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How today’s EMRs are like self-driving cars

KevinMD

EMRs with decision support will improve the quality of healthcare. Your patients are rating you online: How to respond. Doctors have spotty knowledge and keep illegible records. The parallels are obvious. And so far the outcomes are disappointing on both fronts of our new war against human error. It was early.

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When EMRs crash: It’s time to push back

KevinMD

Now, when our electronic medical records (EMR) freezes, malfunctions, or simply goes on strike, our office is paralyzed. Your patients are rating you online: How to respond. The paper medical chart I used during most of my career never "crashed." Manage your online reputation: A social media guide.

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Betamax or VHS: EMRs are 100 times worse

KevinMD

Your patients are rating you online: How to respond. Find out how. When I see new patients their jaw usually drops when I sit down with them next to the computer with a stack of papers held together with a rubber band or a gigantic clamp and with yellow sticky notes protruding here and there with words like LAB, ER, Read more.

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Love smart functions in your EMR? This doctor doesn’t.

KevinMD

Your patients are rating you online: How to respond. Find out how. Many, many years ago, before we spent the majority of our office visit staring at a flatscreen LED and typing away, our charts were simple manila folders with those bendy metal bars that allowed you to insert new pages, separated into multiple.

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CIO Podcast – Episode 44: Social Determinants of Health with Dr. Jennifer Goldman, DO

Healthcare IT Today

Jennifer Goldman, DO, Chief of Primary Care at Memorial Healthcare System. First we dive into what she’s done to integrate SDoH data into the EMR and how she’s kept people from over looking it. Next we talk about how to help clinical teams connect patients to the resources that they need.

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Five Things You Should Know Before Building a Telehealth Program In-House

Iris Telehealth

With that data — and telehealth’s ability to expand access to high-quality providers — it’s no surprise that organizations are thinking through how to start a telemental health practice and leverage it as a long-term solution. Do we have the right security in place (i.e. Will our platform work for our current staff and patients?

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Featured Health IT Jobs – Epic Business Intelligence Analyst (Product Owner)

Healthcare IT Today

This position requires experience specific to Epic EMR clinical environments, healthcare operations, and/or revenue cycle. If this looks like a position that would interest you, check out the full details for the job and how to apply. This is a remote position. Candidates must reside in one of these U.S.

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