Category: EHR
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The Timeline of Medical Records
An entertaining and informative video depicting the progression of medical records through time. Recurring themes of frustration and inefficiency are contrasted with the new innovation of electronic health records. The depiction of the cave-woman, the ancient Roman, the man from the colonial times, and a modern day agitated person who doesn’t have time to wait…
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Improving Population Health Management Through Effective, Efficient Data Analytics
Enhanced reporting and efficiency, significant reductions in readmissions in congestive heart failure patients and added leverage at contract negotiation are just a few advantages Bon Secours is deriving from its EHR-based data collection tools, explains Robert Fortini, vice president and chief clinical officer at Bon Secours. Fortini talks about the health system’s shift from home-grown…
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What Are Wait Times to See a Specialist? An Analysis of 26,942 Referrals in Southwestern Ontario
Background: Reducing wait times is a key goal of Canadian health planners and policy makers. Using data from the EMRs of 23 family physicians across southwestern Ontario, we present data on wait times to see a specialist, and evaluate these data for equity. Methods: Cross-sectional analysis of EMR database of 29,303 patients and 544,398 encounters…
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Physician Pay for Performance: Refining the Bonus Structure to Meet Market Realities
In its 15-year existence, Highmark’s Quality Blue physician pay for performance program has evolved from one strictly based on clinical measures to a payment model shaped by practices’ needs, explains Julie Hobson, Highmark’s manager of provider engagement, performance and partnership. Hobson describes how feedback from physicians resulted in its Best Practice quality improvement project, what…
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Gratitude for the Day
Recently I began a new journey of healthcare innovation with a hospice and home health EMR vendor, Suncoast Solutions.
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Healthcare Performance Improvement: Exceeding Core Measure Targets for Value-Based Reimbursement
The establishment of good core measure performance is good patient care, emphasizes Dr. Steve Berkowitz, president of SMB Consulting and former chief medical officer at St. David’s HealthCare, which boasts a mortality index and CMS core measure ratings that are among the best in the nation. Dr. Berkowitz shares his formula for achieving 100 percent…
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Implementing and Maintaining a Researchable Database from Electronic Medical Records: A Perspective from an Academic Family Medicine Department
Electronic medical records (EMRs) are posited as a tool for improving practice, policy and research in primary healthcare.
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Applying Evidence-Based Guidelines in the Medical Home
Despite the challenges, cost and uncertain return of EHRs, practices should move quickly to adopt this tool, recommends Dr. Richard J. Baron, president and CEO of Greenhouse Internists, where the EHR is the backbone that supports the implementation of evidence-based practices. Dr. Baron shared his practice’s evidence-based guidelines experience — from working with physicians on…