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 qualify physicians to receive the potential EHR incentive payments.
Noticeably absent from the testimony and [...]
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 to the highest level of reimbursement possible. Unfortunately, however, EMR coding has led to severe [...]
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 interest. The determination to move away from a CCHIT-certified product may seem surprising in [...]
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 those of other practices.
There are two primary characteristics that differentiate physicians depending on their specialties—patient [...]
“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 to President Obama because this critical attribute, usability, has been overlooked in the design of [...]
