http://www.americanehr.com/blog The Official Blog of America's Clinician-Powered Health IT Community Thu, 17 May 2012 02:55:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://www.americanehr.com/blog/2012/05/fun-with-data-interactive-dashboard-on-meaningful-use-progress/ http://www.americanehr.com/blog/2012/05/fun-with-data-interactive-dashboard-on-meaningful-use-progress/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 00:33:14 +0000 Michael S. Barr, MD, MBA, FACP http://www.americanehr.com/blog/?p=4130 Interested in how many Eligible Professionals have attested for Meaningful Use? By state? By Regional Extension Center? Want to see how much money has been spent for HITECH programs (e.g. Beacons, SHARPs…)? Well, the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) has posted an interactive map that allows the user to examine some interesting statistics. Users...]]> http://www.americanehr.com/blog/2012/05/fun-with-data-interactive-dashboard-on-meaningful-use-progress/feed/ 1 http://www.americanehr.com/blog/2012/05/will-cms-be-able-to-achieve-the-right-balance-on-stage-2-meaningful-use/ http://www.americanehr.com/blog/2012/05/will-cms-be-able-to-achieve-the-right-balance-on-stage-2-meaningful-use/#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 19:30:18 +0000 Michael S. Barr, MD, MBA, FACP http://www.americanehr.com/blog/?p=4044 Today’s the day… All comments are due to CMS and ONC regarding the NPRMs for Stage 2 of Meaningful Use (MU). Judging from off-the-record conversations with colleagues, CMS and ONC are likely to receive a barrage of comments from many different perspectives. Some of the likely areas of tension will be between and among: Technology advocates...]]> http://www.americanehr.com/blog/2012/05/will-cms-be-able-to-achieve-the-right-balance-on-stage-2-meaningful-use/feed/ 0 http://www.americanehr.com/blog/2012/04/stage-2-nprm-patient-engagement-measures-too-much-too-soon/ http://www.americanehr.com/blog/2012/04/stage-2-nprm-patient-engagement-measures-too-much-too-soon/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 23:37:48 +0000 Michael S. Barr, MD, MBA, FACP http://www.americanehr.com/blog/?p=3866 One of the areas drawing considerable attention among the clinician community (EPs or Eligible Professionals) is the focus on patient/family engagement. Here are the proposed measures: Greater than 50% of patients provided online access within four business days Greater than 10% of patients view, download, or transmit their record to a third party For EPs,...]]> http://www.americanehr.com/blog/2012/04/stage-2-nprm-patient-engagement-measures-too-much-too-soon/feed/ 5 http://www.americanehr.com/blog/2012/03/upcoming-overview-of-meaningful-use-32612/ http://www.americanehr.com/blog/2012/03/upcoming-overview-of-meaningful-use-32612/#comments Fri, 23 Mar 2012 15:02:09 +0000 Michael S. Barr, MD, MBA, FACP http://www.americanehr.com/blog/?p=3688 http://www.americanehr.com/blog/2012/03/upcoming-overview-of-meaningful-use-32612/feed/ 0 http://www.americanehr.com/blog/2012/03/behaving-badly-online/ http://www.americanehr.com/blog/2012/03/behaving-badly-online/#comments Fri, 23 Mar 2012 14:06:22 +0000 Michael S. Barr, MD, MBA, FACP http://www.americanehr.com/blog/?p=3664 The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) published a research letter in the March 21 issue entitled, “Physician Violations of Online Professionalism and Disciplinary Actions: A National Survey of State Medical Boards,” written by S. Ryan Greysen, MD, MHS, MA; Katherine C. Chretien, MD; Terry Kind, MD, MPH; Aaron Young, PhD; and Cary P....]]> http://www.americanehr.com/blog/2012/03/behaving-badly-online/feed/ 0 http://www.americanehr.com/blog/2012/03/does-health-it-increase-ordering-of-tests-imaging/ http://www.americanehr.com/blog/2012/03/does-health-it-increase-ordering-of-tests-imaging/#comments Thu, 15 Mar 2012 16:11:05 +0000 Michael S. Barr, MD, MBA, FACP http://www.americanehr.com/blog/?p=3503 A controversial study in Health Affairs this month has provoked a series of articles and public exchanges about the potential for health IT to reduce costs while improving quality. Why so much attention to this article? The conclusions of the study call into question whether health IT will result in lower healthcare costs. Here are...]]> http://www.americanehr.com/blog/2012/03/does-health-it-increase-ordering-of-tests-imaging/feed/ 4