“”Meaningful Use” should be linked to those two things (cutting costs and better care).” -Russ Reese in the comments. The above assertion about Meaningful Use was made in the comments and I was kind of struck by it when I first read it. What should...

Since it’s the weekend, I like to open it up for the readers of this site to share their knowledge. Let’s hear the best advice you could give to someone who is implementing an EMR. I’ll admit that I had a hard time just choosing one piece of advice. ...

The wonderful John Chilmark posted a short message he heard from a Keynote address by John Halamka at the PHAT conference put on by the Harvard School of Public Health. Here’s the message: there will be no partial reimbursement for meeting just part...

People have been buzzing over a recent New York Times article (requires login, but you can get a login and password here) which discusses a Harvard study showing little benefit seen so far in Electronic Patient Records. The study is interesting and...

I’ve had in mind and been approached by a number of people about writing a book about the EMR selection and implementation process. If you’ve read this blog for a while, you know I’ve had in mind to write some e-Books. I like the e-Book better than a...