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 […]
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In a sign of the times of the current political environment, the Montana senate initially rejected federal incentive funds for its state’s hospitals and community centers, but after consideration decided to reverse its decision. In an article on NextGov.com, John Pulley writes that Republicans took a hard line in the beginning, “rejecting the money as […]
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We have arrived at the point of no return. You are now looking at an EHR vendor contract and no matter how well you negotiate this contract, once signed, it will be very difficult for you to change your mind and “get out” without incurring large financial penalties. Once you begin using the product, there […]
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Here we are going to talk about the second stage of shopping for an EHR. We are going to assume that you did your homework, defined your goals and constraints and prepared a comprehensive list of requirements for an EHR (if you have not done so already, go back and read Part I). To continue […]
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So you’ve been hearing all about the recent EHR buzz and decided to give it a try. Whether you are convinced that electronic records are the way to go, or you have reached a point where you are willing to give it a try, the first thing to do is buy one of those EHRs. […]
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One of my partners recently attended a medical meeting where they had a breakout session on EMR implementation. The speakers told the practices to expect to have an initial 50% decrease in productivity when they implemented EMR. Why? Because the consultants that help practices go paperless will tell practices to cut their clinic volume in […]
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Recently there has been some buzz about a study out of Stanford University, which appeared in the Archives of Internal Medicine, stating that there was no significant improvement in quality of care using electronic medical records systems compared to paper record, with the exception of diet counseling for adults. However, as pointed out in an […]
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As if medical practices don’t have enough to worry about with EMR implementation, now they have to decide what kind of EMR system to get: a client-server-based system or a web-based system. The former is the kind that most of us are familiar with. You purchase a computer server, buy a license for the EMR […]
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If you Google “Pros and Cons of EMR” you will pull up a plethora of listings about why (or why not) you should consider switching from paper records to electronic ones. But, at this point, is this a pretty stupid debate? And, yes, I know, even here we have discussed both sides of the argument […]