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Coventry Healthcare found the error and has fixed the algorithm , which is called a “computer glitch” here, but it’s just another algorithm. I am trying my best to educate readers here on the power of those algorithms and how the automated processes control not only the information we receive...
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Tue, Jan 25 2011
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Here we go again talking about the expensive “data resets” that everybody in technology understands and gets but there’s some politicians out there that don’t seem to be able to digest that this is there and the expense behind it. Even Walgreens, 2 days after the election said they couldn’t afford...
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Mon, Jan 10 2011
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We have here one more effort with health insurance companies seeing the technology end of healthcare as being a profitable move. Again I look and see the tremendous amount of money being spent in this area and wonder eventually how it will all be affordable at some point in time. Other carriers...
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Tue, Dec 7 2010
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This is a bit of a switch but it is the market that is being created with better documentation and there are fears now that lawsuits could grow and if you read further down one of the items listed as a fear factor is the easier access to electronic medical records from the patient. Wait a minute...
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Wed, Dec 1 2010
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Rich and positive experiences is referenced in this article and I would like to know who really gets that today? Does anyone or are we constantly working with innovation and forgetting the collaboration part of this scheme? As technology throws us a new left curve every day, new concepts...
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Tue, Nov 16 2010
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Just today I posted this video with Bill Gates who made the comment about how depressing all of this is and it depresses me too. Economics is not good at measuring and finding value with innovation as those biased make a real mess of everything. Bill Gates on Reinventing Capitalism–Building...
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Mon, Aug 30 2010
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I like to keep the far right hand side open for both advertisers and resources to be used by healthcare individuals as well as consumers. Today I did an update with both the graphics and added a new PHR to the list, Patient Ally. Patient Ally is also a “free” PHR that is offered and stored on...
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Fri, Aug 27 2010
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Somebody said the other day that you can now major in analytics in college, and I jokingly said I thought that was going to be the next 12 step program for those addicted to analytics. You may laugh at this comment but there’s a lot of truth to some of this as data bases along with queries and...
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Mon, Jul 19 2010
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This adds more support to a permanent fix for the Medicare compensation fix too, a good thing. Perhaps this group can make some impact where others have not been able to get their attention. Most members of Congress from what I read though, are “non participants” in most areas of healthcare themselves...
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Wed, Jun 23 2010
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I say this quite a bit here at the Medical Quack, there’s nothing better than first hand experience and it saves time in trying to figure out what others think too. This is why we have the big boom on social networks. It’s a given fact that we have very few role models out there today when...
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Mon, May 17 2010
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The encryption process came a little too late here, was in progress but not completed. Five of the stolen computers contained records that were password protected but not encrypted. Here’s the link to the insurance companies they represent and work with. Just for the mention here while on...
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This makes a very good point about “tech denial” and lack of participation and understanding of some governmental leaders. We have wellness programs and analytics that are put there to help consumers, but what about the balance here? A truck driver could have an accident being distracted...
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Wed, Mar 31 2010
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There’s no way a little dated COBOL stands in the way with moving medical records, and 15 more contracts have been awarded for providing medical records to Social Security. This stands to improve the enrollment time for those with disabilities and claims. Also, this is the month slated...
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Tue, Feb 2 2010
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I think the US would be too busy fighting and marketing over which EHR program to bring from everything I read about how we are handling healthcare here in the US with some dysfunctional decision processes run by business and not necessarily always involving the government. You do have to give...
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Wed, Jan 20 2010
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Ok, here’s one more good reason not to rely on paper charts! Also, it looks like Metro didn’t have enough insurance coverage in the till to pay for the cleaning and scanning of the records either. This sounds like maybe one of those “sewage savings accounts”? (grin) I didn’t see any...