Category Archives: EHRs

EHRs

Hospital M&A Getting Tough (But Misguided) Scrutiny From Lawmakers

Posted on November 7, 2011 by Katherine Rourke

As us in “the biz” know, the pace of hospital M&A isn’t going to slow down anytime soon. Hospitals are huddling together to scale up for countless reasons. The reasons for hospital consolidation are just about unstoppable, of course, as … Continue reading →

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FTC: This Merger Looks So Good, It Has To Be Illegal

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Katherine Rourke

If you’re as cynical as I am, it’s not hard to take a certain amusement in the goings-on in Toledo over the merger between an aggressive for-profit hospital chain and a suburban not-for-profit. Over the past few months, the Federal … Continue reading →

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Hospital EMR actually works

Posted on June 4, 2011 by Katherine Rourke

As some of you may know — if you read the EMRandEHR.com blog — I recently had an experience which set a fine example as to how much health IT can help hospitals when deployed well and supported by smart … Continue reading →

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So many blank spots on the clinical data map!

Posted on November 21, 2010 by Katherine Rourke

EMTs collect a lot of data on their trip to the emergency department — and usually, data treating ED physicians will want pretty badly when they see the patient. But in virtually every case, most of that critical info transfer … Continue reading →

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Meaningful Use: What is it good for? A lot of smoke and mirrors

Posted on November 19, 2010 by Katherine Rourke

Meaningful Use?  Whoa! Good God y’all! What is it good for?  Very, very little. Sing it again… OK, maybe it’s the greatest idea in the history of health IT, or maybe it’s a good idea gone terribly, terribly wrong (my theory), but it … Continue reading →

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Data from the Kaiser rollout – better than expected?

Posted on August 21, 2010 by Katherine Rourke

A few years ago, Kaiser caught a lot of heat for what was reputed to be a $3 billion EMR installation. Today, after four more years, Kaiser’s EMR rollout is old news. But even though it hit full stride in 2006 or so, it was such big news that the echoes still remain. So here you have what may be some data from those tumultuous times. Continue reading →

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Kaiser, the whistleblower and the $3 billion EMR

Posted on August 10, 2010 by Katherine Rourke

If you had to guess, Kaiser’s $3 billion EMR a good investment? Do you believe that the Kaiser HealthConnect system will be a greater success with patients than clinician? And if clinicians are still using it at gunpoint, should Kaiser shift gears entirely and focus on patient access? Continue reading →

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Doctors rebelling against EMRs

Posted on June 19, 2010 by Katherine Rourke

The truth is, EMRs are inflexible, costly and force doctors to change the way they work — with little if any benefit to them. Continue reading →

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CIO: Let's kill the EHR certification process

Posted on June 15, 2010 by Katherine Rourke

Here’s a very interesting post on EHRs written by a straight-shooting hospital CIO. Will Weider, CIO of Ministry Healthcare and Affinity Health System, is based in Wisconsin and oversees IT operations for about 14 hospitals. His blog, “The Candid CIO,” often shares … Continue reading →

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Do EHRs kill people? Maybe so.

Posted on June 11, 2010 by Katherine Rourke

I continue to hope we can find a way to make EMR use simple, natural and fluid, but honestly, I’m still pretty skeptical it will happen. Continue reading →

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