Posts Tagged ‘EMR’

Compared to other nations, the United States has difficulty measuring up to some key areas related to health care quality. In terms of life expectancy, Docteur and Berenson (2009) contend that the United States has one of the lowest life expectancy rates and the highest mortality rate from conditions that could have been prevented. These […]

In social media circles new bloggers often ask me what they should blog about. My number one answer is “pick your passion”. If you write about something that truly interests you, something that makes your ears perk up when you hear random mumblings on the topic while in line for morning coffee, then you will […]

Last week I came across this article entitled Top 10 EMR Installation Mistakes by Pete Rivera of Healthcare Informatics. Overall, this was a great list, but I was particularly struck by the second item listed in this top 10: We deal with this topic a lot in our practice. Many healthcare organizations invest heavily in […]

The U.S. healthcare system is run by highly talented people that are using outmoded forms of communication. Many clinicians still use paper files and faxes to communicate and lack the basic infrastructure to communicate efficiently regarding critical care decisions. As health insurance companies and health providers struggle with efforts to control costs, reduce administration and […]

This is an exciting time for healthcare technology. We are literally witnessing a transformation in the way that care is delivered, and technology is taking center stage. I have read a number of reports in just the past week about the rise in telehealth, mobile health, and remote patient monitoring. One report showed that the […]

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) introduced in early 2009 provides reimbursement incentives for Medicare and Medicaid to physician and hospital providers who meet the requirements of implementing “meaningful use” with an electronic medical record (EMR) or electronic health record (EHR) certified system. The reimbursements start in October 2011 and continue through 2015 with […]

Helping Health IT End Users Adapt to Change This is the second in our series of interviews with Dr. Nanette Nuessle. In this interview, we discussed physician use of healthcare technology and how doctors cope with technology changes in their practice of medicine. What I found most insightful about this particular interview was her description […]

It goes without saying that electronic medical records is a hot topic in healthcare technology. We are often asked, “What does Perficient do in electronic medical records?” While Perficient does not provide EMR or EHR solutions, interoperability should be top of mind as more and more records become electronic. This is what I was thinking […]

  According to a study on air pollution around elementary schools, exposing children to pollution during important developmental milestones can have a long-lasting impact on their future health. The study showed a positive correlation between the long-term health of a child and the pollution measures found at their school. I am certain that other correlative […]

This post is based off of an interview posted on the IBM Impact Blog. Visit us in the Industry Zone at IZ-4 or check out our IBM Impact landing page Widespread electronic medical record (EMR) adoption is hanging on hope that social and economic benefits will be received through the reduction of information silos in […]

Early this week I read an article written by Neil Versel of Meaningful HIT News entitled, “Big health systems to promote connectivity“. This article was part of the Care Connectivity Consortium announcement. In summary, Geisinger, Group Health Cooperative, Intermountain Healthcare, Kaiser Permanente and the Mayo Clinic have launched the Care Connectivity Consortium as a joint […]

Another hot topic at this year’s HIMSS conference is Health Information Exchange. With the advent of healthcare reform and the passage of the American Recovery and Reimbursement Act (ARRA), healthcare systems and state and local government agencies are being confronted on how to exchange health information to those who can impact the delivery of care […]