Re: FYI - re Health IT and Usability

Suggesting to all of you that these great and useful comments be sent
DIRECTLY to the HHS. Here is where you should send all of the below:

http://www.hhs.gov/feedback.html





On Feb 8, 2010, at 12:34 PM, Greg Austin wrote:

> Then why does the page have reply links?
> On Feb 8, 2010, at 10:06 AM, Brian Krause wrote:
>
>> The comment process for federal regulations predates the Internet
>> and was not designed to be interactive.  The commenters respond to
>> the proposal, not to each other.
>>
>> Back in the days of paper, the government would collect the
>> comments, and then publish them in print at the end of the comment
>> period.  The regulators and the public get the same printed copy.
>>
>> To the folks at regulations.gov, publishing batches of comments
>> seems like a great step forward, though obviously it doesn't compare
>> with instantly updated comments like you'd find on a blog.
>>
>> I hope this doesn't discourage anybody from participating.
>>
>> --Brian
>>
>> On Feb 8, 2010, at 4:52 AM, Greg Austin wrote:
>>
>>> Galileo demonstrated: Throughout history science has been stifled by
>>> politics.
>>>
>>> Similarly, these HHS people don't want the truthand will fight to
>>> suppress it; too much money is involved in propagating lies. Not so
>>> different from other other corporatist organizations.
>>>
>>> Thanks anyway.
>>>
>>> Greg
>>> On Feb 7, 2010, at 1:44 PM, [email protected] wrote:
>>>
>>>> Ugh. Suggesting to all, though, this is maybe not a reason to
>>>> discontinue commenting... including making note of just what
>>>> happened here. I think it's precisely why the HHS needs to hear
>>>> from
>>>> usability people (often and loudly). Thank you for making an
>>>> effort,
>>>> though.
>>>>
>>>> ljr
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Feb 2, 2010, at 7:35 PM, Greg Austin wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I left multiple comments on that site--however, they have been
>>>>> censored, or otherwise not approved by the admin.
>>>>>
>>>>> Real classy.
>>>>>
>>>>> Greg
>>>>> On Jan 30, 2010, at 10:51 PM, [email protected] wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hello all.
>>>>>> You may find the following on the US government's Health IT site
>>>>>> of
>>>>>> particular interest. I hope that folks here will consider
>>>>>> contributing. Unless we in the usability field are take the time
>>>>>> to
>>>>>> contribute, we may well see yet more unusable versions of
>>>>>> everybody's
>>>>>> idea of the 'best' electronic medical record.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>
>
http://healthit.hhs.gov/blog/onc/index.php/2010/01/15/public-comments-period-
>>> open/comment-page-1/#comment-495
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Best,
>>>>>> ljr
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>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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