The use of electronic medical record systems and digitalized records became mandatory in the U.S. as of 2009. The hope of course was that patient records could then be shared where ever a patient relocated to and what ever physician the patient went to. Therefore, laboratory tests and Xray test redundancy could be avoided. But [...]
The most glaring problem with implementation of EHRs (electronic health records) in the exam room is that it lessens eye contact with the patient thereby decreasing the doctor-patient relationship. There are patients that complain of seeing more of the top or back of the doctor’s head, than the doctor’s face as the patient describes symptoms [...]
Since the implementation of computers sharing an examination room with doctors and patients has started, there is a debate as to whether the patient spends more time looking at the top of the physician’s head than the face and that it seemed that the doctor spent more time focused on the electronic record than the [...]
According to Linda Peitzman, Chief Medical Officer at Wolters Kluwer Health: “The prevalence of online resources and information in the healthcare industry has led to significant changes in how physicians and consumers alike research and access healthcare information and has even impacted how clinicians practice medicine. Clinical decision support tools have changed the medical industry [...]
U.S. Olympic Committee To Use EHR Tools During London 2012 Games On Thursday, the U.S. Olympic Committee announced that it will use an electronic health record system to manage care for athletes, staff and volunteers, eWeek reports. The announcement marks the first time that USOC has used an EHR system to manage care. Bill Moreau, USOC managing director of [...]
“Have you been wondering whether all this emphasis on electronic medical systems has actually helped the patient? ” This question was asked and explored by Seth Emont, Ph.D., M.S., who is the principal of White Mountain Research Associates, L.L.C. He researches and evaluates the delivery and quality of clinical care. After researching this question, he [...]
Modern Healthcare, journal Health Affairs reports in a study where 700 doctors in 2008 and 2009 were asked about PHRs. Not only would usage of these systems be beneficial to the patients and create more eficiency in the practice, it would be a great medical marketing ploy or health marketing ploy. However, while 24% refused [...]
According to researchers at North Carolina State University, concern about privacy is what is really holding back EHR acceptance. Worry about making oneself vulnerable to identity theft is at the heart of this issue. David Baumer, head of N.C. State’s business management department and author of a new study, concurs and validates this concern. According [...]
This past weekend I had a great opportunity to attend a conference in Jacksonville, Florida hosted by Health 2.0. If you are interested in this, Health 2.0 is taking the “show” on the road and will be in many geographical areas in the country over the next 4 months. Vendors for emr systems exhibited and [...]
There appears to be some excitement over an amendment to the Senate bill permitting healthcare providers practicing in hospital-owned outpatient clinics to get purchase subsidies for their electronic health records. According to the original guidelines of 2009 ARRA, some of these clinicians would not be eligible for the incentive payments. This poses an enigma for [...]
