From iHealthBeat.org, August 4, 2005: SPECIAL AUDIO REPORT: iHealthBeat Interviews Brailer at First Annual HealthConnect Conference, by Kris Rebillot
In an interview for an iHealthBeat special audio report at Kaiser Permanente's first annual HealthConnect users' group conference, National Health IT Coordinator Dr. David Brailer said that he is concerned about efforts to subsidize electronic health record adoption outside of the context of interoperability.

From Contra Costa Times, August 2, 2005: Kaiser leads by example in creating network, by Judy Silber
Kaiser Permanente is about to leap far ahead of its peers.

From ANG newspapers and InsideBayArea.com, August 2, 2005: White House health IT director views Kaiser plan as model, by Rebecca Vesely
HealthConnect starts two-year rollout

From KCBS-AM, August 2, 2005: Medical Records Go High-Tech at Kaiser, by Dave Padilla
A new information technology system that gives patients complete computer access to their medical history got high marks from a Bush administration official on Tuesday.

From KNTV-TV (NBC) Channel 11, August 2, 2005: A new way you can access your medical records. Next, will convenience put your privacy at risk?, Scott Budman reporting
Apple's got a new mouse, and here's an advanced look from the Apple Web site--a bit of a departure for the company. They call it Mighty Mouse. You can buy it for 49 bucks. And soon you'll be able to use that mouse to find your medical records--they'll be online, which is convenient but potentially dangerous.

From Kaiser Permanente press release, Oakland, CA, July 28, 2005: National Leader for Health Information Technology Speaks at Kaiser Permanente Conference, First Meeting of Users of Kaiser Permanente HealthConnect Electronic Medical Records System

From Health Data Management, July 1, 2005: Kaiser Readies New Web Portal Tools, by Joseph Goedert, News Editor
Well into its multiyear KP HealthConnect initiative to implement integrated, enterprisewide clinical and financial information systems, Kaiser Permanente soon will start rolling out Web site tools for patients.

From dBusiness News.com, Portland, OR, June 16, 2005: Oregon Community Health Information Network Awarded Nearly $1 Million Grant from Northwest Health Foundation's Kaiser Permanente Community Fund, press release issued by Northwest Health Foundation

From InformationWeek, June 9, 2005: Computers May Help Doctors Improve Their Bedside Manner, By Marianne Kolbasuk McGee
Patients find doctors easier to talk with when computers are brought into exam rooms, and they understand their treatments better, a study of 313 patients finds.

From Health Data Management, June 3, 2005: Kaiser Tries to Wed One App to Many
Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente has embarked on a Herculean task of integrating a single electronic medical records system with the various picture archiving and communication systems already installed at its hospitals.

From the Los Angeles Times, May 30, 2005: Kaiser's Prescription for Medicine is Digital, by Debora Vrana
Hoping to cut costs and improve care, the HMO is computerizing all of its patient records.

From the Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, May 23, 2005: Valley out front in electronic health records race
While many of the nation's health care providers have yet to enter the digital age, Silicon Valley's are not among them.

From Managed Healthcare Executive, May 19, 2005: Island Investment
Hawaii isn't like any other place on the planet. ...CEO Janice Head; Kaiser Permanente EMR goes live

From the Marin Independent Journal, May 11, 2005: British delegation seeks tips from Kaiser
A delegation of 40 British physicians and administrators are visiting Kaiser Permanente's medical centers in San Rafael and San Francisco this week in search of tips for improving their nation's National Health Service.

From Pacific Business News, May 9, 2005: Kaiser connects digitally with patients
Kaiser Permanente is rolling out online patient access in Hawaii this summer.

From American Medical News, May 9, 2005: EMR 2015: An evolving concept
Personal health records could give doctors better access to a patient's medical history.

From e-Health Insider, May 3, 2005: Americans want personal health records

From FCW.com, May 2, 2005: NHS needs health IT personnel

From The Wall Street Journal, April 21, 2005: Doctors, Hospitals act to safeguard medical data

From e-health Insider, April 21, 2005: Kaiser to end "wobbly" medicine
Doctors working without computerised systems are working in the “operational dark ages”, according to George Halvorson, chief executive officer of Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Hospitals.

From the San Francisco Business Journal, April 19, 2005: Health giants chip in for statewide health data network
Several of California's largest health-care systems, foundations and health plans have collectively chipped in more than $3.5 million to help fund CalRHIO, a San Francisco-based collaborative effort to develop a statewide health-care data exchange network linking hospitals, doctors and patients electronically.

From the Honolulu Star-Bulletin, March 31, 2005: Kaiser dials up email plan
In a few months, Kaiser Permanente patients will be able to look up lab tests and ask their doctor questions by logging on to the Internet.

From the Daily News, Los Angeles, March 20, 2005: Kaiser chief favors records change
Chu: 'We can get better results'

From the NBC Nightly News, Dec. 20, 2004: Kaiser Permanente bucks the HMO trend
A new approach to health care and the business of medicine

From the Sacramento and Modesto Bee newspapers, Nov. 23, 2004: A possible antidote to rising health care costs
It is a race, says health care consultant Arnie Milstein, between the shark and the engineers.

 

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