It is a heart pounding, head spinning, edge of your seat page-turner; the sort of rare saga that takes your breath away as it changes you, forever. It hints at a radically different future, a completely new world a few years away, which will disrupt the lives of every man, woman and child. Available now, from the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), Office of the Secretary, United States Department of Health and Human Services, is finally, without further ado; the Federal Health IT Strategic Plan 2015 – 2020.
You think I am kidding. A satirical dig at another monstrous, useless, governmental report? Absolutely not. The concepts outlined in this blueprint will transform healthcare. It is a tight, clear, document, which at only 28 pages, delivers almost as much change per word as the Declaration of Independence. This may be the most powerful application yet of computerized information technology.
If you want to know where healthcare and health IT are headed, The Plan is absolutely worth a read.
I have only one complaint; it is coated with too much sugar. Restricted by policy structure and jargon, the report does not go far enough.
