Interview: Dr. Tom Horan
David Geer recently spoke with Dr. Tom Horan, Director of the Kay Center for E-Health at Claremont Graduate University in Southern California about electronic health records for use in the healthcare system.
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| Dr. Tom Horan, Director, Kay Center for E-Health at Claremont Graduate University |
| In high school, he was ... "an accomplished sailer and a slacker!" |
| Ask him to do anything but ... "organize an office!" |
| Favorite (non-work) pastime: "Live music, especially music festivals." |
| Something most people don't know about him: He entered college thinking he was going to be an architect. |
| Role models: John Seely Brown, Tracy Kidder |
| Philosophy: "Vision, think, feel, act, react." |
| Favorite technology: "Trusty razor." |
| What he's reading now: Dissertation drafts |
David Geer: What are the shortcomings of the existing healthcare record systems?
Dr. Tom Horan: One of the major shortcomings of today's healthcare technology environment is that we can't get access to our own records. Imagine if you will, not being able to get access to your bank records online. Today we don't have access to our medical records and we think that that's a cause for a lot of inefficiencies in the system, not to mention dissatisfaction among consumers.
Geer: And how are you working on electronic health records in a way to improve that situation?
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