EPtalk by Dr. Jayne 2/15/24 – HIStalk
I’m always amazed when people want to use EHRs to drive non-EHR behavior, almost forgetting the concept of free will. A friend reached out to me to ask if I knew how to configure…
Continue ReadingI’m always amazed when people want to use EHRs to drive non-EHR behavior, almost forgetting the concept of free will. A friend reached out to me to ask if I knew how to configure…
Continue ReadingSeveral of good friends from medical school hold significant physician leadership roles. I always enjoy catching up with them and hearing what is going on at their hospitals, as well as trading ideas for…
Continue ReadingI appreciate the fact that my health system of choice promptly shares visit notes with its patients. I’m less appreciative, however, of the fact that some physicians continue to refuse to follow documentation best…
Continue ReadingI was invited last week to an onsite meeting at the local office of a national company, where a “return to work” policy had recently been enacted. Employees are expected to be in the…
Continue ReadingPhysicians who care for children — including pediatricians, family medicine physicians, and psychiatrists — have been sounding the alarm for years with regard to the negative impacts of social media on the health of…
Continue ReadingI’m a big fan of virtual care. It has the potential to revolutionize healthcare if we can get patients, providers, payers, and state regulators all on the same page.
Unfortunately, there’s still a lot…
I had dinner the other night with a group of family physicians. It was an interesting bunch. Three of them have left employed practice models to open their own primary care practices. One is…
Continue ReadingMany organizations are focusing their healthcare IT and clinical investments on Social Determinants of Health. This could include configuring patient portals to gather relevant information, enhancing EHR workflows to allow clinicians to view and…
Continue ReadingThe Lown Institute has released its 2023 Shkreli Awards, highlighting “the worst in healthcare profiteering and dysfunction.” The selection panel includes clinicians, journalists, patient advocates, and health policy experts.
In case anyone doesn’t recognize…
I’ve been practicing in the telehealth space since before the pandemic. We deal with a lot of situations that other physicians don’t want to deal with – patients calling for antibiotics, patients with…