http://www.physiciansnews.com/2010/02/09/the-big-ehr-question-what-does-%e2%80%9cmeaningful-use%e2%80%9d-mean/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:53:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.physiciansnews.com/2010/02/09/the-big-ehr-question-what-does-%e2%80%9cmeaningful-use%e2%80%9d-mean/comment-page-1/#comment-1266 r. tamburello Mon, 15 Feb 2010 13:57:36 +0000 http://www.physiciansnews.com/?p=3008#comment-1266 incentiving and encouraging physicians to purchase ehr/emr is the first step to centralizing american health records by the feds. the second step will be, through federal legislation, data collection. the third, and likely crucial step for the feds, is to begin advising and telling physicians how, what and why to treat patients based upon statistical success rates. the patient / physician relationship will be non-existant! incentiving and encouraging physicians to purchase ehr/emr is the first step to centralizing american health records by the feds. the second step will be, through federal legislation, data collection. the third, and likely crucial step for the feds, is to begin advising and telling physicians how, what and why to treat patients based upon statistical success rates. the patient / physician relationship will be non-existant!

]]> http://www.physiciansnews.com/2010/02/09/the-big-ehr-question-what-does-%e2%80%9cmeaningful-use%e2%80%9d-mean/comment-page-1/#comment-1260 Melisa Kirby Rottinghaus Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:53:40 +0000 http://www.physiciansnews.com/?p=3008#comment-1260 I'm puzzled by two things: 1. How can a chiropractor be listed among the "eligible professionals" for Medicare incentives *and* be virtually prevented from establishing "meaningful use?" Chiropractors do not practice in some of the 25 EHR modules, specifically, in e-prescribing and labs. 2. Providers have been consistently hit with reimbursement reductions and skyrocketing overhead due to increasing regulations. Still, even modest process improvement in-house could recover potentially tens of thousands per year per provider. Doesn't this dampen the allure of something up to or short of 44,000 over six years (one to prepare and five to report and possibly receive payments)? I’m puzzled by two things:
1. How can a chiropractor be listed among the “eligible professionals” for Medicare incentives *and* be virtually prevented from establishing “meaningful use?” Chiropractors do not practice in some of the 25 EHR modules, specifically, in e-prescribing and labs.
2. Providers have been consistently hit with reimbursement reductions and skyrocketing overhead due to increasing regulations. Still, even modest process improvement in-house could recover potentially tens of thousands per year per provider. Doesn’t this dampen the allure of something up to or short of 44,000 over six years (one to prepare and five to report and possibly receive payments)?

]]> http://www.physiciansnews.com/2010/02/09/the-big-ehr-question-what-does-%e2%80%9cmeaningful-use%e2%80%9d-mean/comment-page-1/#comment-1259 Vicki Thu, 11 Feb 2010 23:34:42 +0000 http://www.physiciansnews.com/?p=3008#comment-1259 Of course there is more to it than installing systems. Let's face it, computers play an extremely important role in today's world; no matter what you do. There will be far less medication errors, order errors, and better documentation. And, is it really that wrong for a physician to have a clean and safe environment to operate? I should say not. Of course there is more to it than installing systems. Let’s face it, computers play an extremely important role in today’s world; no matter what you do. There will be far less medication errors, order errors, and better documentation. And, is it really that wrong for a physician to have a clean and safe environment to operate? I should say not.

]]> http://www.physiciansnews.com/2010/02/09/the-big-ehr-question-what-does-%e2%80%9cmeaningful-use%e2%80%9d-mean/comment-page-1/#comment-1254 Jeremy Engdahl-Johnson Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:41:22 +0000 http://www.physiciansnews.com/?p=3008#comment-1254 Federal funding may be encouraging a move toward EHR, but there's more to it than just installing systems. Federal funding may be encouraging a move toward EHR, but there’s more to it than just installing systems.

