Observation
As we enter the next decade, it is interesting to reflect on where the leading healthcare provider and payer organizations were in 2000 and what has been accomplished to solve the evasive dilemma of creating a truly integrated Electronic Medical Record (EMR) that can provide a complete picture of an individual’s health available on demand.
The Experience;
Americans enjoy freedom and rights, as our “Founding Fathers” intended and indeed guaranteed in the Constitution. The right to choose our healthcare facilities, physicians and the insurance coverage or not that funds those is considered sacred to many. When “Choices” are threatened by politicians and an imposing alternative is offered we take notice and speak out.
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This year marks the 40th anniversary of the release of The Rock Opera, Tommy and a song contained within it titled “The Pin Ball Wizard”, composed by Peter Townsend and Performed by “The Who”. Within that Rock Opera is the song and a key phrase, “See me, Feel me, Touch me, Heal me”, a simple phrase that represents a complex human need to be recognized, understood, interacted with and satisfied. It represents the challenges of the key character, Tommy, a blind boy who is a champion pinball player.
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