Article by Art Caplan, Ph.D. NBC News, Oct. 21, 2013 A friend recently brought to my attention a disturbing question from a psychiatrist working with a transplant team: Should she be checking the sobriety claims of liver transplant candidates by looking on …
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Struck by Turtle: Anticipating a New Healthcare-Billing System
From article on Atlantic.com by Richard Gunderman dated Sep 30 2013 T minus 12 months and counting until physicians and hospitals must comply with the federal government’s October 1, 2014 deadline to implement the ICD-10 system for classifying diseases. Developed by the …
We need a Moore’s Law for medicine
Technology is the primary cause of our skyrocketing health-care costs. It could also be the cure. Article on TechnologyReview.com by Antonio Regalado, September 3, 2013 Moore’s Law predicts that every two years the cost of computing will fall by half. That is …
60% of Docs Wouldn’t Recommend Their Profession as a Career
Article from HealthLeaders Media posted July 11, 2013 The administrative burden of being a physician continues to fuel discontent among doctors. More than a third report having a negative outlook for the profession, and the majority would not recommend it as a …
10-Point ONC Safety Plan Seeks to Improve EHR Use
Article from HealthLeaders Media posted July 9, 2013 New federal guidelines aim for electronic health record systems to be used in a way that improves care and patient safety, and to ensure that system designs don’t make certain types of errors more …
EHR Design Flaws Contribute to Patient Harm in the ED
From June 26, 2013 Article from HealthLeaders Media Errors in patient care, attributed to electronic health record systems used in emergency departments, are “incredibly common,” says a researcher. But vendor contracts prevent physicians from speaking publicly about problems with the systems. Patients …
Most Doctors Don’t Meet U.S. Push for Electronic Records
From June 4th, 2013 Bloomberg article Fewer than 1 in 10 doctors used electronic records last year to U.S. standards, according to a survey that shows the challenge facing a multibillion-dollar effort to digitize the health system for improved patient care. Only …
Why Some Doctors Don’t Lean On EHR
From article in >InformationWeek, May 28, 2013 A new study argues that some doctors make only minimal use of electronic health records (EHRs) not because they’re Luddites, but because their style of practice “absorbs” clinical uncertainty rather than trying to minimize it …
An End to Medical-Billing Secrecy?
Article By Steven Brill From Time Magazine, May 08, 2013 Our hospital bill is about to get a thorough examination. Acting on the suggestion of her top data crunchers at the department’s Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Health and Human …
Online Consults Increasing, Despite Physicians’ Concerns
From February 11, 2013 article posted in InformationWeek HealthCare by Ken Terry New primary care model gains momentum as payers see cost-cutting potential and consumers demand better service. Online consultations are spreading fast now that payers have figured out how to use …