The BC-wide EHR initiative to date is failing interoperability, costs are beyond original planned federal matching funds, no strategic plan started until 4 yrs & $150 million spent, and doctors were only consulted this past year.
Read MoreThe American Board of Ophthalmology introduced mandatory re-certification every 10 years the year I became a 'Board Certified' Ophthalmologist in 1995. The re-certification process is now spread out over 8 years and I just completed the first phase of my second 10-year re-certification process: the Office Record Review (ORR.) I had not remembered the specifics from the last time I had completed the exercise but remembered that I felt it was an educational exercise. Now with it once again completed, I still feel it is a rewarding experience.
Read More"Our current fellow impressed w/ colleague using voice recognition; OMG I STOPPED using that 3 yrs ago and EMR generates letters w/o it!" was what I tweeted last week. Now, let's explore this topic in greater detail.
Read MoreI have been working as an advisor to the Physician Information Technology Office (PITO) on a committee of Ophthalmologists to provide input on what we need to see as mandated minimum requirements in Electronic Medical Record systems. This past week, our discussion focused on how best to access images.
Read MoreI started this site in 2009 to write about Glaucoma, Health IT (EMR, EHR), Technology and to host my podcast series "Talking About Glaucoma." There is a shortcut to this blog to make it easier to find http://iguy.tv/blog.
I am a glaucoma sub-specialized Ophthalmologist and have a full time clinical practice at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinic of the Geisel School of Medicine in Hanover, NH. I have a longtime interest in the use of technology to help in medical care as well as in Education. In addition, I was a very early adopter and developer of Electronic Medical Record systems who has lectured internationally on the topic of making the transition to EMRs in daily practice.
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