In my last post on Co.Design, I wrote about how mandatory implementation of electronic medical records (EMRs) technology is forcing highly skilled physicians out of practice. The trend is primarily affecting the older generation of ...READ»
MediConnect Global's CEO Amy Rees Anderson says there's a simple fix to stop the rising cost of health care: digitize records and just let patients control their own files.READ»
President Obama has pledged $19 billion to encourage physicians and
hospitals to adopt electronic medical records and similar systems. The assumption is that recycling paper-based patient records and turning to more advanced, ...READ»
In July, the World Health Organization threw its hands up, declared H1N1 the
fastest spreading pandemic ever, and said tracking individual
cases was hopeless. But that hasn't stopped Google and, now, GE Healthcare from trying. ...READ»
Announced on May 7, 2009, the General Electric blitz has put Obama-era Healthcare initiatives front and center – and EMR software is an integral part of the mix.READ»
EMR software packages from Fox Meadows will fully support at least one of Obama's pillars, the tenet endorsing health care reforms intended to lower costs for families and businesses.READ»
A two-year window spurred by the new Administration's providing economic stimulus funding for purchasing EMR software could lead to a veritable "bonanza" as clinicians rush to take advantage prior to January 1, 2011, when the money kicks in.READ»
Barack Obama’s call for pervasive computerization and electronic medical records is ambitious and focused, but implementation issues remain challenging.READ»
