In recent news articles, the fragility of hospital EMR platforms has been illustrated by the interruption of access to the EMR and the resulting loss of information to clinical workers. In at least one case, the hospital was without access for a number of days, creating havoc and closing vital services. The backup plan in […]
In his seminal book on disruptive technology, David and Goliath, business guru Malcom Gladwell points out that Goliath didn’t have a chance against David who was wielding a technology that was a precursor to modern warfare where killing could be done at a distance. While the sling was not a new technology, having been invented sometime in […]
Recent reports of hospitals infected with computer viruses have IT managers very worried as well they should be. EMR systems typically run over the same networks as other hospital functions, often leaving the door open to malware and viruses. In two recent examples, hospitals were crippled by what is known as ransomware. Often emanating from […]
The US market for hospital EMR systems has primarily been driven by the 36 billion dollars of the HITECH meaningful use program but what is going to drive the transformation from paper to full EMRs in the developing world? The answer is simple, Return on Investment (ROI). Actually, the US market would have been a […]
According to a recent article by John Lynn, founder of HealthCareScene, “CMS has put out the latest data on meaningful use participation and payments. They broke the Medicare dollars out by meaningful use Stage 1 and Stage 2. Meaningful use Stage 1 cost nearly $20 billion. Meaningful use Stage 2 cost $3.4 billion. The amounts were […]
That’s the title of an article seen in Healthcare Business & Technology. The article draws from a survey of 14,000 registered nurses and covers many of the systems in place today: 94% of nurses thought that the EHR hurt communication with patients and physicians instead of helping. Among the factors nurses noted as frustrating were: • Having […]
A tour through most hospitals in the US will find the halls and patient rooms filled with COWs (Computers on Wheels) or as they are also known WOWs (Workstations on Wheels). These over-priced computer stations were the backbone of first-generation hospital EMR systems but are rapidly giving way to mobile devices like tablets as EMR […]
With HITECH rewards coming to an end, the likes of Cerner, Epic, and McKesson are looking for the next big windfall to feed their billion-dollar companies but may find that their customers are looking in the other direction to save money, not spend more. There are few who will argue that hospital profit margins will be […]
Desde que se anunció en primer lugar que el uso significativo (MU) sería seguir el camino de los dinosaurios en enero de 2016, CMS ha sido menos que próxima en la definición de lo que el mundo podría ser similar para los hospitales después de MU. Si bien el programa MACRA ha comenzado a definir […]
Depuis la première annonce que utilisation significative (MU) serait aller dans le sens des dinosaures en Janvier 2016, la CMS a été inférieure à venir dans la définition de ce que le monde pourrait ressembler pour les hôpitaux après MU. Bien que le programme MACRA a commencé à définir la façon dont les cliniciens seront […]