From the monthly archives:
June 2008
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Shopping for an EMR: Who can I exclude?
June 23, 2008So you’ve decided to join the EMR revolution. Welcome! But where to begin? The field is booming- new companies are springing up every day. With so many to choose from, how do you know who to trust? What should you be looking for in ...
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Former HHS Secretary Calls for Insurers To Tie Payments to E-Rx
June 20, 2008Former HHS Secretary Calls for Insurers To Tie Payments to E-Rx iHealthBeat Health care insurers should create reimbursement policies that force physicians to adopt electronic prescriptions, Tommy Thompson, former HHS Secretary, told payers yesterday during a keynote presentation the America's Health Insurance Plans' Institute 2008 in ...
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Follow the Money
June 18, 2008Managed care and big business continue to step up to the plate in driving IT adoption to improve healthcare quality and lower costs. This is natural since doctors certainly can't be relied upon to do so, and payors and employers feel the economic pinch ...
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The Benefits of Evidence-based Medicine in EHR Systems
June 10, 2008Evidence-based medicine is often admired but seldom practiced. It is rarely practiced because few physicians have the time to critically appraise the medical literature; an unfortunate reality considering the impact on quality of care, and the fact it could be changed.
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