Archive for July, 2009
The Meaningful Use Folly
It’s time to look closely at “meaningful use.” In past posts, I have argued that “meaningful use” must be the driver of the EHR standards and certification process, and it appears that the HIT Policy Committee has come to the same conclusion. At its July 16th meeting, the Committee shifted its emphasis from the features [...]
Interview on “Meaningful Use” with Rosemarie Nelson, National Consultant on Physician Practice Management and EHR Implementation.
In addition to her private consulting practice, Rosemarie Nelson serves as an MGMA Principal Consultant and a member of the CCHIT Ambulatory Workgroup, which is revising certification criteria to match the Stimulus Plan’s definition of “meaningful use.”
Rosemarie Nelson has her finger on the pulse of private practice physicians. Rather than commenting myself on the newly [...]
Point-and-Click EMR: See What Can Happen
Rather than post a narrative commentary this week, I thought we could all use some levity!
Every time I see this clip from “I Love Lucy,” it evokes an image of how a physician must feel when he uses a click-heavy EMR and struggles to keep up with his waiting room full of patients. See [...]
The Sea Changes at CCHIT
Last month, in a post entitled, “Putting the Cart Before the Horse”, I talked about the inter-relationship between the two tasks before the HIT committees—defining “meaningful use” and setting the standards for certification of EHRs under the Economic Stimulus Plan. I maintained that it makes no sense to set standards before there is an understanding [...]
