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Monthly Archives: August 2012
Study: Decision-support systems must be flexible, adaptable,...
Computer based decision support is a great way for physicians to understand the standard of care and be reminded of the standard of care for specific conditions etc… – however, I predict physicians and institutions will be unreasonably held to … Continue reading
Patients say technology will help prevent medical errors – by...
Convergent Pre-Post Amble Of course better record keeping can reduce problems – however, the time involved in documentation, reduced physician time with patients – its a double edge sword that in the end, the patient and physician will lose. Back … Continue reading
M.D. Anderson suffers second data breach this year – By Dan...
Convergent Pre-Post Amble Data security is becoming a real concern. Your medical records, now being converted to electronic media, can easily be stolen, lost and compromised. Digital data, all adheres to the same rules. It can be erased, modified and … Continue reading
A Cliffs Notes Version Of Obamacare – Video
Over two years ago when the Affordable Care Act was passed, I read the entire law so I could share with my fellow financial planners the actual content. I’ve traveled extensively and spoken to thousands of people about the ten … Continue reading
Medicare IDs risk patient info August 3, 2012 | By Karen M. Cheung
Republican lawmakers are calling on Medicare to remove Social Security numbers from identification cards to prevent ID theft, but doing so could cost millions to implement. More than 48 million Medicare beneficiaries risk having their identity stolen because their Social … Continue reading
Fierce exclusive: 10 steps for thwarting EHR hackers May 31, 2012 | By...
It’s bad enough that the number of security breaches of patient protected health information appears to be skyrocketing. But it feels downright creepy when the breach is at the hands of a hacker, as was the recent attack by Eastern … Continue reading
EHR hackers encrypt files, demand ransom – August 13, 2012 | By...
Convergent Preamble This ransom technique is not doctor specific. We have experienced several of these attacks over the years with our clients servers. These attacks hit lawyers, doctors and retail operations. Its not specific to physicians – there are specific … Continue reading
Patient non-compliance complicates remote monitoring by susan d. hall
Convergent Pre-Article Amble You can lead a horse to water – but cant make them drink – you can give people all the technology and information necessary to be healthy but you cant make them use it. Half of the … Continue reading
Fitch: Meaningful Use payments masking ‘anemic’ revenue...
Convergent Pre-amble Previous post reviewed NY State Governor Cuomo had a wonderful idea to spend the supposed medicare savings before they are even realized on hospital infrastructure etc.. The current push for technology, EMR’s, EHR, ACO’s etc.. are all based … Continue reading
