Dissecting the business of a private pediatric practice for the purpose of examining its parts & discourse
Today, I have another guest post. This time it's from Dr. Suzanne Berman MD, FAAP. Dr. Berman is also a contributor to Survivor Pediatrics. In this post, she gives insight into the real benefit of having a EMR. For example, many docs believe that a EMR will help them chart faster. But as Dr. Berman points out, that is not always true. The real benefit of an EMR isn’t being able to put data in/chart faster – this is great if you can do it … [Read more...]
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Today's post comes from Dr. Bill Adams. Dr. Adams is a pediatrician and he works at Triangle Pediatrics in Cary North Carolina. His office recently went live with an EMR. He wrote a really nice summary, so I asked him if I could publish it on the blog. He agreed, so I wanted to share it with you. Setup: EMR Live 6/7/11 7 providers, up to 65 years old, with 18 staff support, one location 31,230 charts gone (Two rooms), National … [Read more...]
It seems the tides are turning. With all the government incentive talks, meaningful use guidelines and healthcare reform, doctors are starting to really look at implementing EMRs. Deciding on which EMR to choose is no easy task. How to implement it with the least amount of burden is also a challenge. Fortunately, there are countless articles online that will help with these tasks. And there are many consultants that can help you with this … [Read more...]
The mobihealthnews blog posted an infograph titled “Sizing Up the iPad for Healthcare” a while back. The data shows that 60% of physicians plan to either buy an iPad, were interested in learning more about the device or bought one when it came out. There is no doubt that the iPad is an attractive device for just about any healthcare setting. And that includes a medical office. In our medical practice, we’ve had mixed reviews with the … [Read more...]
The walkers Imagine there is a group of people traveling through the wilderness by foot. Every day they get up and travel miles and miles through all kinds of terrain and weather conditions. Some days they travel mostly up hill, while others days they travel downhill. They go through ravines, savannas, jungles and deserts. Every day is a challenge. But these “walkers” are well prepared for these challenges. They have become accustomed to … [Read more...]
At the risk of sounding like a “fan-boy” again, I wanted to inform you about an awesome pediatric focused practice management seminar coming up this summer. The seminar is hosted by Physician’s Computer Company and the courses include some pretty cool topics: EHR Panel Discussion How to get Government Funding for EHR How to be Successful in a Tough Economy Top Ten Legal Issues Practices Need to Know Negotiating in the New … [Read more...]
It is no secret. The majority of office-based physicians are not using EMR’s. According a recent article in FierceEMR only 6 percent are using a fully functioning EMR. I’ve read in other places adoption is as high as 15%. Still minuscule in the grand scheme of things. Why is that? Why the slow adoption? Is it because docs fear technology? Is it because doc’s prefer the antiquated method of analog documentation? Is it because they see not … [Read more...]
