++ Click to Enlarge Image ++ Via:MPH Degree Programs.com A couple of thoughts on this: I read an article stating that the main reason the health care expenditures in the US are so high is because doctors here are overpaid relative to physicians in these other countries, and that doctors make 5x what their […]
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Like many things in life, you can either choose to do something or wait until something happens to you. Many physicians are taking the latter approach when it comes to electronic medical records implementation and the Meaningful Use (MU) incentives from CMS. Their feeling is that it would be safer to wait until EMR systems […]
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MPT Podcast 8 – Recent Changes in the Enforcement of the HITECH Act and the Impact on Your Practice, With Guest Mike Meikle, Hawkthorne Group. This Issue: Possible civil and criminal penalties a medical practice can face What do the new HITECH Act provisions mean to your medical practice? What are potential penalties for violating […]
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I was following a thread on an EHR forum where someone made the statement: “If you are still using scribes in your practice then you didn’t choose the right EMR system.” I’m not sure about this but I think this comment probably came from either a consultant or from a doctor who hasn’t started using […]
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Does having EMR in your practice make it more marketable? In a post on Medical Office Today, Mike Meikle, CEO of the Hawkthorne Group consulting firm says that today’s patients have the perception that practices with EMR are more sophisticated and up-to-date, even if they have a limited understanding of the technology. But, apart from […]
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From the KevinMD blog comes this post posing the question, Does using an EMR system cause emotional detachment from patients? I have often heard the remark from colleagues who don’t use EMR that they are concerned about sitting behind a monitor and losing that personal connection with their patients. My reply is this: haven’t we […]
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From the Boston Childrens Hospital comes an innovative web-based tool for disease management, the eDMC or electronic Developmental Medicine Center. This came as a result of the challenges inherent in obtaining information from parents on their children with health-related social problems. It is difficult enough, as they point out, to get family members to fill […]
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Mac EMR Software Guide – Bonus Resource. Many healthcare professionals are looking to Apple products such as the iPad, iPod, and iPhone to complement their medical practices. But how many are looking to actually run their practice’s EMR on a Mac? While many are investigating the feasibility of running a Mac-based practice, they’re finding that there are […]
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The variety of new technology coming into the market can sometime make one’s head spin. Physicians are especially vulnerable to the call of the latest, greatest gadget. The Apple iPad certainly fits the bill when it comes to the consumer – entertainment, apps, great design. But can that translate to the environment of the medical […]
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Hidden on the second page of an article on Information Week on healthcare IT was a quick comment regarding adoption of electronic medical records and their effect on malpractice insurance premiums. We all are aware that for the past several years, doctors have been told that if they implement EMR – with their superior documentation […]