As the HIMSS11 conference opened this past Sunday in Orlando, Fla., “meaningful use” of health IT were the buzzwords. So were the implementation of RFID technologies and the HIPAA conversion to the new 5010 standard. Also at the top of the agenda were the application of social technologies in healthcare and maximization of network activities.

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What’s on the horizon for 2011 depends on whom you talk to – but Bill Bartzak, founder of MD On-Line, believes that this past year was the calm before the storm.

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Dr. Kevin Pho, a primary care doctor in Nashua N.H., spends his days administering physicals, managing the treatment of a diabetic patient, or advising an obese patient about lifestyle changes. But another integral part of his day is surfing the Web for late-breaking medical news to include on his blog, KevinMD.com. Pho is a leader in the medical blogosphere, opining about medicine, health, and drug developments. “It is imperative for physicians to have an online presence, because that is where patients are migrating for health information,” said Pho, who also has thousands of Facebook and Twitter followers. Read more...