Archive for March, 2009
What Is a Hybrid EMR?
The continued success of hybrid EMR has prompted extensive debate about what actually constitutes one. While the Internet is now filled with discussions about EMRs, the number of conversations regarding hybrid EMRs has exploded. People are always asking me what it is that makes hybrid EMRs work so well and how they are different from [...]
ePrescribing—A Great First Step
In contrast to the concerns I have expressed in prior posts about the government’s EHR incentives plan, the Medicare ePrescribing program is an example of the appropriate way to reconcile the goals of the government with the needs and motivations of practicing physicians, on whose participation the success of the program depends.
The ePrescribing program should [...]
A Physician’s Voice
It is one thing for me to describe the limitations of traditional (CCHIT-type) EMRs. After all, I have a vested interest in a hybrid EMR. I have devoted 12 years of my life to developing a type of EMR that reflects the physician’s voice and that offers benefits for workflow and quality of patient care. [...]
Challenge EMR Vendors to “Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is”
Change has arrived. The government, through the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), will provide an incentive if you purchase and meaningfully use a “government” EMR. The problem is that the HHS incentive will only pay for the type of systems that have a dismal track record with busy, high-volume physicians.
Landmark studies have demonstrated [...]
