February 2010 - EMR and HIPAA

Still Sustainable Funding Model for HIE

Today, I attended a forum at HIMSS 10 where I heard a representative from a small state talk about their plans for an HIE. They’ve already introduced some legislation that will allow people in their state to opt out of having their information stored...

Published Sun, Feb 28 2010 11:26 PM by EMR and EHR

First Day of HIMSS 10

Well, I must admit that I’m a bit overwhelmed by everything I’ve seen and heard at HIMSS 10 in Atlanta. This thing is enormous. Although, I think I’m also trying to overcome the lack of sleep. Taking the Red-Eye from Las Vegas was the...

Published Sun, Feb 28 2010 10:22 PM by EMR and HIPAA

Doctors’ Documentation Methods Not Ready for EMR

An interesting link came across my twitter stream tonight that suggested that doctors aren’t ready for electronic medical records. Here’s a short section that basically captures the bloggers point: Last week, a blog in the Houston Chronicle...

Published Sun, Feb 28 2010 12:19 AM by EMR and EHR

One EMR Blogger Down

The EMR blogging world is pretty small. There really aren’t that many of us that write about EMR. There are quite a few blogs that will occasionally write about EMR, but very few that give really good practical advice on EMR implementations. Well...

Published Sat, Feb 27 2010 12:10 PM by EMR and HIPAA

Various Clinical Workflows – Oncology in Particular

I’m always interested in interacting with the readers of this blog. Plus, I like to help people out that email me asking questions. Plus, I’m swamped preparing for HIMSS and putting the finishing touches on my EMR selection e-Book. So, here’s...

Published Fri, Feb 26 2010 11:10 AM by EMR and HIPAA

More Advertisers on EMR and EHR Just in Time for HIMSS 10

I’m seriously ramping up for HIMSS right now. Today I sifted through 200+ emails from PR people about HIMSS. I filtered that down to about the 15 best companies that would be of interest to readers of this site. Add that to my existing connections...

Published Fri, Feb 26 2010 10:18 AM by EMR and EHR

Offsite Backup Services for an EMR

I’ve been seeing a number of new offsite backup services for EMR software. They are becoming quite sophisticated and are an option that I think many doctors offices should consider. I know that in one doctors office I setup a USB hard drive which...

Published Thu, Feb 25 2010 11:08 AM by EMR and HIPAA

Healthcare IT Spending and the Banking Industry

I did a pretty controversial post over on EMR and HIPAA which compared the adoption of IT in banking with adoption in healthcare IT. I guess a lot of people have opinions on why healthcare IT hasn’t adopted technology as quickly as other industries...

Published Thu, Feb 25 2010 12:35 AM by EMR and EHR

My Major HIMSS 10 Event Plans

I’ll admit that I’m having an interesting challenge figuring out how to manage all of the various things I can do at HIMSS. I’m sure that many others have the same problem. Not to mention managing the mix of all the content that’s...

Published Tue, Feb 23 2010 12:01 PM by EMR and HIPAA

EMR Conversions

I got an email asking me about converting an EMR from one EMR vendor to another. No doubt as time progresses, we’re going to see more and more clinics having to make the switch as clinics continue to consolidate. Here’s my response to this...

Published Tue, Feb 23 2010 12:50 AM by EMR and EHR

Need for additional guidance…The Meaningful Use Mantra

John Halamka wrote some interesting comments about the various feedback he’s heard on the meaningful use guidelines on his blog. He gives some interesting insight into why ONC’s interim final rule is so vague (basically regulation/rule making...

Published Mon, Feb 22 2010 12:34 PM by EMR and HIPAA

ONC Standards Make CCHIT Process Irrelevant

FierceEMR has really hit the healthcare IT arena in force over the past 6 months. They even have a big party planned for HIMSS. I’ll probably be stopping by since it’s the day after the New Media Meetup at HIMSS. Well, one of my favorite healthcare...

Published Mon, Feb 22 2010 11:29 AM by EMR and HIPAA

Designing an EMR as More Than a Paper Chart

EMR Quote of the Day comes from a comment on one of my most popular posts: “An EMR is not a paper chart on the computer screen and as long as users think that way, complain when it doesn’t work that way, and vendors design that way… there will be...

Published Sun, Feb 21 2010 12:06 PM by EMR and HIPAA

Sad State of Healthcare

It’s the weekend and so I have less readers. That means I like to post a wide variety of things on the weekend. The following came to my email and I laughed so hard I couldn’t help but post it. Enjoy! So you’re a senior citizen and the...

Published Sun, Feb 21 2010 11:06 AM by EMR and EHR

Cost of EHR Certification

We’ve had a lot of discussion in the past about the cost of EHR certification. It’s been one of the biggest complaints about CCHIT and their EHR certification. One of my readers wanted me to post again about the costs and how this will be...

Published Sat, Feb 20 2010 11:44 AM by EMR and HIPAA