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Study: ASCs struggling to implement EMRs
A new survey suggests that despite the high profit Read more...
Insurers keep getting on web visit bandwagon
A growing number of health plans have begun to pay for patients to participate in online visits with their doctor. In recent months Aetna and Cigna have started paying for some doctors' visits on Read more...
Marshfield Clinic rolls out tablet PCs, readies for"chartless" clinics
In a move that puts it ahead of most medical groups, the Marshfield (WI) Clinic has rolled out tablet PCs to all of its physicians and expects to completely eliminate the use of paper medical records Read more...
Group works to bring medical practices onto the Web
A new trade organization is pushing to get doctors and dentists to begin doing a great deal more business online--and in the process, document the free care they provide to medically indigent and Read more...
Physician IT adoption varies by specialty
While practice size and setting still have the biggest influence on medical groups' adoption of clinical IT, there are marked differences between specialties as well, according to a new study by the Read more...
Health IT helps CA medical groups improve care
Let's see if this news boosts group practice IT adoption. A new performance report from a large California trade group says the more groups participating in its Pay for Performance initiative Read more...
Providers not moving fast enough on NPIs
When CMS agreed to give providers a bit of a breather on transitioning to the new National Provider Identifier, it might have given them a false sense of security, according to a consultant who coaches execs on this topic. True, CMS agreed to suspend penalties for providers who aren't NPI compliant yet, but are making reasonable and diligent efforts to get there. The problem is that …
Read more...Study: Physicians at EMR "tipping point"
Over the past year, study after study has documented that physicians aren't investing heavily in HIT upgrades, particularly EMR systems. But a new study suggests that the tide is about to turn. Researchers with Manhattan Research surveyed 1,353 physicians this year and found that about 30 percent are using EMRs, including not only the larger, better-capitalized finances practice but also smaller medical groups. Another 20 percent reported that that they were "ready" to adopt, the analyst …
Read more...The chicken and the egg
So, it seems that health plans aren't as stoked about physician IT adoption as you might think (see article, below), ranking it low in importance when setting up pay-for-performance measurements. While I'm sure …
Read more...Money is not the problem
I began to understand the EMR adoption problem one day when I needed to make a "to-do" list. In the past, I've made such lists on my PC, creating another e-document along with the dozens that litter its desktop. If I …
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