Get Real Health is passionate about Health IT, the way the industry is continuously changing, and the impact it has. In honor of National Health IT Week, the Get Real Health team took some time to reflect on what Health IT means to them.
Mark Heaney, CEO and Founding Partner
“To me, Health IT means that patients, their families, and professional care-givers can have access to all the information needed to make the best-possible data-driven decisions about patient care. It also means data portability so that patients can get a second opinion or switch providers without losing important data about their health condition and history.”
Robin Weiner, President and Founding Partner
Mo Stiles, Copy Writer and Editor
“Health IT takes away a lot of the mystery of the doctor’s visit and chronic care management for patients. You see your medical records, vitals, care plan and actively participate in creating the optimum health profile for yourself. It is all about empowering and educating users resulting in better health outcomes overall.”
Jamil Wansley, Configuration & Training Manager
“Health IT means taking the technology that we have and applying it to our healthcare needs. At times, I get blown away when I come across the old paper filing systems for keeping health records; especially since we’re in a day and age when something as small as a thumb drive can hold upwards of 200+ GB of data, for example. The two truths don’t reconcile or compute in my mind.”
Kelly Padgett, Product Manager
Kevin Plessner, Contracts Specialist
“To me, Health IT is peace of mind because it enables my family’s healthcare providers to provide the best care possible.”
Jennifer Campbell, Senior Manager of Partner Engagement
“Personally, Health IT means gone are the days of sticking with a sub-par doctor I have been going to for a long time just because I don’t want to deal with the hassle that comes with trying to transfer all of my medical history –good bye fax machine and snail mail….hello better care!”
Jennifer Dunphy, Clinical Subject Matter Expert
Kristin Webb, Marketing Director
“Every other area of our lives is being transformed by technology everyday – from banking to shopping to driving to energy use – but nothing is more important than our health. For me, Health IT is about modernizing and streamlining this most valuable resource in order to achieve the reforms we all want to see – better outcomes and better care.”
Cortney Nicolato, Vice President, Healthcare Strategies
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