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Join me for a free webinar on “How Meaningful Use Impacts Healthcare Data Management Professionals” on Wednesday, July 14th

I’ve been doing a good deal of coaching and consulting on what Meaningful Use really means to technology professionals lately so I was pleased to accept an invitation by Embarcadero to lead a webinar on that subject for a data management audience. Join me next Wednesday at 2:00p EDT to learn about the impacts of meaningful use and certification of electronic health record systems to data management professionals. Learn what healthcare Data Management Professionals need to know about achieving HITECH meaningful use and certification beyond the obvious list of MU requirements.

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Unintended consequences of clinical automation and EMRs

One of my favorite new blogs is healthsystemCIO.com. There is some terrific reporting and more importantly unique and value-added coversations going on between healthcare CIOs. I ran across the recent “Dissecting Physician Resistance to CPOE” posting and thought it was worth sharing. Timothy Hartzog, M.D., Medical Director of IT, Medical University of South Carolina said the following about how implementing Computerized Physician/Provider Order Entry has unintended consequences but all the lessons are applicable to any clinical automation.

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Finally, a government-run website you can trust for HHS/CMS EHR Icentives Program answers

I was pleased to see the following website being launched recently: http://www.cms.gov/EHRIncentivePrograms If you’re looking for a “just the facts ma’am” style of answers to your frequent questions about HHS’s EHR Incentives program (the ARRA HITECH stimulus bill) I would recommend starting there now. For example, here’s what they say about the certification program: How Certification is related to the EHR Incentive Programs The EHR Incentive Programs require the use of certified EHR technology, as established by these new set of standards.

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Guest Article: Be sure you have proactive networking monitoring in place before you install clinical software

Not everybody is jumping on to the ARRA HITECH (stimulus bill) bandwagon and installing EMRs and clinical software, but many are. There are many problems that are difficult to solve before you implement EHRs and EMRs — like getting optimal data entry procedures, working out the proper codes, setting up the right workflows, etc. However, one major problem I’ve seen during my recent installs, which is readily solvable using technology, is that networks often aren’t ready for the software.

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Guest Article: We should be implementing digital signatures even before jumping into EMRs

Healthcare organizations should be embracing digital signatures but often think it’s much harder than it really is. Some organizations are resorting to timely, expensive and cumbersome paper-based processes because they think they need to move to full EMRs or EHRs in order to gain any of the benefits of digital signatures. Fortunately, advances in digital signature technology have made it possible for Healthcare organizations of any size to embrace digital signatures and gain a competitive advantage through eliminated paper handling costs and expedited processes.

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Guest Article: Is your network optimized for EMRs and large document traffic?

In the rush to install EMRs tech folks often forget that you need to make sure that your network can handle the (usually significant) load that medical records automation will add to your network infrastructure. I invited Jon Mills of of Plixer International, Inc., a Maine-based software development company that specializes in network traffic analysis using NetFlow and other flow-based monitoring technologies to talk about network optimization. Here’s what Jon had to say about optimizing network traffic for EMRs:

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Start the certification engines, ONC says bodies will be ready to certify by “the end of summer”

I was at a HHS ONC press conference today and the dates for selecting certifying bodies was announced. As of today if you’re interested in being a certification body you must request the HHS Certifying Body application in writing On July 1 ONC will start accepting applications By the “end of the summer” (HHS’s words) there will be one or more certifying bodies open for business (accepting products) By “this fall” (again, their words) there will be fully HHS certified products available One important clarification was made by ONC — there is no grandfathering in CCHIT or previously certified products.

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Why MDs Dread EMRs

The Journal of Surgical Radiology recently published my “Why MDs Dread EMRs” article in this quarter’s journal. Check it out, it’s available in both print and online formats.

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Is CCHIT dead?

Chris Thorman over at Software Advice had a nice CCHIT-related posting a couple of days ago: EMR Ratings: How Relevant Is CCHIT Certification In the HITECH Era? Chris wrote that one doctor called and asked: “Is CCHIT dead?” Here’s part of his response: Dead? No. But it appears that the organization’s influence is waning. In the spirit of point counterpoint, here are three reasons why CCHIT could become less relevant in the EHR industry:

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