Archive for June, 2009
Make It Happen!
The message is clear—physicians are concerned that their interests are being ignored, and they want their voices heard.
SRS is making that happen. We hear the voice of the physician and we will be broadcasting it to President Obama, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, Dr. David Blumenthal, the HIT Policy Committee, the HIT Standards Committee, and leading [...]
The Silent Majority Is Being Heard – Let’s Be Louder
The tide appears to be changing as the voices of the silent majority are finally being recognized in Washington. I have been repeatedly and emphatically expressing my concern that the needs of physicians—particularly high-performance physicians—are being ignored as the government attempts to encourage EHR adoption.
Last week, Gayle Harrell, an HIT Policy Committee member, made many [...]
Finally, a Voice of Reason!
The HIT Policy Committee held its second meeting yesterday. Concern over how the specifics of the EHR incentives program will be worked out is apparently so high that public access to the meeting had to be cut off when the audience reached the online meeting software’s limit.
The “Meaningful Use” Workgroup had clearly done a lot [...]
Risky Business
Watching the stock market’s gyrations over the past few months has made me reconsider investment strategies. I thought about the thousands of people who have won the million dollar lottery. These people have made a lot of money and swear by the lottery because it has changed their lives, and they would recommend lottery tickets [...]
From EMR Vendors: Fact or Fiction?
The Economic Stimulus legislation has presented an incredible opportunity for EMR vendors. Unfortunately, it seems that some of them are taking advantage of it by giving out misleading information and applying scare tactics so that practices will purchase their EMRs. Below is a sampling of such statements, which have been forwarded to me by physicians [...]
