Sometimes I feel like it’s my mission to combat the myths associated with EMR certification, selection and implementation. Ok, so maybe it’s mostly...
Archive - July 2009
This weekend I had the delightful experience of spending time hanging out in the hospital as my wife gave birth to our third child. All went well and baby and...
I turned on the radio on Monday and they were talking about Healthcare again. Universal coverage, the August recess, the “blue dog” democrats. I keep thinking...
Because of all the money being thrown at doctors and hospitals as part of the HITECH (Health Information Technology for Economic & Clinical Health) Act, a...
One of the things that has bothered me most about the $36.3 billion which is estimated to be spent by the government in EMR stimulus money is the affect...
Traffic at EMR and HIPAA usually slows down on the weekend and so I try to keep my weekend posts just a little bit lighter than the rest of the week. Often...
I’m always sad when I come across an EMR implementation that doesn’t have an interface between their EMR and their lab. I can appreciate someone...
Yes, I’m still on my kick of asking the question of why we’re making the definition of meaningful use so complicated. Certainly I could make an...
This is a SHOUT OUT to all doctors who use EMRs. Which EMRs do you use and how do you like them. Do you love them or hate them? Are you luke warm in your like...
Hospitals are buying EMR systems for the Physician Groups that they own and they are allowed to pay 85% of the software and training costs for their...