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Bringing Providers, Health Care Executives and Administrators into the 21st Century

Below we have 2 different physicians, one who embraces technology so much to the fact that she has become an technology evangelist to help and convince other physicians to “buy in”, and she works as an emergency ER physician too. The second physician...

Published Sun, Oct 10 2008 2:15 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Tablet PCs, Medically Related, Technology, Other Items of Interest, Windows Mobile, My Commentaries, healthcare, Medical Records, CIO, CEO, Health IT, Tablet PC, Physicians, PDA, Dragon Naturally Speaking, Dictation, Speech Recognition, CTO, COO, Meetings, Windows Journal

No Credit Crunch in the Channels – Health Care IT Financing

This is another way to help finance Healthcare IT purchases. Microsoft Partners can help advise on how to qualify and get started for a simple example. Also in the news today, Dell computer, backed by Intel financing may offer some alternatives...

Published Thu, Oct 10 2008 12:03 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Microsoft/Windows News, healthcare, Intel, Medical Records, Health IT, Microsoft Partners, Credit, Financing

Emdeon Acquires Patient Statement Business From GE Healthcare

GE Centricity(TM) customers will now be served via Emdeon, who is already established as a GE Healthcare partner, but will be handling more of the administrative areas. BD NASHVILLE, Tenn., Sept 29, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Emdeon,...

Published Mon, Sep 09 2008 4:36 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Other Items of Interest, Health IT, Centricity, GE Healthcare, Emdeon

HIMSS Objects to Provisions in Stark's Health IT Legislation

I can understand this as we do not have a shortage of electronic medical records software out there, so why create one more system, the doctors and hospitals are up to their ears in learning curves these days. Besides, if they don’t use all the...

Published Mon, Sep 09 2008 2:13 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Health IT, DARPA, Congress

A Glimpse Into Health Care of the Future

What this article says is true, we have this technology already. You can look around this blog and find much of it posted over the last couple years in the technology or medically related sections. Take a look around this blog and you’ll find the...

Published Mon, Sep 09 2008 1:48 AM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Other Items of Interest, healthcare, Medical Devices, Health IT

Review EHR vendors evaluated by IT research firm – or try a free consultant

It is a mess today trying to figure out which medical records system might be right for you, and there are many evaluation methods available, but if you are a physician, the evaluation by an IT firm might still leave you in a quandary. It’s about as confusing...

Published Fri, Sep 09 2008 12:14 AM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, EMR, healthcare, Medical Records, EHR, Health IT, consultant

American Hospital Association urges DEA to pilot test proposed e-prescribing rule

Will we ever get the DEA away from paper? With the current move to e-prescribing the DEA has not come up with their exact plan yet to work with providers to make it easier to e-prescribe instead of having to use the old antiquated 4 part paper pads...

Published Thu, Sep 09 2008 2:12 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Pharma/FDA News, Health IT, Electronic Medical Records, Physicians, Prescriptions, e-Prescriptions, DEA, AMA, medicaitons, American Hospital Association

HIMSS - Awards - Healthcare IT, EMR, EHR

There are several categories listed, and nominations are open. Use the link below to access the site. You will need to sign up and establish an account to nominate. BD The Call for Nominations will run from August 15th until October...

Published Fri, Aug 08 2008 12:47 AM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, healthcare, Health IT, HIMMS

EMRConsultant.com Provides Electronic Medical Records Recommendations to Over 7,500 Medical Practices

If you are looking for a firm to help with consulting on the medical records business, here's a place to start. I know Dr. Fishman and his staff of experts can be of help in the process. BD Palm Beach Gardens, FL, August 16, 2008...

Published Mon, Aug 08 2008 7:23 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, My Commentaries, EMR, healthcare, Medical Records, EHR, Health IT, EMR Consultant

California Healthcare Foundation - Grants available to adopt HL7 Lab standards...

If you are a non profit hospital or healthcare association, well worth looking at as this can help pave the way to interoperability with electronic medical records. BD The California Healthcare Foundation in Oakland will offer grants to providers...

Published Thu, Aug 08 2008 11:42 AM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Other Items of Interest, Health IT, HL7, Grants, Hosptial, Interoperability

The NeoCube - A Toy and a Potential Concern

We have all read lately about the involvement of the FDA with toys, and from reading this review, this could possibly an good candidate for them to look at. When you look at the warnings, it is a bit scary. As mentioned in the warning, it...

Published Sun, Aug 08 2008 10:22 AM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Pharma/FDA News, Other Items of Interest, Health IT, FDA, NeoCube, Magnets, Stress

The Microsoft Health Users Group Conference - August 26th and 27th, 2008

Technical events and training, plus a tour of the Microsoft campus, just looking at the itinerary it looks to be a couple pretty full days! Follow the links for additional information and to register. BD Would you like to...

Published Tue, Aug 08 2008 1:25 AM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Microsoft/Windows News, microsoft, Health IT, HealthVault, HIMMS, Amalga

Hospitals to Test Bed Sensors – a “Smart Hospital Bed”

This looks to be some very interesting technology. All a patient does is just lay on the bed and the sensors do the rest. If the heart or respiratory rates stray outside of the normal ranges, an alert is sent. It could also alert staff to...

Published Tue, Jul 07 2008 11:38 AM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Hospital, healthcare, Health IT, Sensors, Smart Bed

Microsoft Launches New Online Resource for Nonprofit Groups

NGO = NON PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS All non profit folks who may be reading this post, this is worth looking at! Hospitals, fund raising groups, you name it. Are you looking for Grant Information, look here. There are software and...

Published Thu, Jul 07 2008 2:00 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Other Items of Interest, Microsoft/Windows News, microsoft, Health IT, Hospitals, Grants, Nonprofits, software, NGO, Hardware

Opting Out – Mennonites and Amish Face rising hospital bills

Good story from the Wall Street Journal showing how the communities are now welcoming health care assistance, but on the other hand, what is the impact on the community. Community members don’t have a problem paying bills, but they want a fair bill...

Published Tue, Jul 07 2008 12:07 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Other Items of Interest, Hospital, DNA, Genomics, Health IT

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