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Ready to talk “change”? Good. Because I Am Enabled is holding its first-ever “Go Digital Get Digital” Blogging Contest. It’s exciting. It’s easy. And it’s a great way to express your feelings about digital healthcare—and possibly win a Pure Digital Flip Camera for your efforts!
Here’s how the contest works: simply create a unique and engaging blog post that answers the following questions.
- How have digital health records changed—or could change—how you manage your family’s (or even extended family’s) health?
- How would you use a Flip Cam to tell your story?
Then, post it to your blog or website and get your friends and family to comment on your story. Once you’ve received 3 comments (they must be from 3 different people), you’re ready to come back to the iamenabled.com site and submit your URL in the comments section of this blog post. Five blog posts will be selected to win a Pure Digital 120-Minute Flip Video Ultra Camcorder.
So what will make your blog a winner? First, originality. Second, its ability to appeal to a broad spectrum of I Am Enabled readers. And, finally, how well it would play out on video.
That’s it.
So, warm up those blogging fingers and get ready to “Go Digital Get Digital.” Contest begins August 27 and has been extended through October 21, 2009.
Keep in mind that the “Go Digital Get Digital” Contest is only open to legal residents of the United States and District of Columbia. You must be 18 years of age or older. The “Go Digital Get Digital” Contest has been extended until October 21, 2009. For complete contest rules, click here.
I am outraged that Microsoft and its partners would try to make money off the American tragedy we call health care. What good does it do to manage your health care when 40% or more of the US population you have no health insurance or doctor to visit. To offer a cheap gadget as a prize is nothing but an attempt by big business once again diverting attention from the real issues. Why doesn’t MS donate just 5% of its income from the sale of their operating systems to OEM and retail sources. This alone would set up a fund that could help millions of uninsured with some basic needs.
MS and its partners are just more evidence show in one more silly attempt to sell some software or advertising off the backs of the uninsured. America is losing its democratic processes to corporations and big business. We have become a one party country as bad as some totalitarian religious based countries. Only our religion is corporatism.
Frank Graves
Posted on August 31, 2009 at 10:24 pm
Frank, I appreciate your position, however I respectfully disagree with you. While I am personally concerned with the volumes of individuals who cannot afford healthcare, I also believe that if those who do have it had the opportunity to take control of it, specifically their records, there would be significant cost savings that would impact how much we are charged in premiums. That, combined with the improved quality of care and reduced wasteful spending (elimination of tests and procedures) provided by the implementation of electronic health records, will make a significant impact in the current healthcare cash flow. There is no one thing that will completely cure the situation, otherwise it would have been identified, but this is a positive step. Giving people the ability to track their blood pressure, their fitness levels, their lung capacity, and a host of other data enables them to be a more informed patient. That, too, is an outstanding step forward. And not having to repeat your entire health history, over and over, as you navigate through an illness or an injury? Reassuring, especially for those of us caring for elderly relatives from a distance. There are many positives in personal health records.
Posted on September 16, 2009 at 9:27 pm
This looks pretty cool I plan to try it when I have some more time!!
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Victor Aroma
Posted on September 17, 2009 at 1:44 pm
This looks pretty cool!
I plan to try it when I get out of work.
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Victor Aroma
Posted on September 17, 2009 at 1:46 pm
Sorry didn’t mean to post twice, Chrome decided to make me look foolish!! Well Google is overall good to me so I can complain
-Victor Aroma
Posted on September 17, 2009 at 1:59 pm
Here is my entry – http://bcdcideas.wordpress.com/2009/09/14/power-to-the-people-the-emr-revolution/ – Viva La EMR Revolution!!!
Posted on September 17, 2009 at 9:12 pm
watch the movie sicko…you can buy it on amazon for 10.00
it has been coming on cable also….
YOU WILL TRUELY BE GLAD YOU DID!!!!!
EVERYONE IN AMERICA SHOULD WATCH IT!
