Archive for April, 2009

Is Obama Listening to Physicians? Report from Day 1 of Government Hearing on “Meaningful Use”

Two SRS representatives are currently in Washington, D.C., attending the Hearing on “Meaningful Use” of Health Information Technology. They are listening to (and will provide) testimony to the government on what should constitute “meaningful use” of an EHR that would [...]

Read More

The Risk of Automated EMR Coding

A frequent topic of conversation is how to improve the claims-coding process. If you are intrigued by the automated E&M coding offered by an EMR, I suggest caution. This feature has high marketing appeal—promising that office visits will be coded [...]

Read More

Life After De-installing CCHIT

Our recent announcement regarding a practice that has decided to de-install their existing CCHIT-certified EMR and replace it with the SRS hybrid EMR has been referred to as “gutsy” in the HISTalk blog and has generated a tremendous amount of [...]

Read More

The High-Performance Physician

Two weeks ago, I described the hybrid EMR as a high-performance EMR, designed for and successful in high-performance practices. This has spurred conversations about the characteristics of high-performance practices, and why their needs for EMR technology differ so greatly from [...]

Read More

“Dear President Obama”

Last week, I talked about one of the defining characteristics of hybrid EMRs—that they are designed for high-performance, high-volume, and high-revenue practices. They are successful in these practices because physicians find them highly “usable.” I am sending the following letter [...]

Read More