There is a very interesting blog post by Steve Brown that gives us a novel way of approaching the massive challenge that is healthcare reform. While politicians and pundits are arguing about how to spend stimulus bill money, nobody is thinking about how to improve the dissemination of information. This, after all, is the holy […]
July 2009
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Cartoon of the Month – September
You gotta love those Medicare Advantage plans: lower reimbursements for physicians, more hassles for patients, AND they cost more!
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According to a recent report from McKinsey, the US Congressional Budget Office (or CBO, always described by the media as “non-partisan”) predicts that the stimulus incentives for EMR adoption will have a significant effect on medical practices in this regard, as compared to projections without the incentives. Part of this is due to the fact […]
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In order for your electronic medical records (EMR) implementation to be successful, you need to get buy-in from your employees. And for that to happen you need some key personnel involved from the get-go. It’s not possible for just one person to handle this task alone, no matter how talented he or she is. The […]
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Putting Meaningful Use in Your Practice
A recent article in the AMA news discussed some of the continued ambiguities of the “Meaningful Use” prerequisites handed down by the Health IT Policy Committee. Nevertheless, it does give everyone an idea of where they are headed. Generally speaking, meaningful users are defined as healthcare-providers who are using E-Prescribing, that their EMR technology is […]
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When medical practices change over from paper to electronic medical records (EMR), steps must be taken to ensure that the records remain legally sound. The change to electronic medical records brings up some issues with compliance, privacy, and security. Below you will find some important considerations to make when switching your practice over to EMR. […]
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Well, not exactly your grandmother, but a report in Management Science states that nursing homes are leading the rest of the healthcare field in overall adoption of electronic medical records. Why? Apparently, as states adopt more stringent privacy laws, there has been a negative impact on record sharing – as much as a 24% decrease. […]
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Teach Doctors How to Play Football?
Physicians concerned about getting left out in the cold when it comes to stimulus money for EMR implementation may want to take up playing football. Gov. Bobby Jindal recently signed off on two pieces of legislation: the first creates a loan program for electronic health records, allocating about $5 Million with hopes of obtaining more […]
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