From the monthly archives:

November 2009

I Hight A Medical Scribe, Sirrah. Hast Thou Need Of Such Arte As Mine?

November 30, 2009
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It’s not quite the world’s oldest profession.
More like civilization’s.
It predates EHRs, paper, papyrus…even clay.
So long as there has been writing, even on stone tablets, there have been scribes.
Folks trained to commit words to a more durable medium than fallible memory.
Folks who did nothing else besides that special act of translation.
Because the movers and shakers [...]

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7 Quick Tests To Pick EHR Features That Doctors Will Like: Part 2

November 23, 2009
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You’re halfway home. Part 1 discussed Tests 1-4, for picking physician-friendly EHR features — and avoiding those that would incite a riot.
5. Pare With Care
Eventually, you’ll feel tempted to carve away what seem like excesses — don’t do it! Not without checking at least three times!
Scut step reduction always gets a PASS, if [...]

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7 Quick Tests To Pick EHR Features That Doctors Will Like: Part 1

November 21, 2009
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Imagine participating in an EHR advisory group for your area.
Every month or so, you meet to hammer out and vett new directions that your medical record will take. Which mods to bring in, when to do major and minor upgrades, how to educate physicians and staff about the transitions, and so on.
And every month, you’re [...]

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Everybody Loves A Story –What’s Yours?

November 14, 2009
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At the latest NextGen Users Group Meeting in DC, I saw examples everywhere of storytelling par excellence.
Former Speaker Newt Gingrich and Vermont Governor Howard Dean sprinkled stories of constituents and personal experiences throughout their keynote addresses, as they made their respective (and mostly complementary) points on the healthcare reform debate.
The first day’s keynote speakers, [...]

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Who Else Wants To Think Outside Of The Healthcare Reform Box?

November 13, 2009
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I want to preface this with something I should have said a long time ago:
All posts reflect my own opinions, not those of anyone I’ve had the good fortune to learn from, work with, and otherwise spend time around.
It could hardly be otherwise with my own blog. But addressing folks in healthcare, you’ve [...]

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