Dr Marcie Stoshak-Chavez

As I have written before, I currently see several physicians who do NOT use an EMR in the office. They are awesome diagnosticians, people and mentors but they have not taken the leap to the electronic health world. Now, add in two hospital networks that do NOT have patient portals for accessing my records and […]

One of the highlights for me this year at HIMSS is attending the educational sessions when I am not manning the Perficient Booth, #1555. I was fortunate to attend a session, “Managing Privacy and Security Challenges of Patient EHR Portals,” which focused on securing PHI (protected health information) in patient portals that really clarified some […]

What are you excited about learning at HIMSS 2013 this year? I can certainly say that I am looking forward to hearing about cutting edge solutions for the buzz that will be surrounding Patient Engagement. Dave Chase, the CEO of Avado.com and the co-editor of Engage! Transforming Healthcare Through Digital Patient Engagement, debuting at HIMSS, […]

I’ve been participating at HIMSS for the past five years but have never had the opportunity to attend the Keynote Sessions. This year, I am excited to be able to hear Dr Eric Topol, West Endowed Chair of Innovative Medicine, Scripps Health and Professor of Genomics, The Scripps Research Institute, give his thoughts on “the […]

Michelle McNickle recently published an interesting article in InformationWeek, titled “Can Avatars Improve Patient Outcomes?” which has sparked my interest in these new “physician extenders.” Can we actually use these personifications to improve patient care, patient outcomes and possibly even help chronic care patients learn about their disease in an anonymous manner so they don’t […]

With the dawn of every New Year, I am hopeful that I will keep my resolution to exercise, eat better and be more patient. This year, in addition to my “usual” resolutions noted above, I am also hoping that I can become an “engaged” patient. In fact, I am eagerly awaiting the arrival of my […]

In a perfect world, human beings would have little need for the Emergency Department except for trauma, critical illness and emergent conditions. Primary Care Physicians would manage their patients proactively, thus eliminating the need for chronic care management, non-emergent care and routine care management in our overburdened Emergency Departments. Unfortunately, we currently have a dichotomy […]

I recently had the opportunity to experience healthcare from a different point of view. My daughter had an emergency appendectomy, which forced me to navigate the healthcare system from the other side. As an Emergency Physician, I am used to quickly synthesizing data to care for my patients and make decisions that affect their lives. […]