The Senate HELP Committee Draft Legislation

On January 20, Senators Alexander and Murray released the  Bipartisan Senate Health Committee Staff Draft of Bill to Help Improve Health Inf...

Unity Farm Journal- Third Week of January 2016

The farm is covered with snow and it’s 10F.   The yearly 3rd week of January chill has arrived.   The chickens and guineas are roosted in th...

Passing the Baton

After 10 years of work, today I passed the baton of leadership for US standards harmonization efforts to Arien Malec and Lisa Gallagher.   H...

The Future of Meaningful Use Stage 3

This morning, thirty-one healthcare organizations sent the following letter to HHS Secretary Sylvia Burwell.   Given the recent comments of ...

Unity Farm Journal - Second Week of January 2016

I’ve finished the University of Massachusetts winter semester and submitted my final homestead map - pictured below. It contains: *Woodshed ...

Unity Farm Journal - First Week of January 2016

The citizens of Unity Farm have experienced a deep freeze this week - nightly temperatures in the single digits.   How have they fared? The ...

Keeping Your Equanimity in 2016

2016 is a year when CIOs will feel even more overwhelmed than last year - demand will exceed supply (no matter what your budget), the pressu...