]]> http://www.physiciansnews.com/2010/02/09/the-big-ehr-question-what-does-%e2%80%9cmeaningful-use%e2%80%9d-mean/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:53:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.physiciansnews.com/2010/02/09/the-big-ehr-question-what-does-%e2%80%9cmeaningful-use%e2%80%9d-mean/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:53:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.physiciansnews.com/2010/02/09/the-big-ehr-question-what-does-%e2%80%9cmeaningful-use%e2%80%9d-mean/comment-page-1/#comment-1266 r. tamburello Mon, 15 Feb 2010 13:57:36 +0000 http://www.physiciansnews.com/?p=3008#comment-1266 incentiving and encouraging physicians to purchase ehr/emr is the first step to centralizing american health records by the feds. the second step will be, through federal legislation, data collection. the third, and likely crucial step for the feds, is to begin advising and telling physicians how, what and why to treat patients based upon statistical success rates. the patient / physician relationship will be non-existant! incentiving and encouraging physicians to purchase ehr/emr is the first step to centralizing american health records by the feds. the second step will be, through federal legislation, data collection. the third, and likely crucial step for the feds, is to begin advising and telling physicians how, what and why to treat patients based upon statistical success rates. the patient / physician relationship will be non-existant!

]]> http://www.physiciansnews.com/2010/02/09/the-big-ehr-question-what-does-%e2%80%9cmeaningful-use%e2%80%9d-mean/comment-page-1/#comment-1260 Melisa Kirby Rottinghaus Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:53:40 +0000 http://www.physiciansnews.com/?p=3008#comment-1260 I'm puzzled by two things: 1. How can a chiropractor be listed among the "eligible professionals" for Medicare incentives *and* be virtually prevented from establishing "meaningful use?" Chiropractors do not practice in some of the 25 EHR modules, specifically, in e-prescribing and labs. 2. Providers have been consistently hit with reimbursement reductions and skyrocketing overhead due to increasing regulations. Still, even modest process improvement in-house could recover potentially tens of thousands per year per provider. Doesn't this dampen the allure of something up to or short of 44,000 over six years (one to prepare and five to report and possibly receive payments)? I’m puzzled by two things:
1. How can a chiropractor be listed among the “eligible professionals” for Medicare incentives *and* be virtually prevented from establishing “meaningful use?” Chiropractors do not practice in some of the 25 EHR modules, specifically, in e-prescribing and labs.
2. Providers have been consistently hit with reimbursement reductions and skyrocketing overhead due to increasing regulations. Still, even modest process improvement in-house could recover potentially tens of thousands per year per provider. Doesn’t this dampen the allure of something up to or short of 44,000 over six years (one to prepare and five to report and possibly receive payments)?

]]> http://www.physiciansnews.com/2010/02/09/the-big-ehr-question-what-does-%e2%80%9cmeaningful-use%e2%80%9d-mean/comment-page-1/#comment-1259 Vicki Thu, 11 Feb 2010 23:34:42 +0000 http://www.physiciansnews.com/?p=3008#comment-1259 Of course there is more to it than installing systems. Let's face it, computers play an extremely important role in today's world; no matter what you do. There will be far less medication errors, order errors, and better documentation. And, is it really that wrong for a physician to have a clean and safe environment to operate? I should say not. Of course there is more to it than installing systems. Let’s face it, computers play an extremely important role in today’s world; no matter what you do. There will be far less medication errors, order errors, and better documentation. And, is it really that wrong for a physician to have a clean and safe environment to operate? I should say not.

]]> http://www.physiciansnews.com/2010/02/09/the-big-ehr-question-what-does-%e2%80%9cmeaningful-use%e2%80%9d-mean/comment-page-1/#comment-1254 Jeremy Engdahl-Johnson Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:41:22 +0000 http://www.physiciansnews.com/?p=3008#comment-1254 Federal funding may be encouraging a move toward EHR, but there's more to it than just installing systems. Federal funding may be encouraging a move toward EHR, but there’s more to it than just installing systems.

