I grew up in a small farming town in northwest Florida. We were fond of saying we were from LA, by which we meant Lower Alabama. Small town life was pretty quiet, so the annual county fair week was an … [Read more...]
Evolution of EMR Technology: A View Into Development and Adoption
Our health system has experienced an unprecedented change in the past decade. A mere 8 years ago in 2008, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) (2016) reported … [Read more...]
Solo and Small Practices Dancing with MACRA
Since April 27 the MACRA Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) has been a hot topic. Last week, attendees at a nephrology medical meeting expressed concern about the impact of MACRA on solo and small … [Read more...]
Twitter Data: Springing Into Real-Time Insights
It’s finally Spring, even in Boston, and our yard is atwitter. Birds are tweeting from the dogwood tree and yew hedge while waiting their turn to grab sunflower seed from the feeder. Our backyard … [Read more...]
March Madness & Meaningful Use: Strange Bedfellows?
March is well underway and workforce productivity is in the midst of a recurring springtime slump as that annual institution known as the NCAA basketball tournament is in full swing. If you were among … [Read more...]
We Aren’t There Yet: Health IT (HIT) Shortcomings in 2016
This past weekend my husband Frank and I watched Matt Damon in The Martian. The movie invokes just enough current technology, NASA, and space station scenes to make travel to Mars seem realistic. It … [Read more...]
