December 2010 - EMR and HIPAA

What are the Benefits of EMR?

I’ve always loved the discussion on benefits of an EMR. There are a lot of interesting possibilities. It’s certainly a hard thing to measure since you’re often comparing apples and organes, but there’s certainly some interesting...

Published Fri, Dec 31 2010 2:11 PM by EMR and EHR

EMR and EHR Summary of 2010

I found a really neat plugin for WordPress that summarizes a blog’s activity for the past year. Seems fitting to share the results of it on this New Years Eve. I honestly can’t believe that I did 176 posts on EMR and EHR. For some reason it...

Published Fri, Dec 31 2010 2:08 PM by EMR and EHR

EMR and HIPAA Summary of 2010

I found a really cool WordPress plugin which does a summary of the activity on a blog like EMR and HIPAA. 301 posts in 2010 isn’t too bad. The thing I like most about the stats is 1. the consistency and 2. the incredible number of comments people...

Published Fri, Dec 31 2010 2:03 PM by EMR and HIPAA

SureScripts Becomes ONC-ATCB EHR Certification Body

In the weirdest news I’ve seen in a while, SureScripts has become an ONC-ATCB. Here’s the details from Health Data Management: In a Dec. 23 announcement, the Office for the National Coordinator for Health IT said that Arlington, Va.-based...

Published Fri, Dec 31 2010 12:59 AM by EMR and HIPAA

The Pros and Cons of Web Based SaaS EMR Systems

In the ongoing series of videos (I hope you like them), this video talks about the pros and cons of web based (often called SaaS) EMR systems. I’m sure this video will be a bit controversial. There’s just a lot of passion for SaaS EHR software...

Published Thu, Dec 30 2010 2:11 PM by EMR and EHR

HIPAA Lawsuit – PHI by Un-encrypted Email

In kind of ironic timing, the news was recently reported of a patient talking to lawyers about a possible lawsuit against a doctor who sent her protected health information (PHI) to his home email in an un-encrypted format. The irony is that for the past...

Published Wed, Dec 29 2010 3:17 PM by EMR and HIPAA

Health Care IT 2011 Predictions

The end of 2010 is at hand and the beginning of 2011 will shortly be upon us. So, the litany of people making projections for health care IT in 2011 has started. I actually love reading people’s projections. They definitely give me something to...

Published Wed, Dec 29 2010 2:21 PM by EMR and EHR

Should Meaningful Use be Delayed?

I guess I should have assumed that people would start posing this question. Turns out Jeff Rowe at HITECH Watch (part of Healthcare IT News) has posted the question about delaying the HITECH incentives twice in a week. I guess it’s a reasonable...

Published Tue, Dec 28 2010 2:19 PM by EMR and HIPAA

The Pros and Cons of Server-Based EMR Systems

This is a short little video that looks at the pros and cons of Server-Based EMR Systems. It gives a pretty good short summary of the pros and cons. One pro is they say that server based EMR systems are faster than SaaS (web) based EMR systems. I think...

Published Tue, Dec 28 2010 2:11 PM by EMR and EHR

Meaningful Use Monday – Meaningful Use Resources

I’m excited to announce the beginning of Meaningful Use Monday on EMR and HIPAA. I first came up with the idea when Lynn Scheps from SRSsoft commented on one of my previous meaningful use posts. Lynn provided such valuable information, I asked her...

Published Mon, Dec 27 2010 2:18 PM by EMR and HIPAA

What is EMR?

Today I came across a great series of videos talking about EMR. The coolest part is the way that they’re presenting the EMR info using a whiteboard. I’ve always loved this type of video. In fact, there’s a whole series of these videos...

Published Mon, Dec 27 2010 1:50 PM by EMR and EHR

Which EMR Conferences Do You Attend?

This week I finally got my flight and hotel all lined up for my trip to HIMSS. Thanks to Practice Fusion for sponsoring that part of my trip to HIMSS. It’s greatly appreciated. I think Orlando is going to be a great destination for HIMSS and the...

Published Mon, Dec 27 2010 3:10 AM by EMR and HIPAA

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas! I just finished our family tradition of a Christmas Eve mini dinner. My wife executed it to perfection. It was absolutely fantastic. We somehow got the kids in bed despite their excitement over the visit from Santa Clause. Shortly, I’ll...

Published Sat, Dec 25 2010 2:59 AM by EMR and HIPAA

EMR and Health Care IT Advertising

I’d been meaning to do a post thanking all of the wonderful advertisers on EMR and EHR for a while now. I knew it had been a while. I checked today and I hadn’t really thanked my advertisers on this site since February just before HIMSS. How...

Published Fri, Dec 24 2010 12:38 PM by EMR and EHR

ONC Tiger Teams Working on Meaningful Use Stage 1 and 2

I saw this a little late (which to me says something about the legislative process), but today’s the last day to provide feedback to the HIT Policy Committee’s Quality Measure Workgroup for Stage 2 and Stage 3 meaningful use. Here’s...

Published Thu, Dec 23 2010 1:20 PM by EMR and EHR