Posted on September 19, 2009 at 12:43 pm
I am so disgusted with the fear of loosing my health insurance if I loose my job that I have discided to go without health insurance if
I loose my job. I rather sign a DNA declaration instead of taking the alternative health plan and pay a thousand dollars a month out of pocket. I wrote a novel to see what will happen if a whole town does not take or buy health insurance even if they have been offered one. The health insurance company will loose atleast a couple of million in accounts. What do you think? Munir
Posted on September 19, 2009 at 2:26 pm
Would enjoy knowing more about the service
Posted on September 21, 2009 at 11:04 pm
Robert, if you’d like to learn more about HealthVault and the services it offers, be sure to visit you’ll find a lot of great information there.
Posted on September 22, 2009 at 3:28 pm
There is no one thing that will completely cure the situation, otherwise it would have been identified, but this is a positive step. Giving people the ability to track their blood pressure, their fitness levels, their lung capacity, and a host of other data enables them to be a more informed patient.
Posted on September 25, 2009 at 2:07 pm
I have Rheumatoid Arthritis, and my daughter has 25% of her kidneys functioning. I draw disability and Tiffany is on Peachcare. I just hope we are getting the best care we can because we don’t have much money. I am 50 years old and my daughter is 14 years old. Transplantation and Dialysis is in Tiffany, my daughters future. The scar tissue in 75% of her kidneys will not, cannot return to function again. Would like all the help I can get for my daughter. The unknown is ahead of us.
Posted on September 27, 2009 at 5:36 pm
Positive step my ass!
More like another profitable step by Microsoft!
Posted on September 29, 2009 at 1:09 am
@red I understand that MS has to deal with it’s not so positive perception but I am sadden to know that people are not taking advantage on what people can use this FREE service (having a personal health record online and have it readily accessible anywhere you go). It’s better to do something than nothing at all. Thanks to the team who came up with this idea. It’s about time, though a little late, to do something about managing and organizing people’s health records. I can’t wait for it to be widely implemented. Kudos!
Posted on September 29, 2009 at 5:15 pm
See the Movie JohnQ. It came out a while ago, but get a copy and see it.
Cable T.V. runs it also.
Posted on October 2, 2009 at 10:35 am
I finally finished my post for the contest. Whewww this was so hard to write.
Here is the link:
http://stay-at-homemomwhoknew.blogspot.com/2009/10/for-love-of-blogging-contests-can-i.html
Thank you!
Posted on October 7, 2009 at 8:02 pm
That was a lot of very important information. We really have a need for the EHRs to go into affect.
Thanks for this opportunity.
I hope you find my blog post of interest:
http://lageansgoodies.blogspot.com/2009/10/flippin-for-change-go-digital-get.html
Posted on October 9, 2009 at 2:44 am
http://nightowlmama.blogspot.com/2009/10/flipping-for-change-i-am-enabled-go.html
My mom raves about her health care records on line and that she can access them. Me, well lets just say…I think my doctor rides a Dinosaur.
Posted on October 9, 2009 at 11:42 pm
This was a complex issue which required a good amount of research and thought. Thanks for the challenge! It was enjoyable, and important to convey a strong, positive message in finding better ways to manage health records. Best of all, I was able to keep my focus by keeping my eye on the prize! 【ツ】
http://twinceretwinkles.blogspot.com/2009/10/twitter-moms-flippin-for-change-contest.html
Twincere(at)gmail(dot)com
Posted on October 9, 2009 at 11:43 pm
The question is, should we already be writing new posts about those subquestions and continuing discussion of them in properly separated threads? ,
Posted on October 10, 2009 at 3:18 pm
I find this so imperative with the way our medical records are being story Folder file instead of digital. I’d love to switch to online medical records.
thttp://nightowlmama.blogspot.com/2009/10/flipping-for-change-i-am-enabled-go.html
Ps Swore I posted a link once before
Posted on October 11, 2009 at 7:17 pm
Thank you for this website! ,
Posted on October 22, 2009 at 10:33 am