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MU stage 1 is the cornerstone of a much larger change
In their WSJ article, Stephen Soumerai and Ross Koppel point out that physicians and hospitals have spent billions of dollars on costly healthcare information technologies and have not realized...
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Healthcare is a Social Media Feast
In an article about patient portals, the writer comments, “To be honest, I’m not a big fan of calling people and talking on the phone.” I think this sentence defines the future of healthcare technology...
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EMR adoption doesn’t have to hurt a bit
I have blogged about change a few times already. This is a pretty important topic as it relates to healthcare reform and technology adoption. It can be summed up in a single sentence: Change is coming....
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Meaningful Use doesn’t have to be painful
In my last blog, I talked about the changes forced upon healthcare providers and some software developers who were striving to minimize the impact of these changes. I received comments stating their...
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Windows 8 and Surface are poised to disrupt healthcare
Microsoft just announced Rounds, a Windows 8 application that simplifies workflow for doctors and nurses within a hospital. This is innovation is disruptive and thoughtful. It epitomizes healthcare....
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Passionate for healthcare technology
In my last blog, I talked about technology being disruptive for the healthcare industry. Since then, I found another article that takes it a bit further. Valve, an online gaming company, has pushed...
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Angry Docs: A Mission to Conquer Meaningful Use Requirements
Who would have imagined ten years ago that many of us would spend hours using a slingshot to fling hacked off birds on a single mission to destroy arrogant pigs? We do this using computers smaller than...
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EMR Selection: Caveat Emptor
Based on the most recent meaningful use statistics published by CMS, the majority of Eligible Physicians submitting MU claims for Medicare have not been paid. Medicaid is only marginally better....
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EHRs: Change is coming in 2013
Sean Brooks, in his article 5 EHR predictions, very astutely anticipates several upcoming changes related to Electronic Health Records: 2013 will be the year of the replacement EHRs Many EHR vendors...
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Pushing the Blue Button for Meaningful Use
It has been shown that active patient engagement results in fewer hospital readmissions, decreased medical errors, and less consequences resulting from poor communications. Engaging patients improves...
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