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HHS Certified EHR's Coming Soon!

2009-08-21T17:03:00.007-04:00

The voice of physicians has been finally heard in WashingtonCertification Commission for Health Information Technology, also widely known as CCHIT, the sole certifying body for EHR's, has long been perceived as been in collusion with big health care IT vendors (since it was originally founded by major IT vendors) and viewed with some degree of suspicion by health care organizations. CCHIT as

Answering Questions About SaaS

2009-08-20T12:03:00.005-04:00

As I have discussed in my previous blogs, the SaaS model allows companies of all shapes and sizes to leverage SaaS infrastructure, which would otherwise be out of reach for most. SaaS applications from top service providers are built on an infrastructure that provides the security, performance, and reliability normally found in only the most sophisticated IT departments.When evaluating SaaS for

Why Physicians Are Abandoning Their EHR's

2009-08-14T14:43:00.008-04:00

ONC Head David Blumenthal Says Certified EHR are not good enough. Here is the actual quote:ONCHIT currently contracts with a private organization, the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology, to certify EHRs as having the basic capabilities the federal government believes they need. Many certified EHRs are neither user-friendly nor designed to meet HITECH’s ambitious goal of

Healthcare SaaS Goes Offline!

2009-08-11T13:48:00.011-04:00

Software-as-a-service (SaaS), the remote software delivery model that depends on a network or Internet connection for functionality, is finally going offline.In my previous blog posts I listed out the key advantages & benefits to adopting Healthcare SaaS. And I got responses asking "What happens when we lose Internet at our office".Given the ubiquitous nature of the Internet at our workplace it

The ROI on Speech Technology enabled EHR's

2009-07-31T14:07:00.009-04:00

For a long time, big healthcare IT vendors have sold their EHR's citing that it reduces or eliminates transcription costs. What they don't tell you however, is the real cost of using their template-based documentation tool.A study conducted by the AC group of 573 charts reported that entering data into the EHR took on an average 9 times longer than using dictation.For a medium volume practice

Accelerating TRUE Adoption of EHR using Speech Technologies

2009-07-31T13:26:00.008-04:00

According to a report published by AC Group (www.acgroup.org), there is a 73 percent failure rate of EMRs due to usability frustrations, noting that when clinicians lose the ability to dictate narrative notes and are forced to directly key data into an EMR, it takes significantly longer to document patient encounters.In our previous blog posts we discussed the emergence of Speech To Data

How's Healthcare Working For You?

2009-07-30T14:06:00.036-04:00

President Obama was in Raleigh yesterday and spoke about the current US Healthcare crisis. One of his comments that struck a cord with me was, We have a system today that works well for the insurance industry, but it doesn't always work well for you! You think. I'm glad that someone at the top is really being vocal on the issue.Many health insurance companies today are for-profit. Don't get me

Mrecord Speech-To-Text Platform gets a big upgrade

2009-07-30T13:28:00.041-04:00

Over the past few months we have been hard at work, adding some big new features to our Speech-to-Text platform and we are almost ready to take the veil of it. This will be our single biggest upgrade till date. Here are some of the features that are planned as part of this releaseMultiple levels of routing preferencesThis was a big request from our MTSO customers. They wanted the ability to add

Creating Software that Polarizes Users

2009-07-21T21:46:00.013-04:00

Years when Mrecord started as a company our focus was to build some great software that worked for its customers. Ever since our first product we have stuck to the same fundamentals and our users rewarded us with loyalty and fan following. Today we would like to share them with our readers Make it really fast & accurate: Faster is better than slower and we understand that our customers time is

A Decadent Waste

2009-07-21T17:23:00.011-04:00

Until not too far back in the past organizations spent huge amount of money on providing email services to their users. This is generally how it stacked up a) Buy Expensive Hardware to become Mail Servers & more equipment to provide redundancy & failoverb) Buy Expensive Mail Server Software (typically your Microsoft Exchange Server)c) Then buy Microsoft Outlook license for every userd) Hire

What does OPEN mean to you?

2009-07-21T16:41:00.014-04:00

Lately, we have been hearing from people tha they are confused by what OPEN means in the world of technology. So here is a little explanation of what OPEN really is. open source: a program whose source code is made available for use or modification as users or other developers see fit. If an EHR goes open source, then the creators share it with others who then copy the original code and UI design

Is "Discrete Reportable Data Elements" The New CPOE?

2009-07-17T12:43:00.010-04:00

CPOE (Computerized Physician Order Entry) is what drives traditional EHR systems wherein Clinicians work in front of the computer and using a keyboard enter data into a computer. There have been wide spread reports of push-back from physicians of this approach. Instead clinicians have liked the portability of dictation devices & the ability to narrate their patient encounters. But traditional

Meaningful Use Gets Initial OK and what it means to Speech-To-Text providers

2009-07-16T15:16:00.017-04:00

The federal HIT Policy Committee has approved revised recommendations of a workgroup for an initial definition of "meaningful use" of electronic health records systems.For the new recommendations, the work group revised objectives for EHRs to meet by certain deadlines. The revised 2011 criteria calls for qualified health care providers to:Allow patients to access their health records in a timely

Narrating Your Notes -- Dos and Don'ts

2009-07-10T17:26:00.003-04:00

In listening to more and more narrated notes, I have discovered that there are so many factors that can impair your scribe from being able to do a good job. So I thought that I would write about the Dos and Don’ts of narrating your notes.Doctors' poor handwriting is a well-recognized source of medical errors, but their sometimes sloppy speech habits are a less well-known contributor. A study

Mom Always Said to Share, but Is This Too Far?

