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• How Important is it for Doctors to have Computer Skills?

  
  Medical Executive-Post @ Healthcare Financials.com — Authority: 133
  Very … It’s ImperativeBy Staff ReportersEmergency physician Shadowfax is recruiting doctors for his hospital, and balances the typical choices one must make balancing clinical knowledge versus interpersonal skills.Deal-BreakerOne deal-breaker is the lack of modern computer skills. Unfortunately, in this modern ...
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• Medicare Extends PHR Pilot — Big Mistake!

  
  e-CareManagement — Authority: 118
  Medicare announced today that it is extending its Personal Health Record (PHR) pilot project for residents of Utah and Arizona. This is a waste of time and taxpayer dollars. Those of you who read my blog know that I’m a big fan of PHRs, but you have to know when you’re backing the wrong approach. What’s ...
  2 days ago

• Meaningful Use, ONC, Ix, and Me

  
  Information Therapy (Ix) Blog — Authority: 104
  Since we launched the the Center for Information Therapy (IxCenter) eight years ago, we have focused on three core objectives: Advancing the practice of information therapy (Ix). Building the science around Ix. Embedding Ix into everyday care delivery. The rationale for this approach has always been ...
  4 days ago

• Feedback Rolls in on Halamka’s New Stance on Standards: Cats Pissed, Dogs Thrilled

  
  e-CareManagement — Authority: 118
  Continuing his stunning reversal of long held perspectives, Dr. John Halamka’s blog post today suggests Guiding Principles for HIT Standards Committee : Keep it simple; think big, but start small; recommend standards as minimal as possible to support the business goal and then build as you go Don’t let ...
  4 days ago

• Don’t Hide a Security Breach if You Can’t Do the Time

  
  Medical Executive-Post @ Healthcare Financials.com — Authority: 133
  When Will Costs Outweigh Health Information Technololgy? By Darrell K. Pruitt; DDSAt what point will security data breaches become so costly that dentists will abandon computerization and return to pegboards and ledger cards?Senate Judiciary CommitteeA week ago, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved two separate ...
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• Dr. Blumenthal, I Mistakenly Received Your Email Intended for Judy Faulkner, CEO, Epic

  
  e-CareManagement — Authority: 118
  David Blumenthal, M.D., M.P.P. National Coordinator for Health Information Technology U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Dear Dr. Blumenthal, I was honored to receive a personal email from you today. However, after reading it, I conclude that you must have intended to send this email to Judith ...
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• John Halamka’s Stunning 180: “Dogs and Cats Should Live in Harmony”

  
  e-CareManagement — Authority: 118
  The King of the Cats has just acknowledged that indeed cats and dogs should co-exist peacefully. Dr. John Halamka — Vice Chair of the HIT Standards Committee of the ONC and one of the most vocal and influential figures in health IT — writes a blog post this morning entitled “The Genius of AND” . Halamka ...
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• Headline Commentary Nov 1 - 8

  
  Health Content Advisors — Authority: 107
  »  Magazine Preview - If Health Care Is Going to Change, Dr. Brent James’s Ideas Will Change It - NYTimes.com NYTimes on how InterMountain Healthcare is adapting EBM practices to improve outcomes. »  When Doctors Create Their Own Evidence-Based Medicine - Health Blog - WSJ Short article on Intermountain ...
  2 weeks ago

• Texas test lab says it may compete with CCHIT

  
  News — Authority: 127
  Its the news weve been waiting for since June, when the Healthcare IT Policy Committee recommended that there be multiple entities that certify EHRs for compliance with federal "meaningful use" standards: A group has come forward to say it may compete with the Certification Commission for Healthcare Information ...
  2 weeks ago

• Headline Commentary October 19-31

  
  Health Content Advisors — Authority: 107
  »  Microsoft and Its Competitors Still In Search of Mainstream User Base for Personal Health Records | Xconomy Usage of free PHR services hasn’t yet taken off. Peter Neupert of MSFT hints that wider adoption of IT by physicians and better connectedness between the stakeholders are needed before the value of ...
  3 weeks ago

• Criticizing Electronic Medical Records?

  
  Medical Executive-Post @ Healthcare Financials.com — Authority: 133
  By Brent A. Metfessel; MD, MSBy Staff Writerswww.HealthcareFinancials.comDespite ARRA and the HITECH initiatives, eMRs are not without drawbacks. And, with apologies to USCTO Aneesh Chopra, we list the following.   List of DrawbacksThe following are some of the more notable negatives:Operator dependence — The term ...
  3 weeks ago

• Championing Electronic Medical Records?

  
  Medical Executive-Post @ Healthcare Financials.com — Authority: 133
  By Brent A. Metfessel; MD, MSBy Staff Writerswww.HealthcareFinancials.comeMRs involve accessibility at the bedside either through bedside terminals, portable workstations, laptops, wireless tablets, and hand-held computers and personal digital assistants (PDAs), (e.g., 3ComtmPalm Pilot®). The inputs can either be ...
  3 weeks ago

• Senator Grassley: You’re on Track About EMR Problems, But Here Are Some More Questions to Ask

  
  e-CareManagement — Authority: 118
  An article in today’s Washington Post links to a letter written by Senator Charles E. Grassley. The letter is directed at 10 EMR (electronic medical record) vendors, and asks very pointed questions about whether the vendors have been negligent in not addressing patient safety issues in their technologies. ...
  4 weeks ago

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