]]> http://www.physiciansnews.com/2010/02/09/the-big-ehr-question-what-does-%e2%80%9cmeaningful-use%e2%80%9d-mean/comment-page-1/#comment-1266 r. tamburello Mon, 15 Feb 2010 13:57:36 +0000 http://www.physiciansnews.com/?p=3008#comment-1266 incentiving and encouraging physicians to purchase ehr/emr is the first step to centralizing american health records by the feds. the second step will be, through federal legislation, data collection. the third, and likely crucial step for the feds, is to begin advising and telling physicians how, what and why to treat patients based upon statistical success rates. the patient / physician relationship will be non-existant! incentiving and encouraging physicians to purchase ehr/emr is the first step to centralizing american health records by the feds. the second step will be, through federal legislation, data collection. the third, and likely crucial step for the feds, is to begin advising and telling physicians how, what and why to treat patients based upon statistical success rates. the patient / physician relationship will be non-existant!

]]> http://www.physiciansnews.com/2010/02/09/the-big-ehr-question-what-does-%e2%80%9cmeaningful-use%e2%80%9d-mean/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:53:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.physiciansnews.com/2010/02/09/the-big-ehr-question-what-does-%e2%80%9cmeaningful-use%e2%80%9d-mean/comment-page-1/#comment-1266 r. tamburello Mon, 15 Feb 2010 13:57:36 +0000 http://www.physiciansnews.com/?p=3008#comment-1266 incentiving and encouraging physicians to purchase ehr/emr is the first step to centralizing american health records by the feds. the second step will be, through federal legislation, data collection. the third, and likely crucial step for the feds, is to begin advising and telling physicians how, what and why to treat patients based upon statistical success rates. the patient / physician relationship will be non-existant! incentiving and encouraging physicians to purchase ehr/emr is the first step to centralizing american health records by the feds. the second step will be, through federal legislation, data collection. the third, and likely crucial step for the feds, is to begin advising and telling physicians how, what and why to treat patients based upon statistical success rates. the patient / physician relationship will be non-existant!

]]> http://www.physiciansnews.com/2010/02/09/the-big-ehr-question-what-does-%e2%80%9cmeaningful-use%e2%80%9d-mean/comment-page-1/#comment-1260 Melisa Kirby Rottinghaus Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:53:40 +0000 http://www.physiciansnews.com/?p=3008#comment-1260 I'm puzzled by two things: 1. How can a chiropractor be listed among the "eligible professionals" for Medicare incentives *and* be virtually prevented from establishing "meaningful use?" Chiropractors do not practice in some of the 25 EHR modules, specifically, in e-prescribing and labs. 2. Providers have been consistently hit with reimbursement reductions and skyrocketing overhead due to increasing regulations. Still, even modest process improvement in-house could recover potentially tens of thousands per year per provider. Doesn't this dampen the allure of something up to or short of 44,000 over six years (one to prepare and five to report and possibly receive payments)? I’m puzzled by two things:
1. How can a chiropractor be listed among the “eligible professionals” for Medicare incentives *and* be virtually prevented from establishing “meaningful use?” Chiropractors do not practice in some of the 25 EHR modules, specifically, in e-prescribing and labs.
2. Providers have been consistently hit with reimbursement reductions and skyrocketing overhead due to increasing regulations. Still, even modest process improvement in-house could recover potentially tens of thousands per year per provider. Doesn’t this dampen the allure of something up to or short of 44,000 over six years (one to prepare and five to report and possibly receive payments)?

]]> http://www.physiciansnews.com/2010/02/09/the-big-ehr-question-what-does-%e2%80%9cmeaningful-use%e2%80%9d-mean/comment-page-1/#comment-1259 Vicki Thu, 11 Feb 2010 23:34:42 +0000 http://www.physiciansnews.com/?p=3008#comment-1259 Of course there is more to it than installing systems. Let's face it, computers play an extremely important role in today's world; no matter what you do. There will be far less medication errors, order errors, and better documentation. And, is it really that wrong for a physician to have a clean and safe environment to operate? I should say not. Of course there is more to it than installing systems. Let’s face it, computers play an extremely important role in today’s world; no matter what you do. There will be far less medication errors, order errors, and better documentation. And, is it really that wrong for a physician to have a clean and safe environment to operate? I should say not.