2009-07-10T16:38:00.008-04:00

How often were you reminded to share when you were younger? Toys, games, snacks, drinks - we all remember this. However, I recently read an article where sharing has taken to a whole new level. Shared medical appointments or SMA's.According to an article in the AARP bulletin, there is a group of cardiologists in Massachusetts providing this new type of health care service. Further research on

The Importance Of Measurability of Collaboration

2009-07-10T10:31:00.007-04:00

As management consultant Peter Drucker once said: “If you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it.”There is a lot of talk surrounding "Meaningful Use" and in our blogs we have raised different view points regarding it. We feel it is time to introduce another dimension to the discussion -- Measurability.We feel that Measurability of Health Metrics are the key to achieving "Meaningful Use" and to

The Road from Medical transcription to Speech-To-Text - How The Times Have Changed

2009-07-02T13:58:00.005-04:00

It used to be that the doctor would see the patient and then dictate the visit into a recorder. The tape would then go to the transcriptionist sitting in an office. They would place the tape into a player and would type out the report. The report would then be placed in the doctor’s “in box.”Times have changed. With today’s technology, the doctor can dictate anywhere, in the car, on the beach,

More Access to CCHIT!

2009-07-02T10:33:00.007-04:00

Have you heard the news? CCHIT is reviewing additional certification options for EMR's! If you've looked at the current CCHIT certification requirements - it's a daunting task. Fifty-three pages of daunting, to be exact. After working in and managing practices in the past, I welcome most of their requirements. It's all the technical, behind the scenes, stuff you never see that I don't get. Not

News Flash: Mrecord EHR Beta Program

2009-06-23T17:55:00.010-04:00

Our Speech Driven EHR is getting ready for Beta customersWe are finally getting ready to take the wraps off our Speech Driven Electronic Health Record systems. Our key focus during the entire development process of our EHR system was:a) Make it super fast (faster is better than slower)b) Make it very easy & web 2.0c) Deliver it through the cloud (anywhere, everywhere, anytime access)d) Innovate,

Suggestions on managing personal finances

2009-06-19T16:13:00.002-04:00

try {var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-1002639-3");pageTracker._trackPageview();} catch(err) {}With the unemployment rate at a 25 year all time high, here are some tips on how to manage your personal finances. I have found this to be useful and thoughts others might too.[1]Learning to live within your means, however, often requires sacrifice. You’ll need to establish financial priorities (

Feelin' Lucky?

2009-06-19T16:12:00.008-04:00

If you can answer yes, then you are probably in the minority these days. Why? Well...you could/should feel lucky if: 1) You have a job. 2) You have a job and you have health insurance. 3) You don't have a job, but you can afford COBRA. 4) You don't have a job, you have health insurance and you can still afford to pay for your medical care. 5) You're just as healthy as a horse and may not fit in

"Meaningful Use" Discussion Rages On

2009-06-12T17:10:00.005-04:00

Separating "Meaningful Use" from "Meaningless Use" and the great national experimentA workgroup of the HIT Policy Committee on June 16 will unveil its recommendations on the definition of "meaningful use" of electronic health records. Whatever the outcome of these discussions & panel group meetings, there is clear consensus that everyone will have to agree to disagree.In an article by Dr. Justin

The Health Information Security and Privacy Collaboration (HISPC)

2009-06-12T14:41:00.000-04:00

The Health Information Security and Privacy Collaboration (HISPC)I came across an interesting manual that I feel would be of benefit to all. It was a collaboration that aims to address the privacy and security challenges presented by electronic health information exchange through multi-state collaboration.All medical practices are faced with the confusion about which product to buy, will it

Hey, are they talking about you? You should hope so!

2009-06-12T11:22:00.000-04:00

Everyone is jumping on the social media bandwagon and medicine is no longer a straggler. Social media is effecting medicine in more ways than we can imagine. In the past, medicine relied largely on word of mouth and some physicians advertised. You see these ads all the time in the neighborhood magazines. But now, things are changing. You are not reaching only your selected target group, your

HITECH Bill & what it means for Physicians & Medical Offices

2009-06-11T14:46:00.001-04:00

New stimulus package for the healthcare sector, and the incentives for electronic health record systems adoption. The key elements of the HITECH bill are the incentives outlined for the purchase & meaningful use of a certified EHR. Cash incentive offered is up to $44,000 reimbursed as Medicare payments. Payments start in 2011 and end in 2014, and are meant to offset the cost of purchasing &