Meaningful Use Stage 2 Final Rule: What You Need to Know—At Least For Now
This is a great summary of meaningful use stage 2. It’s a real practical look at what you should expect from meaningful use stage 2.
A Smart Approach to Medicine and Social Media
Dealing with patients via the Internet and social media may seem daunting. When should it be done, and what limits should be maintained? Katherine Rourke takes ideas from an article about handling social media communication with patients, written by Dr. Vartabedian, and contributes her thoughts as well.
10 Ways to Meaningful EHR Use for Doctors
With the frustration that sometimes comes with implementing an EHR, some doctors may just want to give up. However, beyond that initial frustration, it can be very helpful is the creators keep a few things in mind. This post contains a list of 10 ways developers can do this, created by Rob Lamberts, MD. It includes ideas like allowing e-prescription for all controlled drugs, and requiring all visits to have a simple summary.
A number of really interesting ACO stats. Plus, there’s a great look at who will be driving the ACO. Will it be the payers, physicians or hospitals? This is a challenging question and the battle between the various stakeholders is on.
Hospitals Adjusting to Meaningful Use Stage 2 Rules
With all the complaints that came with MU Stage 1, there was bound to be many with the release of MU Stage 2 rules. Unfortunately, it is something that cannot really be avoided, just adjusted to. The HIE requirements do, surprisingly, seem to be light. Anne Zieger talks about how hospitals are adjusting, and some thoughts on the recently released rules.
Robotic Glove That Diagnoses Illnesses: Coming To A Doctor’s Office Near You – #HITsm Chat Discovery
A new invention may create less visits to the doctor’s office. Created by two engineers and a med student at Harvard, the robotic glove supposedly can detect many different illnesses, such as breast cancer or enlarged lymph nodes. It has not been released yet, but it hopefully will eventually reach it’s way to consumers.
Laser Developed to Detect a Person’s Vegetable Intake – #HITsm Chat Discovery
It won’t be hard for doctors to detect a person’s diet soon. A laser has been developed which measures the level of carotenoids present in a person body. The fiber optic probe is placed on a person’s hand, and within seconds, and accurate reading is available. There are many possibilities that arise with this invention – to aiding in studies, to determining whether a person’s diet is contributing to their health problems.