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.
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
Thanksgiving is the traditional beginning to the holiday season, and I love our holidays. Growing up in a small town in the Midwest with a large extended family ensured that holiday festivities included a certain cheerful chaos as both the favorite relatives and the peculiar ones arrived for annual holiday meals. We were a diverse group as farmers, lawyers, artists and mechanics joined to renew family ties and celebrate the season. For as animated as the gatherings cou
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MD-IT is celebrating its 10th anniversary this month and we couldn’t have done it without the confidence of our clients and the commitment of our employees!
I was recently admonished by a high-level healthcare industry consultant that “...times have changed and there is no place for the archaic practice of narrative notes in the future of healthcare delivery.
Welcome to our new website and our blog, both of which reflect the rapidly changing environment of healthcare IT and our company’s role in facilitating that change. We hope that we have created a forum through which you can become better-informed and participate in the community discussion about the emerging role of healthcare IT.
Thanksgiving is the traditional beginning to the holiday season, and I love our holidays. Growing up in a small town in the Midwest with a large extended family ensured that holiday festivities included a certain cheerful chaos as both the favorite relatives and the peculiar ones arrived for annual holiday meals. We were a diverse group as farmers, lawyers, artists and mechanics joined to renew family ties and celebrate the season. For as animated as the gatherings cou
I am very proud to announce that 
