December 2008 - News - emrupdate.com

Gleeman's Daily News-12/31

Human Interest: Country Doctor of the Year-50yrs. of house calls This month, Watson received the Country Doctor of the Year award, which honors a primary care physician who best exemplifies the spirit of rural practitioners. The award is given out by...

Published Wed, Dec 31 2008 8:47 AM by Robert Gleeman

Gleeman's Daily News-12/30

From England: Binge drinking seen by young as "cool" The linkage between alcohol and having fun is strengthened with adverts representing the 'coolness' of extreme drinking, as well as social networking websites that share images of...

Published Tue, Dec 30 2008 8:14 AM by Robert Gleeman

Gleeman's Daily News-12/29

Home gene-splicing kits on the way? Amateur genetic engineering Using homemade lab equipment and the wealth of scientific knowledge available online, these hobbyists are trying to create new life forms through genetic engineering - a field long dominated...

Published Mon, Dec 29 2008 7:51 AM by Robert Gleeman

Gleeman's Daily News-12/24

HL-7 publishes their own set of standards for PHR International healthcare IT standards body Health Level Seven (HL7), has published the Personal Health Record System Functional Model (PHR-S FM) as a draft standard for trial use. Compatible with Google...

Published Wed, Dec 24 2008 9:52 AM by Robert Gleeman

Gleeman's Daily News-12/23

HIMSS calls for $25 billion to help speed EMR adoption It's become pretty clear that President-Elect Obama thinks the best kind of economic stimulus is one that also creates lasting jobs, and the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society...

Published Tue, Dec 23 2008 9:13 AM by Robert Gleeman

Gleeman's Daily News-12/22

Should you buy or bypass organic foods? The conventionally grown apple costs less and is a proven family favorite. But the organic apple has a label that says "USDA Organic." Does that mean it's better? Safer? More nutritious? Several differences...

Published Mon, Dec 22 2008 8:16 AM by Robert Gleeman

Gleeman's Daily News-12/19

6 Medical Myths Debunked Holiday sweets don't make the kids more hyperactive. Suicides don't go up over the holidays. Poinsettias aren't poisonous. Avoiding eating at night won't keep the pounds off. The only way to cure a hangover is...

Published Fri, Dec 19 2008 9:41 AM by Robert Gleeman

Gleeman's Daily News-12/18

European version of 911 Emergency number is 112 "112 working everywhere in the EU is a nice present to all Europeans, and the timing is perfect: during the holiday season of hectic travel people will spend a lot of time in other EU countries. From...

Published Thu, Dec 18 2008 8:24 AM by Robert Gleeman

Gleeman's Daily News-12/17

Europe fights drug counterfeiting with barcodes Moreover, to ensure clarity of information, the EU executive calls for advertising of prescription medicines to be scrapped. It also wants to introduce stricter rules regarding the content of pharmaceutical...

Published Wed, Dec 17 2008 8:48 AM by Robert Gleeman

Gleeman's Daily News-12/16

Physician leaders call for tuition breaks to insure primary care Physicians in Wisconsin, Massachusetts and Connecticut hope that the findings will be a springboard to find ways to improve each state's -- and the nation's -- doctor supply. "The...

Published Tue, Dec 16 2008 8:19 AM by Robert Gleeman

Gleeman's Daily News-12/15

EHRs and prevention: where are we now? Doctors tend to ignore prevention largely because they're overworked and busy. The EHR can help doctors stay on top of this excess of incoming data, allowing them to track exactly who needs what preventive measures...

Published Mon, Dec 15 2008 7:36 AM by Robert Gleeman

Gleeman's Daily News-12/12

Dana Blankenhorn on privacy vs. HIT Isn't the real enemy, then, health insurance underwriting, which pushes employers to get around privacy in order to limit risks and costs? Then look at PPR's board and who do you find - a former Blue Cross lobbyist...

Published Fri, Dec 12 2008 7:50 AM by Robert Gleeman

Gleeman's Daily News-12/11

Fred Trotter defines the hospital EHR What happens when you specifically define an EHR in terms of functionality? You find out that almost no one has one . Everyone is talking about the "bad news" that was just released at AHIC . But most industry...

Published Thu, Dec 11 2008 6:48 AM by Robert Gleeman

Gleeman's Daily News-12/10

Many of the flaws of EHR existed in paper world too More structure and planning help to head off excuses and voluntary non-compliance. One of the more common excuses is finding reasons the system is less than perfect, ignoring the fact that the system...

Published Wed, Dec 10 2008 8:09 AM by Robert Gleeman

Gleeman's Daily News-12/09

Dr. Al Borges mentioned in the news blog, "CCHIT and OSS" I'm not alone in my thinking. Some of the folks over at emrupdate.com (namely, Dr. Al Borges) have been quite vocal about it. You can see his comment here on histalk2.com , which...

Published Tue, Dec 09 2008 7:52 AM by Robert Gleeman

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