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Meaningful Use Is Not For Specialists

Posted on October 1, 2012 by Dr. Michael West

You know, I’ve been thinking a lot about Meaningful Use lately. I previously I’ve had pretty negative opinions of it, and my thoughts seem to be echoed by a lot of doctors currently in practice. Rob Lamberts, MD, wrote an … Continue reading →

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EMRs’ big gaping hole of secure messaging

Posted on September 12, 2012 by Dr. Michael West

Today’s post begins a series inspired by my recent participation in a breakfast panel in Washington, DC, Doctors and Patients Bridging the Digital Divide. There were a lot of useful ideas discussed during this panel, and so I decided to … Continue reading →

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Guest Post: Do EMRs Cause a Mirage of Health?

Posted on May 29, 2012 by Dr. Michael West

This is a guest post by Ken Harrington, Practice Manager at the Washington Endocrine Clinic. The smart phone (blackberry, android, iphone) is an icon of the postmodern age.  In my fingertips, I hold the power of the internet.  I can … Continue reading →

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Easing the Pain of Electronic Medical Records?

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Dr. Michael West

The Huffington Post recently had an interesting video in which an orthopedic surgeon poo-poos EHRs because they waste time and cause him to have to type up his notes.  He tries to say that dictation is the way to go, … Continue reading →

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Going Mobile: How EHRs and Mobile Technology are Shaping One Physician’s Practice

Posted on September 13, 2011 by Dr. Michael West

For today’s blog post on going mobile with health IT, please join me over at EHROutlook.com! Dr. West is an endocrinologist in private practice in Washington, DC.  He completed fellowship training in Endocrinology and Metabolism at the Johns Hopkins University … Continue reading →

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International EMR, EHR — Insider’s Perspective on NeHTA

Posted on September 6, 2011 by Dr. Michael West

A recent reader recently commented on my earlier post, Government Sponsored E-health Initiatives, and brought my attention to his blog, Australian Health Information Technology, which focuses on the Australian government’s EMR initiative NeHTA. David More MB, PhD, FACHI, describes himself as a ‘dissident’ … Continue reading →

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Latest Practice Fusion Stats Continue to Skyrocket

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Dr. Michael West

Just thought I would share with my readers the continued phenomenal climb in users and patients served by my EMR, EHR provider, Practice Fusion.  They continue to impress the heck out of me in terms of their user number, which … Continue reading →

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GE Healthcare Throws iPad into Mobile EMR Mix

Posted on August 24, 2011 by Dr. Michael West

iPads are getting a lot of hype in the EMR and EHR press lately, so Apple is sure to benefit financially from the EMR, EHR-rush.  Entrez vous GE’s Centricity Advance-Mobile!  Apparently, DrChrono is being joined in offering an native iPad EMR … Continue reading →

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EMR Development, Where are the Doctors?

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Dr. Michael West

John Lynn, over at EMRandEHR.com recently wondered about Depth in an EMR Conference.  He recently attended the Health Tech Next Generation conference in San Francisco, where few doctors seemed to be present.  This is such a classic blunder in health IT: … Continue reading →

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Practice Fusion in DC for summit on interoperability

Posted on August 10, 2011 by Dr. Michael West

Recently had the pleasure of spending a great night out with our friends Emily Peters and Tom McMennamin at Practice Fusion.  After serving 22 patients in a very busy day for us yesterday, we had a blast at Ris since … Continue reading →

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