Morning Headlines 6/10/13
When e- stands for enemy: Installing e-medical records systems costly, frustrating
An office manager from a solo practice in North Carolina discusses the growing cost and frustration HITECH is having on managing a small practice.
Parkland researchers develop system to flag those in danger of death
Researchers at the Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation are profiled by a Dallas newspaper for their work with predictive surveillance and population health management.
Olympic Medical Center: Progress made in digital conversion
Port Angeles, WA-based Olympic Medical Center CEO Eric Lewis discusses the hospital’s recent Epic go-live, describing the experience as “kind of like going from a landline to an iPhone.”
April 2013: EHR Incentive Program
According to a monthly update released by CMS, $14.6 billion has been paid to hospitals and providers since the EHR incentive program started in 2011.
ERP is vague. Is Epic doing the procurement and inventory part, the scheduling and timesheets part, the finance part, or…