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Why EMR Implementation As Just An IT Project Seldom Succeeds

Cliff Bleustein | EHR Intelligence | September 3, 2013

I have worked with dozens of hospitals to plan, implement, and optimize their EMR, so I’ve learned a great deal about what creates a successful implementation. I’ve also worked to remediate problems for hospitals that have experienced major difficulties or outright failure with EMR implementation, and have learned important lessons about what can go wrong. Read More »

Why Getting To A Digital Health Care System Is Going to Be Harder Than We Thought Ten Years Ago

David Shaywitz and Tory Wolff | The Health Care Blog | January 1, 2012

A leading scientist once claimed that, with the relevant data and a large enough computer, he could “compute the organism” – meaning completely describe its anatomy, physiology, and behavior. Another legendary researcher asserted that, following capture of the relevant data, “we will know what it is to be human.” Read More »

Why Health Execs Don't Understand The ROI Of HIT

Jeff Rowe | Government Health IT | October 26, 2012

A new report finds that many healthcare executives are dissatisfied with their organization’s efforts to determine the return on investment (ROI) on recently installed EHR systems. Read More »

Why Healthcare Costs Are A Civil Rights Issue

Alicia Caramenico | FierceHealthcare | August 29, 2013

Fifty years since Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his "I Have a Dream" speech on Aug. 28, healthcare spending as a percentage of the gross domestic product has jumped from 5.5 percent in 1963 to 18 percent today. Read More »

Why Healthcare Is A Boon For Private Equity

Kiran Raj Pandey | KevinMD.com | October 25, 2012

Here’s why: first, there is no real linkage between demand and supply with healthcare. In ordinary market economics, demand and supply tend to have an inverse relationship  with each other. Not so with health care; since nobody can really predict the need for a certain health service. And when you do need it, there isn’t really the time to shop around. So the demand and supply can’t really be moderated based on each other.

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Why Healthcare Isn’t Ready For Innovation: Docs, Vendors, Hospital Hiring Practices

Sean McCown | MedCity | March 6, 2013

I just left the healthcare industry for the second time and it’s sad the level of ignorance and superstition that exists around computers . . . and SQL especially. [...] It’s pathetic how far behind the industry as a whole is and the people who work in it are so close-minded I don’t see how they ever get anything done. Read More »

Why Healthcare Providers Aren't Happy With EHR Systems

Brian Eastwood | CIO.com | July 1, 2013

The U.S. government is giving the healthcare industry billions of dollars in incentives to use electronic health records. Most organizations have EHR software in place, but as many as 35 percent wish they could switch systems. Are EHR vendors to blame, or are deeper forces at work? Read More »

Why Integrating EMRs And Digital Images Is An Ethical And Practical Imperative

Andrew Litt | Computerworld | November 13, 2013

We've all been there. Following an injury, you or a family member gets an X-ray or MRI but when you follow up with a specialist a few weeks later, he or she can't access the study (unless, of course, you made a special trip to pick up a CD from the other care provider). In this age of rapid-fast information sharing, it's hard to understand why this still happens. Read More »

Why Is American Health Care So Ridiculously Expensive?

Derek Thompson | The Atlantic | March 27, 2013

It would be nice to say that high prices are a bug of our medical system. But they're a feature. They're part of a choice we've made. Read More »

Why Is EHR Certification Endangering Stage 2 Meaningful Use?

Kyle Murphy | EHR Intelligence | December 2, 2013

The clock is already ticking for hospitals, especially those eligible and participating in the EHR Incentive Programs. Stage 2 Meaningful Use is already underway for these hospitals which must complete their attestation during one of four mandated reporting quarters. At the same time, they must continue their preparations for ICD-10 come Oct. 1, 2014. Read More »

Why Is True Interoperability Crucial To Healthcare’s Future?

Kyle Murphy | EHR Intelligence | January 6, 2014

As the work between the Departments of Defense (DOD) and Veterans Affairs (VA) has shown, true EHR interoperability is no small feat. The two federal agencies have put in considerable time, energy, and resources and still find themselves short of achieving fully interoperable EHR systems and under the gun with Congress demanding to see a detailed plan by the end of the month. Read More »

Why Medical Costs are Rising

Steve Jacob | United States of Health | May 14, 2012

Wealthier nations all spend more on health. However, the U.S. spends well above what would be expected, compared with its peers...Analysts said the condition of Americans’ health did not explain the higher costs. Read More »

Why Medical Device Integration Helps Clinicians: CIO Series

Kyle Murphy | EHR Intelligence | June 6, 2013

While the most meaningful information about a patient’s health comes out of interactions directly with clinicians, valuable data is also available through monitoring patients using a variety of medical devices. Read More »

Why Medical Education Should Embrace Social Media

Rebecca Hastings | Caduceus Blog | April 13, 2013

[... I] know Twitter is technically considered social media, but why can’t social media be used as an educational tool?  Large renowned institutions and organizations are tweeting valuable information pertaining to my livelihood and I can’t access it “on the job” where I’m supposed to be gaining an education. [...] Read More »

Why Medicare Cuts Will Quietly Kill Seniors

Michael L. Millenson | The Health Care Blog | April 8, 2013

The recent news that thousands of seniors with cancer are being denied treatment with expensive chemotherapy drugs as a result of sequestration-mandated budget cuts raises the question of whether other patients are being equally harmed, but less visibly. Read More »