]]> http://www.physiciansnews.com/2010/02/09/the-big-ehr-question-what-does-%e2%80%9cmeaningful-use%e2%80%9d-mean/comment-page-1/#comment-1254 Jeremy Engdahl-Johnson Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:41:22 +0000 http://www.physiciansnews.com/?p=3008#comment-1254 Federal funding may be encouraging a move toward EHR, but there's more to it than just installing systems. Federal funding may be encouraging a move toward EHR, but there’s more to it than just installing systems.

]]> http://www.physiciansnews.com/2010/02/09/the-big-ehr-question-what-does-%e2%80%9cmeaningful-use%e2%80%9d-mean/comment-page-1/#comment-1260 Melisa Kirby Rottinghaus Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:53:40 +0000 http://www.physiciansnews.com/?p=3008#comment-1260 I'm puzzled by two things: 1. How can a chiropractor be listed among the "eligible professionals" for Medicare incentives *and* be virtually prevented from establishing "meaningful use?" Chiropractors do not practice in some of the 25 EHR modules, specifically, in e-prescribing and labs. 2. Providers have been consistently hit with reimbursement reductions and skyrocketing overhead due to increasing regulations. Still, even modest process improvement in-house could recover potentially tens of thousands per year per provider. Doesn't this dampen the allure of something up to or short of 44,000 over six years (one to prepare and five to report and possibly receive payments)? I’m puzzled by two things:
1. How can a chiropractor be listed among the “eligible professionals” for Medicare incentives *and* be virtually prevented from establishing “meaningful use?” Chiropractors do not practice in some of the 25 EHR modules, specifically, in e-prescribing and labs.
2. Providers have been consistently hit with reimbursement reductions and skyrocketing overhead due to increasing regulations. Still, even modest process improvement in-house could recover potentially tens of thousands per year per provider. Doesn’t this dampen the allure of something up to or short of 44,000 over six years (one to prepare and five to report and possibly receive payments)?

]]> http://www.physiciansnews.com/2010/02/09/the-big-ehr-question-what-does-%e2%80%9cmeaningful-use%e2%80%9d-mean/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:53:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.physiciansnews.com/2010/02/09/the-big-ehr-question-what-does-%e2%80%9cmeaningful-use%e2%80%9d-mean/comment-page-1/#comment-1266 r. tamburello Mon, 15 Feb 2010 13:57:36 +0000 http://www.physiciansnews.com/?p=3008#comment-1266 incentiving and encouraging physicians to purchase ehr/emr is the first step to centralizing american health records by the feds. the second step will be, through federal legislation, data collection. the third, and likely crucial step for the feds, is to begin advising and telling physicians how, what and why to treat patients based upon statistical success rates. the patient / physician relationship will be non-existant! incentiving and encouraging physicians to purchase ehr/emr is the first step to centralizing american health records by the feds. the second step will be, through federal legislation, data collection. the third, and likely crucial step for the feds, is to begin advising and telling physicians how, what and why to treat patients based upon statistical success rates. the patient / physician relationship will be non-existant!

]]> http://www.physiciansnews.com/2010/02/09/the-big-ehr-question-what-does-%e2%80%9cmeaningful-use%e2%80%9d-mean/comment-page-1/#comment-1260 Melisa Kirby Rottinghaus Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:53:40 +0000 http://www.physiciansnews.com/?p=3008#comment-1260 I'm puzzled by two things: 1. How can a chiropractor be listed among the "eligible professionals" for Medicare incentives *and* be virtually prevented from establishing "meaningful use?" Chiropractors do not practice in some of the 25 EHR modules, specifically, in e-prescribing and labs. 2. Providers have been consistently hit with reimbursement reductions and skyrocketing overhead due to increasing regulations. Still, even modest process improvement in-house could recover potentially tens of thousands per year per provider. Doesn't this dampen the allure of something up to or short of 44,000 over six years (one to prepare and five to report and possibly receive payments)? I’m puzzled by two things:
1. How can a chiropractor be listed among the “eligible professionals” for Medicare incentives *and* be virtually prevented from establishing “meaningful use?” Chiropractors do not practice in some of the 25 EHR modules, specifically, in e-prescribing and labs.
2. Providers have been consistently hit with reimbursement reductions and skyrocketing overhead due to increasing regulations. Still, even modest process improvement in-house could recover potentially tens of thousands per year per provider. Doesn’t this dampen the allure of something up to or short of 44,000 over six years (one to prepare and five to report and possibly receive payments)?

