Well, folks, the summer solstice has passed and the days are becoming imperceptibly shorter. In Southside Virginia the dog days of summer are upon us, and it is hot, really hot. The month of July is … [Read more...]
The Future of EHRs: Back to Basics?
If I had a dime for every time I heard someone in the medical field complain about tedious data entry in their EHR, let’s just say I would have a lot of dimes. This complaint isn’t new, in fact over … [Read more...]
SGR Repeal: There’s a new Sheriff in Town
A couple of weeks ago, organized medicine along with most physicians in this country breathed a sigh of relief when the Senate followed the House and overwhelmingly voted to repeal the Sustainable … [Read more...]
EHRs in the New Age of Population Health Management
Recently I accompanied my 84-year-old dad to his geriatrician appointment. My dad is fortunate to have an experienced, caring, compulsive primary care physician to manage his congestive heart failure … [Read more...]
EHR Adoption Yields Big Data Returns
In late March The Atlantic published an interview with David Blumenthal entitled “Why Doctors Still Use Pen and Paper.” This is a great conversation about EHRs and why providers have had a hard time … [Read more...]
Certified!
Earlier this month, Acumen reached an important milestone. The company received notice that its flagship product, Acumen EHR, had been granted 2014 Edition Ambulatory Complete EHR certification. … [Read more...]
Lost and Found in Transformation
In 1996 my nephrology practice began to use the basic pieces of an EMR (yes, Electronic Medical Record, literally the digitalization of our paper medical record) that would later become the … [Read more...]
EHR Diversity: What’s in Your Office?
Nephrologists love numbers. Not to be stereotypical, but to truly understand, appreciate and, yes, enjoy complex electrolyte problems, acid-base disorders and the intricacies of some of the more … [Read more...]
