Archive - March 2006

Loose Sheets of Paper

I was approached the other day by my HIM (medical records) staff with a sheet of paper asking me to find which patient it belonged to. Yes, unfortunately we...

Think It –> EMR It

Sure, Dragon Naturally Speaking is amazing voice recognition software and very useful to an EMR. Biometrics is great for security and speed of access. Facial...

Google Health Portal

Looking over the search terms that have been used to find my site I’ve often been surprised by how many people are interested in my Google Portal for...

CCHIT Certification and SHOVEL

I’ve been reading quite a bit of discussion about a new CCHIT certification that is being created for EMR companies. I really think these medical...

SnoMed and RxNorm

Why would an EMR company not want to use these databases (or at least ones like them)? I’ve recenly come accross SnoMed and RxNorm. I honestly...

What’s in a Name?

Many people who have come to my EMR and HIPAA blog have probably wondered why the address of the website is www.crashutah.com. Honestly, there is only one...

   

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