tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384692836709903146.post5600534905376553585..comments2024-03-27T09:55:23.143-07:00Comments on Dispatch from the Digital Health Frontier: A Do it Yourself Presentation on the Meaningful Use Final RuleJohn Halamkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04550236129132159307noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384692836709903146.post-74045317731205989552010-07-26T13:37:52.772-07:002010-07-26T13:37:52.772-07:00Anon 10:23,
I'm sure someone will correct me ...Anon 10:23,<br /><br />I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but my impression is:<br /><br />The *incentive* is in the form of higher government payments;<br /><br />but the *measure* is whether the provider is actually using the system in a meaningful way - and not just for government-covered patients.<br /><br />The whole idea is to "incent" providers to use EHRs in these meaningful ways.<br /><br />(Okay, someone, pile on and say "yeah" or "No, you bozo"!)e-Patient Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10346452642450264511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384692836709903146.post-73068729471793375782010-07-26T10:23:15.354-07:002010-07-26T10:23:15.354-07:00Can I assume that the measures relate to Medicare ...Can I assume that the measures relate to Medicare and Medicaid patients only, rather than ALL patients? And can I assume that they will be reported separately, thus for example, 50% of the Medicare patients seen by Dr. Amazing who request them must receive copies of their EHRs within 3 business days?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384692836709903146.post-91025852438928899542010-07-17T15:51:18.372-07:002010-07-17T15:51:18.372-07:00Helpful post John. Keep up the good work in this a...Helpful post John. Keep up the good work in this arena. We need it!Business Phone Servicehttp://www.ota1.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384692836709903146.post-17138538469263431512010-07-17T07:48:36.118-07:002010-07-17T07:48:36.118-07:00Excellent, thanks!Excellent, thanks!Steven Kingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384692836709903146.post-8277026617370865082010-07-16T18:08:10.376-07:002010-07-16T18:08:10.376-07:00Thanks for the summary. While the criteria are le...Thanks for the summary. While the criteria are less burdensome, they remain too complex. I doubt this "incentive" for EMR adoption will work. 44K is not enough.Amazingdrzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16445063616591254409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384692836709903146.post-81407949602947243882010-07-15T17:57:54.262-07:002010-07-15T17:57:54.262-07:00Thanks John. Very helpful.Thanks John. Very helpful.Busybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00343910896867805349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384692836709903146.post-86945319354761717192010-07-15T14:39:08.102-07:002010-07-15T14:39:08.102-07:00John Halamka for President,
You know how to take ...John Halamka for President,<br /><br />You know how to take this government misery and make it<br />understandable...<br />Hope they follow through better than the eRxing mess.<br /><br />Between you and Dr First we could <br />have a lot of happy patients and <br />doctors. <br /><br />Chris Bickford MD <br />La Jolla CAcbmd4uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16515064557864389100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384692836709903146.post-86300019713843575302010-07-15T11:26:28.868-07:002010-07-15T11:26:28.868-07:00Electronic copies within 3 and 4 *business* days: ...Electronic copies within 3 and 4 *business* days: Huh, lots of people have been saying 72 and 96 hours. Thanks!<br /><br />(Others: the full text defines business days, and it's hourly: a request at 2pm Monday must be filled by 2pm Thursday, etc.)e-Patient Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10346452642450264511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384692836709903146.post-17629850294989425722010-07-15T11:15:19.305-07:002010-07-15T11:15:19.305-07:00Bless your heart, Dr Halamka. Just what I needed! ...Bless your heart, Dr Halamka. Just what I needed! Thank you very much.Sashanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384692836709903146.post-67950898135277853302010-07-15T07:29:12.198-07:002010-07-15T07:29:12.198-07:00Same here - this is terrific. Saved ME thousands o...Same here - this is terrific. Saved ME thousands of hours.:)e-Patient Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10346452642450264511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384692836709903146.post-83775712299517633712010-07-15T07:09:39.513-07:002010-07-15T07:09:39.513-07:00Thanks John. What would we do without your blog. R...Thanks John. What would we do without your blog. Reading 864 and 228 pages!!!!!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00391021876458339019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384692836709903146.post-81551946839850676382010-07-14T06:13:49.517-07:002010-07-14T06:13:49.517-07:00Really helpful-- thanks!Really helpful-- thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com