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Netting results is a critical factor in today's competitive world. As the healthcare industry evolves and technology plays an ever-increasing role in its transformation, executives and decision makers must make informed decisions regarding strategic initiatives.
The empowered patient – powered by Web 2.0+ technologies – will increasingly flex their muscle in how healthcare is delivered. Managed care that expanded in the 1990s now has to evolve again to embrace these paradigm shifts in healthcare. Electronic medical records hosted by giants such as Microsoft, Google and WebMD require a change in process to keep up – to stay competitive. Patients are so much more informed about their conditions and treatment options. The federal government and new president will likely legislate towards universal healthcare coverage that will again, upend this industry. With the ARRA/HITECH legislation, issues such as HIPAA security are now more important than ever.
Those organizations that can react will prosper. Those that cling to stodgy 20th century operating practices will suffer. Harnett Consulting evolved from the needs of the industry and years of experience in the telemedicine domain.
Brett Harnett, the chief consultant is an assistant professor for the University of Cincinnati’s College of Medicine. Prior to joining the faculty at UC, Mr. Harnett worked for a NASA medical informatics program in Virginia and the Yale University School of Medicine in Connecticut. His undergraduate degree is in business administration and his master's degree is in information systems. He is currently serving as the associate director for the Advanced Center for Telemedicine and Surgical Innovation at UC. Mr. Harnett is also on the editorial board for the Telemedicine and e-Health journal and an active reviewer for various entities such as the National Institutes of Health (NIH). He has three book chapters, over a dozen published research articles and has spoken at scores of events in the healthcare arena.
Brett Harnett’s general CV is here as PDF file.
Brett Harnett’s NIH Biosketech is here as Word file or here as PDF file
Selected telehealth research activities. Select a project then click 'GO'.
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