EMR notes: Copy and paste, done in haste, what a waste
An epidemic is sweeping the country, and no one is doing anything about it. No it’s not Zika...
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One Step Closer to Third-World Medicine?
In a post 2 weeks ago, I discussed why elderly patients don’t get out of bed and walk when hospitalized. You can read it here. I wrote that a major reason that staff does not have time to walk patients is that they are too...
Why Primary Care is the Future of Healthcare
Several weeks ago, Primary Care Progress asked me to serve as one of their guest bloggers for this year’s National Primary Care Week, writing on the theme: “Why is primary care the future of healthcare?” I...
IDWeek 2012: EMRs Improve Treatment of ARV Recipients
The Particulars: Antiretroviral (ARV) medication errors may lead to toxicity and could decrease the efficacy of therapy over time. Such errors can also lead to the development of viral mutations to current ARV therapy and limit...
A Report on Physician Adoption of EHRs
A report from the National Center for Health Statistics indicates that 55% of physicians had adopted an electronic health record (EHR) system in 2011. The report, available at www.cdc.gov/nchs, reviews the types of systems that...
Health IT: Patients Ready, Docs Lagging
Patients are well ahead of providers in demanding online access to health information (IT) and communication tools, according to a new survey. Consumers are eager to use both the internet and mobile devices to connect with their...
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Meaningful Use
This July marked the 16th anniversary of the installation of our electronic medical record. Yup....
Information Technology as Communication
Much of health information technology (IT) focuses on patient documentation, compliance, and coding. While this is clearly a valuable service, there is still much more that can be garnered from health IT. Medicine needs to take...
U.S. Docs Lag Behind Foreign Colleagues in Embracing Healthcare IT
U.S. physicians are not nearly as sold on the benefits of healthcare IT as are their international...
Report Predicts Top 4 EHR Vendors
A new report released by IDC Health Insights names four EHR vendors as likely market leaders in...
