Electronic Medical Records
Jim DeWees
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Title:
Electronic Medical Records
Creator:
Jim DeWees
Date:
2/27/2013
Text:
Hello Everyone,
This is a general question that maybe someone has information.
I attended a Medical Conference last week here in my community. There were
about 300 attendees, including physicians, office managers, hospital staff,
therapists, etc. I was the only O&P person there.
This meeting was mostly about Electronic Records, and how this relates to
healthcare costs, and the benefits to the patients and facilities when ALL
their medical records are online, which can be accessible to all providers
around the country.
They showed the requirements, which I don't know exactly, but it was
something like 50% of patient records must be on this electronic database by
the end of 2013, and then 75% by 2014, and then totally implemented by all
physicians, hospitals, etc. by 2016.
Of course this is costing the physicians millions (billions probably) to
hire Information Management employees to keep a computer system going in
their offices, along with the office managers, nurses, assistants, billing
personnel and receptionists. Just the hardware alone is expensive, which
must include some form of laptop, or tablet (not JUST an Ipad or something
that simple), for the physicians to actually type on during the office
visit, which is portable and durable enough to drop and all. I know my
physician carries one of these around his office, and types the entire time
we are talking or asking questions.
Does anyone know IF this is being required of the DME and O&P facilities?
Does anyone know about this electronic record deal, and how this might
affect us in this field??? It has NOT been mentioned as far as I have seen
anywhere in this field.
Please share any information that you might have. This is a HUGE issue now
with the physician's offices and how they are going to comply with this. It
seemed that almost everyone in this conference has already gotten a good
head start on this compliance with these electronic records.
That's just ALL we would need now, on top of all the other paperwork deals
we are spending our time dealing with.....now to be hit with some expensive
software and electronic devices, and the technology costs that would kill
us.
Thanks
Jim DeWees, CP
This is a general question that maybe someone has information.
I attended a Medical Conference last week here in my community. There were
about 300 attendees, including physicians, office managers, hospital staff,
therapists, etc. I was the only O&P person there.
This meeting was mostly about Electronic Records, and how this relates to
healthcare costs, and the benefits to the patients and facilities when ALL
their medical records are online, which can be accessible to all providers
around the country.
They showed the requirements, which I don't know exactly, but it was
something like 50% of patient records must be on this electronic database by
the end of 2013, and then 75% by 2014, and then totally implemented by all
physicians, hospitals, etc. by 2016.
Of course this is costing the physicians millions (billions probably) to
hire Information Management employees to keep a computer system going in
their offices, along with the office managers, nurses, assistants, billing
personnel and receptionists. Just the hardware alone is expensive, which
must include some form of laptop, or tablet (not JUST an Ipad or something
that simple), for the physicians to actually type on during the office
visit, which is portable and durable enough to drop and all. I know my
physician carries one of these around his office, and types the entire time
we are talking or asking questions.
Does anyone know IF this is being required of the DME and O&P facilities?
Does anyone know about this electronic record deal, and how this might
affect us in this field??? It has NOT been mentioned as far as I have seen
anywhere in this field.
Please share any information that you might have. This is a HUGE issue now
with the physician's offices and how they are going to comply with this. It
seemed that almost everyone in this conference has already gotten a good
head start on this compliance with these electronic records.
That's just ALL we would need now, on top of all the other paperwork deals
we are spending our time dealing with.....now to be hit with some expensive
software and electronic devices, and the technology costs that would kill
us.
Thanks
Jim DeWees, CP
Citation
Jim DeWees, “Electronic Medical Records,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 2, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/234659.
