In a couple of weeks, many of us in the nephrology community will be roughing it down in the “Big Easy.” New Orleans is the host city for this year’s annual Renal Physicians Association meeting. I … [Read more...]
Acumen Physician Solutions: What’s in a Name?
Last week our company went through an historic transition. We officially changed the company’s name from Health IT Services Group to Acumen Physician Solutions. As a company, we welcomed this change … [Read more...]
2012: Looking Forward Through the Rearview Mirror
As 2012 comes to a close, we find ourselves in that intriguing situation where the last day of the year coincides with our weekly Monday post. Not surprisingly, the last day of the year falls on a … [Read more...]
Sea Change Ahead
Last week Dr. Carter shared a very interesting perspective regarding computerized physician order entry (CPOE). As I read Dr. Carter’s post I was reminded of a number of generational changes we have … [Read more...]
How Do You Know It’s an Election Year?
Autumn is truly one of my favorite seasons. The air is crisp, the skies are clear and the leaves are beginning their remarkable annual transformation. This fall of course there is something else in … [Read more...]
To Code or Not to Code
The HITECH Act has substantially influenced the adoption rate of electronic health records (EHRs). According to several recent sources, EHR users now outnumber those who continue to manage patients … [Read more...]
Training a New Generation of Physicians: The Role of Information Technology and Clinical Judgment
Recently we posted a link to an intriguing blog post in our News Roundup. Dr. Brian Secemsky is a few weeks into his internship out on the West Coast. The son of a physician, Brian writes an … [Read more...]
2012 Acumen Medical Advisory Board
This year marks the third year for our company’s medical advisory board (MAB). As our customer base expands, the MAB plays an increasingly important role within our organization. Each spring we go … [Read more...]
