If you don’t know by now, I am an EMR evangelist. A poorly implemented EMR is a nightmare – slowing people down and increasing frustration. A well-implemented product, however, will give a huge improvement to workflow in the office, benefitting both doctor and patient. Here is our EMR in action (with HIPAA censorship present). I [...]
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OK, I am an EMR fan-boy, I will admit it. I seem real “rah rah” in my approach to computers in the exam room, and to many I seem to have my head in the clouds; I seem to be out of touch with reality. In response to posts I have written on the subject, [...]
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Quiz: What does the term “meaningful use” mean? a. Using something in a way that gives life purpose and leads to carefree days of glee. b. It depends on your definition of the word “term.” c. It is not mean. It is really nice. d. A large number of rules created by the government to [...]
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I was talking to a fellow physician about a mutual patient. I had information that would help him in their care and he was taking the unusual step of asking me for my information. I was impressed. “Could you fax me those documents?” he asked. ”Here’s my fax number.” I scrambled to get a pen [...]
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Yesterday’s post generated a heated discussion on Twitter (and in the comment section here) about what exactly the patient should have access to see. Some readers have had bad enough experiences with physicians that they want to be able to see things themselves to assure what they are being told is accurate. I can’t say [...]
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I have heard a lot of talk about ownership of medical information. Bloggers like e-Patient Dave, and Robin are strong advocates for patient ownership of their information. To be truthful, I get nervous when I hear people saying they own something I have in my possession (and I’ve blogged about this). The charts in my [...]
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