tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384692836709903146.post6693302802686383725..comments2024-03-27T09:55:23.143-07:00Comments on Dispatch from the Digital Health Frontier: Electronic Health Records for Non-owned Doctors - Planning for Distributed UsersJohn Halamkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04550236129132159307noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384692836709903146.post-42608137134148121012008-02-26T06:26:00.000-08:002008-02-26T06:26:00.000-08:00Its so awesome that you have this blog. I'm an IS ...Its so awesome that you have this blog. I'm an IS major hoping to go into Heath IT, this blog kinda helps me see what's going on in the field a little bit; even though half the time im confused, but it's all good, im learning slowly.. keep posting :)StephSuphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00453490894993221869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384692836709903146.post-9430852268060149242008-02-21T09:30:00.000-08:002008-02-21T09:30:00.000-08:00Semper Vivo, www.sempervivo.com, is able to provid...Semper Vivo, www.sempervivo.com, is able to provide choices for EMR and PMM. The service is designed to integrate across different systems and eliminates the need for small medical practices to buy server hardware and software while eliminating the lions share of consulting costs. Local hospitals are not equipped to provide these services and this is clearly an area where RHIO's and HIE's are unable to develop sustainable business models. The fact is it is very difficult to determine exactly which way medical records are likely to go particularly when you throw in Personal Health Records as proposed by Microsoft and Google. Therefore an adaptive solution is a very good choice for any provider looking at implementing medical software and technology into their practice.Steve Watershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10148333251606468225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384692836709903146.post-59868442037124028242008-02-19T15:46:00.000-08:002008-02-19T15:46:00.000-08:00I think this answers my question - these non-owned...I think this answers my question - these non-owned offices do not have relationships with other hospitals (Childrens or Partners) or utilize services (and SaaS s/w) from folks like AthenaHealth? <BR/>Will adoption of your PPM/EMR be a requirement in future for practices who wish to maintain their relationship with BIDMC, say if they currently use AthenaHealth for their PPM? Alternatively could you imagine a practice with their own EMR inter-operating through a RHIO infrastructure?<BR/>(Excuse these questions - I am not so familiar with the relationships between non-owned practices and the hospital.)Richard Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17448253376155772966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384692836709903146.post-80547327195367028102008-02-19T15:19:00.000-08:002008-02-19T15:19:00.000-08:00There is no choice of EMR - we're implementing eCl...There is no choice of EMR - we're implementing eClinicalWorks. This is the only way to achieve clinical integration and quality measures needed for pay for performance. Similiarly, we're mandating one practice management system, the one built into eClinicalWorks. Creating numerous interfaces to heterogeneous practice management systems is a recipe for disaster.John Halamkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04550236129132159307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384692836709903146.post-61969958582346467302008-02-19T10:01:00.000-08:002008-02-19T10:01:00.000-08:00This is a great series - thanks. My question is wh...This is a great series - thanks. My question is whether these non-owned practices have relationships with other networks and so have a choice (or worse, a multiplicity) of EMRs? If so, how does it work out? Also, you describe providing some consistency with a single set of hardware and a particular service provider... How does that work if the practice has other systems (for management/billing etc)?Richard Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17448253376155772966noreply@blogger.com