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The workforce training program for healthcare professionals on health IT may just be getting off the ground at many community colleges, but at least one group of nurses in rural Maine who were interviewed for a local story are finding value - and a community - in the course.
McKesson presented three common ICD-10 misconceptions, and what the firm considers to be the truth opposing each.
I've blogged a couple of times about medical scribes in the last couple of months in a tone more disapproving than not. I recently read a testimonial of a senior in college, who is planning to take his medical school admissions test next year.
One of the major goals of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) is to stimulate the economy by creating jobs. The HITECH Act has certainly done its part and is the most visible part of ARRA that is creating jobs because of the federal incentives for adopting EHRs.
Two landmark reports by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) changed Americans’ perception of their health care system and launched today’s drive to improve the quality and safety of medical care in America. The reports were To Err Is Human, published in 1999, and Crossing the Quality Chasm, released in 2001.
Physician groups in rural parts of the country have greater challenges in adopting EHRs. The regional extension centers (RECs) are a new resource for them, but RECs serving rural areas, not surprisingly, also have challenges.
Allocating resources, financial and otherwise, for ICD-10 is certain to be a complex, multi-layered and ongoing achievement. The range of software applications and personnel has garnered much attention thus far, but hardware will cost healthcare organizations, too - and that's not just servers.
Steven Waldren, MD, director of the Center for Health Information Technology for the American Academy of Family Physicians, has helped many small physician practices implement and adopt EHRs.
October 4th was the first day of the National REC and HIE Summit West. I attended the preconference symposium on "Meaningful Use - What It Is and How To Qualify." What impressed me about this symposium was the sincerity and passion of the speakers, who are early adopters of EHRs and true physician champions.
A Sept. 25th editorial in the Des Moines Register called for the phase-out of the Veterans Affairs' healthcare system. The response in a guest column has given more ammunition, no pun intended, to the side in favor of specialized veterans care.