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An EMR frustration that is still torturing us

KevinMD

I have written, or more accurately ranted, about electronic medical records (EMR) systems throughout this blog. While the systems have clearly improved since their mandatory introduction into the medical universe, they have still not delivered on many of their promises.

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How Virtual Care is Morphing into “Just” Healthcare – my post in Medecision Liberation

Health Populi

This graphic comes out of my current thinking about telehealth across the continuum of care. Read more on the virtual care phenomenon in my latest post published in the Medecision Liberation blog here.

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Why Elevance Health is “Prescribing” Phones for Members

Health Populi

In their dialogue, Boudreaux discussed Elevance Health’s “whole-health approach… about simplifying healthcare and building rust with customers. Digitally enabled healthcare means building digital technologies into the fabric of our ecosystem to improve outcomes and enhance efficiency in day-to-day health and wellness.”

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The Evolution of a Patient Ambassador – Learning from Stacy Hurt

Health Populi

To get a sense of what that caregiving experience is like, check out her blog post, Confessions of an Exhausted Caregiver ]. In 2018, Stacy launched her website, began blogging, and got social media traction when HIMSS appointed her a digital influencer. My work is my life, and my life is my work,” she confessed. There were no takers.

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Remember the Social Determinants of Health When Prescribing Drugs

Health Populi

Thinking about the social determinants of prescription drugs, how people take medicines in real life in my latest post in Medecision’s Liberate Health blog. I had one of those special lightbulb moments when listening to Mauricio Gonzalez-Arias, M.D.

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Being Transparent About Healthcare Transparency – My Post on the Medecision Blog

Health Populi

Read my post on getting transparent about transparency in Medecision’s blog here for more details and a deeper dive into this important issue. The post Being Transparent About Healthcare Transparency – My Post on the Medecision Blog appeared first on HealthPopuli.com.

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The Economic Contours of the Change Healthcare Cyber Attack: Taking Stock So Far

Health Populi

That’s TMI for me to write about in the Health Populi blog, but this story has a current-events twist: the pharmacist could not electronically link with my insurance company to transact my payment. On February 22, 2024, I went to a CVS Pharmacy-Inside-Target in my community to fill a prescription for benzonatate 200 mg capsules.

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