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Physicians have long suspected that part of the reason that the government and the insurance industry are so gung-ho about EHR adoption is to keep a closer eye on health-care providers. And here is an example of just that. A Blue Cross Blue Shield provider (Highmark) is developing quality measures for its providers (internists, family […]
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An article on Medical Business Resources points out the potential pitfalls of dropping an insurance plan without doing your homework. They cite a report by the Medical Group Management Association that found more practices were renegotiating or eliminating low-paying insurance plans this year than last – 56% compared to 50%. Most physicians probably make these […]
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A post on HealthAffairsBlog illustrates the case of a community in Delaware where the adoption of electronic medical records was spear-headed by the local hospital system, Christiana Care. But it also brings up three challenges that any community would have in trying to reach that same goal: How to we get everyone communicating on the […]
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Recently I wrote about a Harvard study that found evidence that physicians that use electronic medical records systems (EMRs) are less likely to be involved in a malpractice lawsuit. But regardless of whether your charts are better documented and therefore make you less of a target for a claim, does using EMR make you practice […]
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According to a report by Fierce Healthcare, a survey from the American Medical Association found that 95 out of every 100 physicians will be sued for malpractice sometime in their career. In addition, their 2007-2008 survey of almost 6,000 physicians across 42 specialties found that: About 2/3 of doctors aged 55 and older have been […]
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A neat post from Pediatric Inc demonstrates how a keen eye and an open mind can pick up some great business tips from seemingly unrelated industries. In this case, a pediatrician’s experience on JetBlue Airlines teaches him how customer service is done right and how it can be applied to a medical practice. Some of […]
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According to a study from Harvard University, physicians who use electronic medical records systems may be less likely to be sued. “When providers use electronic records in the outpatient setting, the likelihood of a paid malpractice settlement was about two-thirds as high,” said one of the lead authors, David Westfall Bates, MD, professor of medicine […]
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Watch this video for a clear explanation of EMR – electronic medical records – and issues of implementation for medical practices.
