With escalating costs and  decreased reimbursements, it will be hard enough to come up with funds for electronic record implementation, let alone training for it. The government thinks so too. In August, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services publicized that it was making $1.2 billion available to create regional health information technology centers. [...]
One of the many aims of EMR implementation is to decrease the liability. However, because usage is still at such a low percentage yet, medical liability insurers have no proof that it in fact cuts down on risk. Many insurance carriers feel there are not enough practices using EMRs yet to measure how effective the [...]
Bribes have often been used to modify behavior. Pavlov proved that with his scientific experiments. The question now is whether bribes will modify behavior toward maintaining or obtaining wellness and by eliminating bad habits. We will soon know the answer since the Senate has passed a provision in the new health bill called the Safeway [...]
With over 200 approved electronic medical record vendors vying for your business and more appearing every day, the process of selecting the most appropriate one for your practice as well as implementing it, can be a very daunting process. After all, healthcare providers are educated in medicine, not information technology. Fortunately, there are now many [...]
While debate swirls around the Senate regarding insurance for the American population, few are looking at who the providers for the insurance coverage will be. According to the Association of American Medical Colleges in their October 2008 article “The Complexities of Physician Supply and Demand: Projections through 2025â€, there will be a physician shortage of [...]
The following holiday wishes are brought to you care of Claudia Tessier, an active participant  in mhealth initiatives. Twas the year before mHealth, when all through healthcare’s house,Little patient information was stirring, not even with a Mouse. The hopes for EMRs were hung by the ONC office with care,In hopes that Congressional mandates soon would [...]
My friends cajoled me into seeing the midnight buffet. After getting up early , exercising and running around all day, the only thing that I wanted to see was the back of my eyelids. I must admit, I had a morbid curiosity to see the buffet-not for the food layout which was sumptuous, but for [...]
There are many cliches that can be applied to this woman. Everything comes to those that wait Will wins out Follow your passion and your riches will follow The amazing thing is not that it took more than half of her life to be recognized. Â Rather, that she is being recognized at all which is [...]
Currently I am on a cruise ship in the Carribean with people from all over the world. It is very special during holiday season. With all the diversity of ethnic and religious backgrounds, we all share common bonds. Everyone is joyous. The Christmas tree is decorated and the menorah is lit. May we all take [...]
This interesting question and the following was written by John Chandler, director at chandlersearch.net A reporter recently asked House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D–CA) where in the Constitution Congress is given the authority to force Americans to buy health insurance, she responded, “Are you serious? Are you serious?” Responding to a follow-up question to this non-answer, [...]
