Doctors face information overload and yes this can affect you! Electronic Health Records is the future of patient care. EHR has the potential to decrease organizational deficiencies and provide a faster exchange of information among varying healthcare bodies which, in turn, would decrease unnecessary healthcare costs. This would provide the patient with a higher quality
When we admit our children into a hospital do we relinquish our custodial rights as parents? As a mother of three, the first thing on my mind when arriving to the hospital in labor was the anticipation of the safe delivery of my child. Even for me, a woman well versed in the quagmire of
First off, let me wish all of you a very happy Thanksgiving! Things have certainly changed since the Pilgrims first gathered for that historic celebration. We’ve gone from horses to smart cars, candlelight to energy-efficient light bulbs and hitching-post stores to mega malls. Healthcare has been no stranger to change either. We’ve come a long
Electronic Health Records Electronic Health Records (EHR) are the new ‘water cooler’ topic for the medical community. With the Medicare EHR Incentive Program final date to register and attest for an incentive payment looming (Nov. 30), the conversations can only be increasing. There is no choice, providers, hospitals and all affiliated parties have to get
“Do it right the first time.” Isn’t that what our mothers’ told us time and time again? Well, evidently the insurance industry wasn’t listening. Health Insurance Problems On June 20, the American Medical Association (AMA) released its Health Insurance Report Card. Not a report card a mother would be proud of, I might add; in
REBECCA S BUSCH