Comments on: EMR Vendor Executives on Meaningful Use and Certification Requirements – Part Five of a Series http://www.histalkpractice.com/2010/01/19/emr-vendor-executives-on-meaningful-use-and-certification-requirements-part-five-of-a-series/ Physician practice and systems news and opinion Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:10:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: ShimCode http://www.histalkpractice.com/2010/01/19/emr-vendor-executives-on-meaningful-use-and-certification-requirements-part-five-of-a-series/comment-page-1/#comment-982 ShimCode Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:23:26 +0000 http://www.histalkpractice.com/?p=1581#comment-982 There are so many problems associated with providing or “sharing” patient visit data beyond the traditional paper copies: 1. How will updates and additions to previously “shared” data be made and made available? 2. “Dis-agreement” of information spread between the provider, patient and payer. Further compounded by a centralized or decentralized data storage approach 3. A proliferation of data copies and versions that most patients/people will not be able to physically manage. 4. The need to dumb-down the information to make it “readable and understandable” by Ordinary Joe. 5. An increase for unauthorized access to PHI and concomitant potential for misuse. There are so many problems associated with providing or “sharing” patient visit data beyond the traditional paper copies:

1. How will updates and additions to previously “shared” data be made and made available?

2. “Dis-agreement” of information spread between the provider, patient and payer. Further compounded by a centralized or decentralized data storage approach

3. A proliferation of data copies and versions that most patients/people will not be able to physically manage.

4. The need to dumb-down the information to make it “readable and understandable” by Ordinary Joe.

5. An increase for unauthorized access to PHI and concomitant potential for misuse.

]]> By: Glenn Tipton http://www.histalkpractice.com/2010/01/19/emr-vendor-executives-on-meaningful-use-and-certification-requirements-part-five-of-a-series/comment-page-1/#comment-974 Glenn Tipton Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:18:30 +0000 http://www.histalkpractice.com/?p=1581#comment-974 Tullman's explicit suggestion that the Feds push patient data to M$ or Google health records is offensive. Has anyone here actually read their patient agreements? Both companies - and their affiliates - are allowed access to the patient records for marketing/data purposes. This ARRA bullshit is the New Deal for EHR companies. The self-centered focus of these CEOs, even if they are only doing their jobs, is ridiculous. "Use our [proprietary] patient portal!" Only Steele says it: "We don’t see this as a measure to save healthcare costs or provide improved care...You do not need a comprehensive, point-and-click EHR to make records available to patients." Tullman’s explicit suggestion that the Feds push patient data to M$ or Google health records is offensive. Has anyone here actually read their patient agreements? Both companies – and their affiliates – are allowed access to the patient records for marketing/data purposes.

This ARRA bullshit is the New Deal for EHR companies. The self-centered focus of these CEOs, even if they are only doing their jobs, is ridiculous. “Use our [proprietary] patient portal!”

Only Steele says it: “We don’t see this as a measure to save healthcare costs or provide improved care…You do not need a comprehensive, point-and-click EHR to make records available to patients.”

]]> By: Beki Marshall http://www.histalkpractice.com/2010/01/19/emr-vendor-executives-on-meaningful-use-and-certification-requirements-part-five-of-a-series/comment-page-1/#comment-973 Beki Marshall Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:48:27 +0000 http://www.histalkpractice.com/?p=1581#comment-973 I'm hearing that many small practices do not use the patient portal functionality (perhaps because there is extra cost?) For patients that want a copy of their information on a flash drive, I'd love to hear if the vendors have any recommendations for security measures to protect a practice's computers from potential viruses found on patient flash drives. Many practices won't want to offer this option because of the security risk. I’m hearing that many small practices do not use the patient portal functionality (perhaps because there is extra cost?) For patients that want a copy of their information on a flash drive, I’d love to hear if the vendors have any recommendations for security measures to protect a practice’s computers from potential viruses found on patient flash drives. Many practices won’t want to offer this option because of the security risk.

]]> By: healthcareidiotsavant http://www.histalkpractice.com/2010/01/19/emr-vendor-executives-on-meaningful-use-and-certification-requirements-part-five-of-a-series/comment-page-1/#comment-972 healthcareidiotsavant Wed, 20 Jan 2010 01:54:05 +0000 http://www.histalkpractice.com/?p=1581#comment-972 Does GE have ANY clue on what happens in healthcare? Hard to tell but then again, I might be jaded as it is unclear any vendor REALLY gets it. Does GE have ANY clue on what happens in healthcare? Hard to tell but then again, I might be jaded as it is unclear any vendor REALLY gets it.

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