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MPT Podcast 9 – The Challenges of Integrating a New Technology into the Medical Practice, with guest Chris Mertens, VP of the Personal Systems Group for Hewlett-Packard. This Issue: Why healthcare providers are skeptical of implementing EHR despite its reported benefits What are some other concerns physicians have, such as cost or loss of productivity? […]
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++ 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 […]
