances and workflows are already thinly stretched. By Jane Sarasohn-Kahn
09/23/2010
A growing array of recent industry analysts offer promising mobile health forecasts, but while consumers have expressed interest in using mobile health technologies from a "want" perspective, they're not that keen to pay much for it. By Jane Sarasohn-Kahn
06/07/2010
With CMS proposing new rules for telehealth credentialing, telecommunications providers entering the health care sphere and positive results from telehealth pilots, it's clear the future of telehealth adoption is bright. Still, reimbursement remains the top barrier to telehealth adoption. By Jane Sarasohn-Kahn
03/08/2010
Far away from the glitz and glamour of the showroom floor at the annual HIMSS conference is the sleeves-rolled-up reality that local and community health information exchange activity is outpacing bigger, more complex and expensive state-wide exchange building. By Jane Sarasohn-Kahn
01/04/2010
The economy and private sector initiatives will shape the U.S. health IT landscape in 2010 at least as much as public sector federal initiatives, according to iHealthBeat's annual health IT forecast. By Jane Sarasohn-Kahn
06/09/2009
The uses of Twitter in health are multiplying quickly. The social networking tool is easy to use, offers quick search interfaces and is fun. Twitter has all the making for EZ-HIT. By Jane Sarasohn-Kahn
04/13/2009
Stimulus money creates a sense of urgency, but lack of a clear roadmap to the future keeps many in the health IT community in limbo, waiting for politicians and policymakers to show the way. By Jane Sarasohn-Kahn
01/07/2009
The consumer side of health IT is poised to move to center stage in 2009. In the second half of her annual industry predictions, health economist Jane Sarasohn-Kahn outlines trends in financing, telehealth, online activity and a new era of involvement for health consumers. By Jane Sarasohn-Kahn
12/22/2008
Predictions, sure things for 2009: From macroeconomic stimulus to electronic prescriptions, changes coming next year should put health IT firmly in the mainstream. By Jane Sarasohn-Kahn
11/25/2008
A decade and a half after a groundbreaking report on the value of health IT, paper still litters and rules the health care system. How can we break this logjam starting in 2009? By Jane Sarasohn-Kahn
07/08/2008
Right now, we're in a horse-and-buggy era of health IT. But if we adopted a national health information infrastructure the way most of Europe has adopted fast trains, we'd be in the bullet-train era of health IT. By Jane Sarasohn-Kahn