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By Bob Coffield

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Last Entry: April 27, 2020 at 10:14:36

HealthBlawg Cover Northeast Health 2.0 Event

Posted on January 25, 2008
Fellow health law blogger, David Harlow, hangs with the Health 2.0 crowd at the Northeast Corridor Health 2.0 shindig in Cambridge. David provides his thoughts on where Health 2.0 might be headed. Looking forward to attending a future NE Health 2.0 event...

More Predictions on The Future of Health Care

Posted on January 24, 2008
Great post, "Everybody's Talking about the Future of Health Care," by Fred Fortin over at the World Health Care Blog. The post focusing our attention on what may occur in 2008.The other day I was in a meeting related to West Virginia's efforts to create a state wide health information network...

Guitar Hero Health Care

Posted on January 21, 2008
Guitar Hero (Rock Band) Health Care. The current (next) generation expects to be on the stage performing and not just sitting passively in the audience.Check out Why Consumer - Directed Medicine, Health 2.0 Will Flourish by Jen McCabe Gorman at Health Management RX...

Advocating The Need For A Federal Data Breach Disclosure Law

Posted on January 17, 2008
Information Week's Security Blog advocates for a federal data breach disclosure law in this post, The Time Is Now (Better Yet, Yesterday) For A Federal Data Breach Disclosure Law.Thanks to the HIPAA Blog for point out the article. I agree with Jeff Drummond's conclusion...

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The Return of Flea . . .

Posted on January 17, 2008
An interview with Dr. Flea (Robert Lindeman, MD) from Eric Turkewitz at the New York Personal Injury Law Blog.Thanks to Mr. Turkewitz for taking the time and effort to approach Dr. Lindeman and for Dr. Lindeman for agreeing to be interviewed. A great series of questions and answers...

WVHCA: Update on the Proposed Cardiac Catheterization Standards

Posted on January 14, 2008
I previously posted about the proposed amendments to the Certificate of Need Cardiac Catheterization Standards issued by the West Virginia Health Care Authority for public comment.Today, Charleston Gazette reporter, Eric Eyre, reports on the current debate over the standards...

2008 WV Legislature: Modification to WV Mental Health Confidentiality Provisions

Posted on January 14, 2008
iHealthBeat (courtesy of Daily Mail) reports on proposed House Bill 4020 introduced last week before the West Virginia Legislature to modify W.Va. Code 27-3-1 authorizing the disclosure of certain mental health records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System...

Blawg Review #142: Letter To A New Lawyer

Posted on January 14, 2008
Be sure to check out this week's Blawg Review #142 over at Build A Solo Practice by Susan Cartier Liebel.This week's edition is creatively formatted as a letter to a new lawyer. Enjoy the read, click on a few of the links and discover interesting posts from around the legal blogosphere.

Dr. Crounse Interviews Dr. Parkinson: A Look Into A New Generation of Physicians and Patients

Posted on January 09, 2008
Bill Crounse, MD of HealthBlog posts about his interview courtesy of ScribeMedia) with Jay Parkinson, MD about his unique business model for today and tomorrows health care delivery - part concierge medicine, part old-time house call infused with modern technology...

What Do You Get For $2 Trillion?

Posted on January 09, 2008
What do you get for $2 Trillion?Answer

History of HIPAA Standard Patient Health Identifiers

Posted on January 09, 2008
John Halamka at Life as a Healthcare CIO has a nice summary and discussion of the history of the decision not to adopt a HIPAA national standard unique health identifier for each individual patient.I often talk about this topic when presenting my standard presentation on the various component regulations under HIPAA...

President-Elect of American Medical Association

Posted on January 07, 2008
Congratulations to Elkins, West Virginia native, Nancy J. Nielsen, M.D., Ph.D., president-elect of the American Medical Association. Dr. Nielsen will only be the second female to hold the position. Another example of a West Virginian making great strides in health care and medicine...

Health IT Predictions for 2008 by Jane Sarasohn-Kahn

Posted on January 02, 2008
Jane Sarasohn-Kahn has a nice round up of health IT predictions for 2008 over at iHealthBeat. Be sure to check out Get Out the Crystal Ball: Predicting What's Next for Health IT - iHealthBeat.One correction that I just pointed out to Jane is that Nick Jacobs IMHO is the grandfather of hospital CEO bloggers (started in May 2005) and that Paul Levy comes in a close 2nd...

Happy Holidays!

Posted on December 22, 2007
Happy Holidays to all my regular readers! Wishing you, your family and friends the best over the holidays.A Coffield family tradition is painting Christmas cookies each year. It all started with an incredible women and family neighbor, Mrs. Martin, who lived into her 100s...

WVHCA Grants Motion to Dissolve Stay in Manor Care CON

Posted on December 21, 2007
Yesterday the West Virginia Health Care Authority issued an Order Dissolving Stay. The Order granted MCHCR's (Carlyle Group) Motion to Dissolve Stay but denied the Motion to Affirm the Initial CON Decision.The Authority set January 7 as the date for initial briefs to be submitted by both parties as a result of the Reconsideration Hearing held on December 14.

Support The Mountaineers!