]]> http://www.physiciansnews.com/2010/02/09/the-big-ehr-question-what-does-%e2%80%9cmeaningful-use%e2%80%9d-mean/comment-page-1/#comment-1259 Vicki Thu, 11 Feb 2010 23:34:42 +0000 http://www.physiciansnews.com/?p=3008#comment-1259 Of course there is more to it than installing systems. Let's face it, computers play an extremely important role in today's world; no matter what you do. There will be far less medication errors, order errors, and better documentation. And, is it really that wrong for a physician to have a clean and safe environment to operate? I should say not. Of course there is more to it than installing systems. Let’s face it, computers play an extremely important role in today’s world; no matter what you do. There will be far less medication errors, order errors, and better documentation. And, is it really that wrong for a physician to have a clean and safe environment to operate? I should say not.

]]> http://www.physiciansnews.com/2010/02/09/the-big-ehr-question-what-does-%e2%80%9cmeaningful-use%e2%80%9d-mean/comment-page-1/#comment-1254 Jeremy Engdahl-Johnson Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:41:22 +0000 http://www.physiciansnews.com/?p=3008#comment-1254 Federal funding may be encouraging a move toward EHR, but there's more to it than just installing systems. Federal funding may be encouraging a move toward EHR, but there’s more to it than just installing systems.

]]> http://www.physiciansnews.com/2010/02/09/the-big-ehr-question-what-does-%e2%80%9cmeaningful-use%e2%80%9d-mean/comment-page-1/#comment-1259 Vicki Thu, 11 Feb 2010 23:34:42 +0000 http://www.physiciansnews.com/?p=3008#comment-1259 Of course there is more to it than installing systems. Let's face it, computers play an extremely important role in today's world; no matter what you do. There will be far less medication errors, order errors, and better documentation. And, is it really that wrong for a physician to have a clean and safe environment to operate? I should say not. Of course there is more to it than installing systems. Let’s face it, computers play an extremely important role in today’s world; no matter what you do. There will be far less medication errors, order errors, and better documentation. And, is it really that wrong for a physician to have a clean and safe environment to operate? I should say not.

]]> http://www.physiciansnews.com/2010/02/09/the-big-ehr-question-what-does-%e2%80%9cmeaningful-use%e2%80%9d-mean/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:53:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.physiciansnews.com/2010/02/09/the-big-ehr-question-what-does-%e2%80%9cmeaningful-use%e2%80%9d-mean/comment-page-1/#comment-1266 r. tamburello Mon, 15 Feb 2010 13:57:36 +0000 http://www.physiciansnews.com/?p=3008#comment-1266 incentiving and encouraging physicians to purchase ehr/emr is the first step to centralizing american health records by the feds. the second step will be, through federal legislation, data collection. the third, and likely crucial step for the feds, is to begin advising and telling physicians how, what and why to treat patients based upon statistical success rates. the patient / physician relationship will be non-existant! incentiving and encouraging physicians to purchase ehr/emr is the first step to centralizing american health records by the feds. the second step will be, through federal legislation, data collection. the third, and likely crucial step for the feds, is to begin advising and telling physicians how, what and why to treat patients based upon statistical success rates. the patient / physician relationship will be non-existant!

