by Jack Hueter | Jul 27, 2017 | Acute EMRs, Athenahealth, Cerner, CMS, Electronic Health Records, Epic, Health IT, MEDITECH
EMR Adoption – Acute Care Hospitals My last article covered EMR adoption in the Ambulatory space. This is a review of EMR adoption in Acute Care Hospitals and the prominent vendors of EMRs in the hospital market. According to ONC Health Information Technology,...
by Jack Hueter | Jul 22, 2017 | CMS, Electronic Health Records, Health IT, Patient Data Access, Patient Engagement, Patient Portals, Patient Satisfaction
As we age and make more visits to doctors, many of my peers (and myself) have taken charge of gathering our health information. We have made it a standard practice to always request copies of test results- blood, colonoscopy, mammograms. However, when trying to access...
by Jack Hueter | Jul 21, 2017 | CMS, Electronic Health Records, Health IT, Patient Engagement, Patient Satisfaction, Physician Wait Times
A few weeks ago I posted an article about physician burnout. In that article, eighty percent of the physicians surveyed said they were overextended and didn’t have time to see additional patients. You may recall that 21% of their time is spent on non-clinical...
by Jack Hueter | Jul 21, 2017 | CMS, Electronic Health Records, Health IT, Patient Engagement, Telehealth, Telemedicine
In much of the healthcare industry, the terms “telehealth” and “telemedicine” are used interchangeably. However, after much reading, I discovered that telehealth is a broad term that includes health services using telecommunications technology and telemedicine refers...
by Jack Hueter | Jul 17, 2017 | CMS, Electronic Health Records, Health IT, Patient Engagement, Patient Satisfaction
I have written recent articles about EHRs and the reluctance of some physicians to adopt them and to recognize a positive impact in their patient interaction. One area of change and potential patient impact is the method of physicians recording notes on tablets or...
by Jack Hueter | Jul 6, 2017 | CMS, Electronic Health Records, Health IT, Patient Engagement
We continue to hear that a patient’s involvement in managing their own healthcare contributes to better health outcomes and that those involved with their providers tend to be healthier than those who are not engaged. Therefore, it is not surprising that patient...