Posted on December 20, 2007
The last week has been tough for all West Virginians with the untimely departure of Rich Rodriguez for what he believes is greener grass in Michigan.Today I got the email below from my partner and friend, Chris Brumley, loyal Mountaineer Fan and all around good guy...

WV Chamber of Commerce President Calls for EHRs

Posted on December 18, 2007
In yesterday's Charleston Daily Mail, Steve Roberts, president of the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce, was quoted as calling for a statewide electronic health record system to reduce health care costs and increase the value of care.The full article, Chamber of Commerce promotes electronic record-keeping, can be read via the Charleston Daily Mail...

Lights, Camera, Action . . . Health 2.0

Posted on December 13, 2007
Matthew Holt of The Health Care Blog sent me a message that they are close to announcing the agenda for the March 2008 Health 2.0 Spring Fling in San Diego. In preparation for the conference the planners are out seeking real life examples of Health 2...

Health Wonk Review - December 13

Posted on December 13, 2007
Check out the final 2007 edition of Health Wonk Review, a round up of the best health policy blog posts, hosted by fellow health law blogger, David Harlow at HealthBlawg.Check out the Health Wonk Review blog for more information on how to be a host.

Physician Liability: Was Accident Foreseeable By Treating Physician?

Posted on December 12, 2007
A colleague pointed out this WSJ Law Blog post via the WSJ Health Blog reporting on a ruling made by the Massachusetts's Supreme Judicial Court. The ruling found a physician liable for failing to warn his patient about the side effects of the medications and the potential danger of driving while taking them...

HealthBlog by Bill Crounse, MD

Posted on December 11, 2007
HealthBlog by Bill Crounse, MD, a new (at least to me) health care IT blog to follow. Dr. Crounse is the Worldwide Health Director for Microsoft. I've added HealthBlog to my RSS reader and look forward to the great green content being generated by Dr...

Kibbee/Markle: Exploration of Consumer Access to Networked Health Information

Posted on December 10, 2007
Dr. David Kibbee provides great insight on the meeting by the Markle Foundation and what it might mean for Health 2.0, consumer driven health care and how health data is managed by traditional health care providers and payors. Well worth the read for anyone interested in where health information might be headed...

Business Blogging Features in Sunday Gazette-Mail

Posted on December 09, 2007
Last week's Sunday Gazette-Mail featured an article, Blogging for Dollars: talky web journals keep customers in the loop, providing insight into some local business bloggers. I want to thank the reporter, Sarah Winn, for contacting me and allowing me the opportunity to be interviewed for the article...

Governor Manchin Rejects New Certificate of Need CT Standards

Posted on December 09, 2007
Eric Eyre reports in today's Sunday Gazette-Mail that Governor Manchin has rejected the proposed new Certificate of Need CT Standards approved by the West Virginia Health Care Authority last month.The article indicates Governor Manchin sent a letter to the Authority's Board on Friday, December 7, asking that they re-examine the imaging equipment proposal and submit a revised plan...

WVHCA Reconsiders HCR Manor Care CON

Posted on December 06, 2007
The State Journal provides background on the pending reconsideration hearing set for December 14, 2007 (9am), before the the West Virginia Health Care Authority regarding the Authority's granting of a certificate of need for the $6.3 billion buyout of HCR Manor Care by The Carlyle Group, a private global investment firm...

Revolution Health Expanding . . .

Posted on December 05, 2007
iHealthBeat reports via the Washington Post that Revolution Health is expanding its online health business by acquiring HealthTalk, a site focused on chronic conditions, and an investment in SparklePeople, a web site offering diet/exercise advice and ideas...

Give One Get One: Tech It Forward . . .

Posted on December 01, 2007
I like the concept behind the movie, Pay It Forward. Why not "Tech It Forward."Looking for a unique holiday gift? Why not buy and give an XO Laptop through the Give One Get One program. Take a moment and think about how much you use your computer and the power it gives you to work, learn, think, communicate and so on ...

Health 2.0 In Action . . .

Posted on November 30, 2007
While catching up on my RSS feeds this evening a ran across a couple of interesting posts showing Health 2.0 in action.The first takes you on a tour through the eyes of a new diabetic from Richard MacManus at Read/WriteWeb.The second, I would suggest you bring at least fifty bucks, from Page Thompson over at change:healthcare takes a look into the dark and humorous world of the costs for strep tests...

A Lesson For All West Virginia Expatriates: Country Road Less Traveled

Posted on November 26, 2007
Rodriquez is running to Michigan for the $$$ and prestige. Sad ending to his career here in West Virginia. The Detroit Free Press writes:Rodriguez had a 10-minute meeting with his team early this afternoon, told the 11th-ranked Mountaineers that he was leaving for Michigan and went back to his office, according to West Virginia media reports...

Thanksgiving Traditions: Turkey, Black Friday, Diet . . .

Posted on November 22, 2007
Clinical Cases and Images looks at the predictability of humans courtesy of Google Trends. Below is an example of the traditions of turkey (blue), Black Friday (red) and diet (orange). Advice for the holidays from my dad, a retired family physician from Wetzel County, "everything in moderation...

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