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Contributing Writer · February 10, 2010
Centricity EHR Users, General Electric and the Financial Crisis
Recently, I argued that volatility in the EHR market affects all vendors in the sector, and that large size does not shield companies from market-disruptive trends like technological innovation (Web-based EHRs), new business models, and the remarkable new vision for HIT that has been articulated... Continue
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Contributing Writer · February 5, 2010
Five Question Friday: EHRs in a Dermatology Practice
This week’s Guest: Tanya Kormeili, MD Board Certified Dermatologist Santa Monica, CA Dr Kormeili practices with another dermatology colleague. They have 3 employees and are a smaller practice. They use an EMR in their practice – e-ClinicalWorks – and had used paper in other office... Continue
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Contributing Writer · February 4, 2010
Meaningful Use and Pediatrics
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) contained a portion (Title XIII of Division A), referred to as HITECH, that is intended to support a broad effort to accelerate the adoption of Health IT and utilization of qualified Electronic Health Records (EHRs). Continue
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Contributing Writer · January 25, 2010
EHR Vendors and HITECH Guarantees
HITECH, the $19 billion Federal program designed to accelerate the wiring of America’s health system, has EHR vendors scrambling like chickens in a barn fire. Continue
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Contributing Writer · January 21, 2010
Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE) and Meaningful Use
Over the past few weeks, since the ONC released its recommendations to CMS concerning Meaningful Use of Electronic Health Records (EHRs), as well as the Initial Set of Standards and Certification, we have been blogging on a variety of implications these rules have on physician... Continue