]]> http://www.physiciansnews.com/2010/02/09/the-big-ehr-question-what-does-%e2%80%9cmeaningful-use%e2%80%9d-mean/comment-page-1/#comment-1260 Melisa Kirby Rottinghaus Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:53:40 +0000 http://www.physiciansnews.com/?p=3008#comment-1260 I'm puzzled by two things: 1. How can a chiropractor be listed among the "eligible professionals" for Medicare incentives *and* be virtually prevented from establishing "meaningful use?" Chiropractors do not practice in some of the 25 EHR modules, specifically, in e-prescribing and labs. 2. Providers have been consistently hit with reimbursement reductions and skyrocketing overhead due to increasing regulations. Still, even modest process improvement in-house could recover potentially tens of thousands per year per provider. Doesn't this dampen the allure of something up to or short of 44,000 over six years (one to prepare and five to report and possibly receive payments)? I’m puzzled by two things:
1. How can a chiropractor be listed among the “eligible professionals” for Medicare incentives *and* be virtually prevented from establishing “meaningful use?” Chiropractors do not practice in some of the 25 EHR modules, specifically, in e-prescribing and labs.
2. Providers have been consistently hit with reimbursement reductions and skyrocketing overhead due to increasing regulations. Still, even modest process improvement in-house could recover potentially tens of thousands per year per provider. Doesn’t this dampen the allure of something up to or short of 44,000 over six years (one to prepare and five to report and possibly receive payments)?

]]> http://www.physiciansnews.com/2010/02/09/the-big-ehr-question-what-does-%e2%80%9cmeaningful-use%e2%80%9d-mean/comment-page-1/#comment-1259 Vicki Thu, 11 Feb 2010 23:34:42 +0000 http://www.physiciansnews.com/?p=3008#comment-1259 Of course there is more to it than installing systems. Let's face it, computers play an extremely important role in today's world; no matter what you do. There will be far less medication errors, order errors, and better documentation. And, is it really that wrong for a physician to have a clean and safe environment to operate? I should say not. Of course there is more to it than installing systems. Let’s face it, computers play an extremely important role in today’s world; no matter what you do. There will be far less medication errors, order errors, and better documentation. And, is it really that wrong for a physician to have a clean and safe environment to operate? I should say not.

]]> http://www.physiciansnews.com/2010/02/09/the-big-ehr-question-what-does-%e2%80%9cmeaningful-use%e2%80%9d-mean/comment-page-1/#comment-1254 Jeremy Engdahl-Johnson Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:41:22 +0000 http://www.physiciansnews.com/?p=3008#comment-1254 Federal funding may be encouraging a move toward EHR, but there's more to it than just installing systems. Federal funding may be encouraging a move toward EHR, but there’s more to it than just installing systems.

]]> http://www.physiciansnews.com/2010/02/09/the-big-ehr-question-what-does-%e2%80%9cmeaningful-use%e2%80%9d-mean/comment-page-1/#comment-1254 Jeremy Engdahl-Johnson Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:41:22 +0000 http://www.physiciansnews.com/?p=3008#comment-1254 Federal funding may be encouraging a move toward EHR, but there's more to it than just installing systems. Federal funding may be encouraging a move toward EHR, but there’s more to it than just installing systems.

]]> http://www.physiciansnews.com/2010/02/09/the-big-ehr-question-what-does-%e2%80%9cmeaningful-use%e2%80%9d-mean/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:53:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.physiciansnews.com/2010/02/09/the-big-ehr-question-what-does-%e2%80%9cmeaningful-use%e2%80%9d-mean/comment-page-1/#comment-1266 r. tamburello Mon, 15 Feb 2010 13:57:36 +0000 http://www.physiciansnews.com/?p=3008#comment-1266 incentiving and encouraging physicians to purchase ehr/emr is the first step to centralizing american health records by the feds. the second step will be, through federal legislation, data collection. the third, and likely crucial step for the feds, is to begin advising and telling physicians how, what and why to treat patients based upon statistical success rates. the patient / physician relationship will be non-existant! incentiving and encouraging physicians to purchase ehr/emr is the first step to centralizing american health records by the feds. the second step will be, through federal legislation, data collection. the third, and likely crucial step for the feds, is to begin advising and telling physicians how, what and why to treat patients based upon statistical success rates. the patient / physician relationship will be non-existant!

