Until recently, my experience as a consumer of healthcare services had been on my own behalf, and limited to a comparative handful of mostly minor, acute instances during which I could ask questions directly, review physician recommendations and read the records that were produced in the context of my visits. Fortunately, I have been limited to pretty benign interactions. Then I became involved with the care of my aging parents.
Healthcare is a tough industry dominated by a lot of very smart people, so I love it when someone has both the insight and the courage to stand up and make unconventional declarations. A recent gem is Jonathan Bush’s article, “Hospitals Might Be Heading into Trouble” that appeared in the Forbes blog in October.
Roughly 10 percent of the entire world population is now on Facebook. Considering only about 30 percent of humans have Internet access to begin with, that’s a staggering statistic. As the rest of the world plugs in, using social media seems unavoidable – even for healthcare providers.
I recently had a conversation with a physician friend of mine during which he shared the experience of their hospital system’s EMR implementation for their ambulatory practices – so far an 18 month project and counting. This project has resulted in a 12% decrease in physician-generated revenue, 75% of which is attributable to reduced physician productivity – fewer patient visits in other words. When I asked how they intended to remedy what sounded like a serious problem, he told me, “Nothing. Our administrators are calling this the &ls
I’m a product of a Midwestern farm upbringing, so I’m probably a little bit conservative. I’m an operations and finance exec by formal training. I’ve been very, very fortunate in my professional career to have been part of several companies that grew from humble beginnings to plus-billion dollar revenue experiences.
Empowerment (n.) how individuals/communities engage in learning processes in which they create, appropriate and share knowledge, tools and techniques in order to change and improve the quality of their own lives and societies. (UNESCO)
A living database that is created from your dictations and driven by cutting-edge, proprietary technology is the foundation of the MD-IT EMR. We have taken our rich history of innovation in medical documentation and applied it to construct the most unique EMR available today. Requiring no change to office workflow or physician dictation habits, the MD-IT EMR is the most straight-forward way to increase efficiency in an ambulatory medical practice.
Roughly 10 percent of the entire world population is now on Facebook. Considering only about 30 percent of humans have Internet access to begin with, that’s a staggering statistic. As the rest of the world plugs in, using social media seems unavoidable – even for healthcare providers.
What we just heard.
I saw some things two weeks ago at HIMSS that I can’t forget.
Empowerment begins today
A living database that is created from your dictations and driven by cutting-edge, proprietary technology is the foundation of the MD-IT EMR. We have taken our rich history of innovation in medical documentation and applied it to construct the most unique EMR available today. Requiring no change to office workflow or physician dictation habits, the MD-IT EMR is the most straight-forward way to increase efficiency in an ambulatory medical practice.
