Meaningful use
Saturday morning coffee [May 11 2013]
So much happens each and every week that it’s hard to keep up sometimes. Here are some of the tabs that are open in my browser this morning along with some random thoughts…. The coffee mug to the right is from the company I work for. Strange little story to go along with how I […]
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Saturday morning coffee [April 6 2013]
So much happens each and every week that it’s hard to keep up sometimes. Here are some of the tabs that are open in my browser this morning along with some random thoughts…. Welcome to April 2013 everyone. The year is flying by. The coffee mug to the right comes straight from Alien Fresh Jerky […]
Posted in Saturday Coffee | Tagged Android, box office, Coffee, Google, Google Chrome OS, Meaningful use, Pharmacy, RFID, Tablet PCs | Permalink | 8 Responses
“What’d I miss?” – Week of February 14th
As usual there were a lot of things that happened during the week, and not all of it was pharmacy or technology related. Here’s a quick look at some of the stuff I found interesting.
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“What’d I miss?” – Week of January 17th
As usual there were a lot of things that happened during the week, and not all of it was pharmacy or technology related. Here’s a quick look at some of the stuff I found interesting.
Posted in What'd I miss | Tagged Apple Tablet, box office, Drug information, Football, Meaningful use, Mobile Healthcare, Mobile phone, Tablet PCs | Permalink | Leave a response
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is not without risk
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) has created quite a flutter of activity in healthcare during the past several months. I can’t remember a time when something was such a popular topic. Everywhere you look, Twitter, Facebook, personal blogs, professional blogs, and so on are talking about how to demonstrate “meaningful use” and get […]
Posted in EMR, Pharmacy Informatics | Tagged ARRA, EHR, EMR, Meaningful use | Permalink | 1 Response
Siemens Innovations ’09 – The End
Siemens Innovations has officially come to an end. My time in Philadelphia was good, but I will be happy to get home to the “dry heat”. The information I picked up was very valuable and I made some great contacts. I’m excited to get back to work and see what damage I can cause with […]
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Length of time to implement CPOE
Ok, I’ve taken a little heat since claiming that a “meaningful use” goal of 10% CPOE was weak, so I did a little digging. While collecting ammunition for my defense I came across a little blurb addressing this very issue. iHealthBeat: “Thirty-five percent of hospital CIOs surveyed said it would take their facilities three years […]
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ASHP Makes Recommendations for Definition of “Meaningful Use”
ASHP.org: “In a recent letter to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, ASHP said the definition of meaningful use should include the following three elements: interoperability of medication orders and prescriptions; medication decision support and continuous improvement; and the ability to report and quantify improved patient safety, quality outcomes, and cost-effectiveness […]
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Talking “meaningful use” with our CIO.
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) is an $850 billion stimulus package passed by Congress aimed at encouraging economic growth in various industries through government spending. If you’re in healthcare, then you may be able to take advantage of $51 billion that has been allocated to the healthcare industry, $19 billion of […]
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