The 2008 World’s Strongest Man Competition will be coming to Charleston, West Virginia next week, September 6-14. Find the full schedule of events and locations here. and a list of the international competitors who will be arriving in Charleston to compete.

Charleston natives Phil Pfister and 2006 winner of the competition will be competing this year in his home town. I hope that everyone in Charleston and West Virginia will come out to support the event.

Nedra Weinreich over at Spare Change explores uses for Twitter to improve health care in her post Twitter for Health. Great ideas on how Twitter might be used by those of us in the health care industry.

Thanks to Jen McCabe Gorman for tweeting the recent post.

Yesterday’s Daily Mail article indicates that John Stossel, co-anchor of ABC’s 20/20 speaking at the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce’s Business Summit spoke out against West Virginia’s Certificate of Need laws arguing that the free market is better than regulation of health care.

What does everyone else think? Post your thoughts in the comments.

Another great example of why West Virginia is Wild and Wonderful. Rainy day in Charleston today - but this brightened my morning.

Thanks to Rick Lee who has a knack for capturing the beauty of our state.

As a part of West Virginia’s participation in the Health Information Security and Privacy Collaborative (HISPC), West Virginia Medical Institute and its partners launch the eHealthWV website focused on educating consumers about electronic health records and health information exchange.

West Virginia was one of a number of states awarded a grant by RTI International to participate in the HISPC, a national collaborative effort to study health information security and privacy. To learn more about EHRs and HIEs check out the website. They also have a toolkit of brochures for physician practices to use.

Project Director, Patty Ruddick, notified me last week that they had filmed a new EHR/HIT public service announcement that will start airing across West Virginia over the next few months. I thought I would upload the PSA to YouTube and share a copy (click below to watch).

The West Virginia Health Care Authority website indicates today that Governor Manchin approved the final revised certificate of need Cardiac Catheterization Standards.

Is blogging good for your health?

This Boston Globe article, Cancer blogs become part of treatment, indicates that blogging about your condition has a positive impact.

The article states:

Boyd is one of a growing number of cancer patients turning to the Internet to discuss their disease, keeping friends and family updated, and connecting with other patients, according to oncology social workers and psychologists. Personal blogs, listservs, and sites like CarePages, CaringBridge, and Breast Cancer Stories give patients an outlet to express the emotional turmoil associated with the disease, enabling a virtual catharsis for some. . .

. . . While there hasn’t been much research done on the relatively recent phenomenon, patients attest to its many benefits. And two Ohio State University researchers, conducting one of the first studies on cancer patient blogs, said their preliminary findings suggest that online journals indeed help.

Thanks to Alan Goldberg for pointing out the article on the AHLA HIT listserve.

Recently I was interviewed for an article looking at the legal issues involved in the developing world of EHRs and PHRs written by Beth Walsh for ADVANCE Magazine. The article, Looking at Legality: Medical Records - New questions and concerns are popping up around the legalities of EHRs and PHRs, appears in the August 11, 2008 edition of the magazine.

Those interested in reading the article can register for the free online digital edition of ADVANCE Magazine (left side bar). The article appears on page 24.

The Capitol Hill Campus Advisory Council is a semi-annual gathering of former congressional staff who are now in the private sector. This reception will highlight the Mercatus Center’s largest outreach program Capitol Hill Campus.

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