]]> http://www.physiciansnews.com/2010/02/09/the-big-ehr-question-what-does-%e2%80%9cmeaningful-use%e2%80%9d-mean/comment-page-1/#comment-1260 Melisa Kirby Rottinghaus Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:53:40 +0000 http://www.physiciansnews.com/?p=3008#comment-1260 I'm puzzled by two things: 1. How can a chiropractor be listed among the "eligible professionals" for Medicare incentives *and* be virtually prevented from establishing "meaningful use?" Chiropractors do not practice in some of the 25 EHR modules, specifically, in e-prescribing and labs. 2. Providers have been consistently hit with reimbursement reductions and skyrocketing overhead due to increasing regulations. Still, even modest process improvement in-house could recover potentially tens of thousands per year per provider. Doesn't this dampen the allure of something up to or short of 44,000 over six years (one to prepare and five to report and possibly receive payments)? I’m puzzled by two things:
1. How can a chiropractor be listed among the “eligible professionals” for Medicare incentives *and* be virtually prevented from establishing “meaningful use?” Chiropractors do not practice in some of the 25 EHR modules, specifically, in e-prescribing and labs.
2. Providers have been consistently hit with reimbursement reductions and skyrocketing overhead due to increasing regulations. Still, even modest process improvement in-house could recover potentially tens of thousands per year per provider. Doesn’t this dampen the allure of something up to or short of 44,000 over six years (one to prepare and five to report and possibly receive payments)?

]]> http://www.physiciansnews.com/2010/02/09/the-big-ehr-question-what-does-%e2%80%9cmeaningful-use%e2%80%9d-mean/comment-page-1/#comment-1259 Vicki Thu, 11 Feb 2010 23:34:42 +0000 http://www.physiciansnews.com/?p=3008#comment-1259 Of course there is more to it than installing systems. Let's face it, computers play an extremely important role in today's world; no matter what you do. There will be far less medication errors, order errors, and better documentation. And, is it really that wrong for a physician to have a clean and safe environment to operate? I should say not. Of course there is more to it than installing systems. Let’s face it, computers play an extremely important role in today’s world; no matter what you do. There will be far less medication errors, order errors, and better documentation. And, is it really that wrong for a physician to have a clean and safe environment to operate? I should say not.

]]> http://www.physiciansnews.com/2010/02/09/the-big-ehr-question-what-does-%e2%80%9cmeaningful-use%e2%80%9d-mean/comment-page-1/#comment-1254 Jeremy Engdahl-Johnson Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:41:22 +0000 http://www.physiciansnews.com/?p=3008#comment-1254 Federal funding may be encouraging a move toward EHR, but there's more to it than just installing systems. Federal funding may be encouraging a move toward EHR, but there’s more to it than just installing systems.

]]> http://www.physiciansnews.com/2010/02/09/the-big-ehr-question-what-does-%e2%80%9cmeaningful-use%e2%80%9d-mean/comment-page-1/#comment-1248 B. Stephan Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:06:47 +0000 http://www.physiciansnews.com/?p=3008#comment-1248 A recent incident in Haiti where two physicians delayed amputation of a limb on a small child because they could find no hospital in which to do the amputation and ultimately lost the patient, gives you a good example of the mind set you are creating among the American trained physicians, i.e., must have the proper setting, proper instruments, all the backup to protect themselves from possible lawsuits and government criticism before proceeding with patient care. Our physicians are no longer taking care of the patient in front of him, but worrying about the "Big Brothers" standing behind him. A recent incident in Haiti where two physicians delayed amputation of a limb on a small child because they could find no hospital in which to do the amputation and ultimately lost the patient, gives you a good example of the mind set you are creating among the American trained physicians, i.e., must have the proper setting, proper instruments, all the backup to protect themselves from possible lawsuits and government criticism before proceeding with patient care. Our physicians are no longer taking care of the patient in front of him, but worrying about the “Big Brothers” standing behind him.

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