Archive for November, 2009

Blumenthal on data exchange

In Updates from Dr. Blumenthal – 11/12/09 (update #4) Information Exchange, Dr. Blumenthal makes some interesting observations. A key premise: information should follow the patient, and artificial obstacles – technical, business related, bureaucratic – should not get in the way.  As a doctor, I have many times wanted access to data that I knew were [...]

Medical transcription and speech recognition

I came across an article at TMCnet.com (Technology Marketplace Corporation) titled Growing Speech Technology Needs in Healthcare. This statement prompted me to write to the article author for a clarification: Medical transcription is estimated to be a multi-billion dollar market and is expected to double in the next five years. While I’d like to believe [...]

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