Best 7 Family Practice EMR Software Features for Every Family Physician
As a family physician, it's important for you to function as a sort of "jack of all trades". In addition to offering your patients physical exams, you also frequently pull from various specialties in treating their conditions. For that reason, it's important for you to have family practice electronic health records system, instead of a generic EMR that doesn't provide you with every feature you need.
Specific Templates
Because you're expected to treat a variety of illnesses and medical conditions, specific templates are an absolute must. Family practice electronic health records systems have ready-made templates that are a...
Source: EMR EHR Blog for Physicians - July 15, 2013 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: Aparna Prasad Source Type: blogs
"Normal": More Than a City in Illinois
By Jan Chait
There are still some kinks to be worked out, but things are slowly getting back to whatever passes for "normal" here.
Unfortunately, some are too slow. Lounging around in a hospital for a week tends to wreak havoc with strength — as in the upper-body strength I need to get on my scooter. It isn't all the way back yet.
Normally, I get onto my scooter by putting one hand on the seat, the other on the tiller, and lifting myself onto the seat. Normally. I've gotten to the point where I can get onto my scooter from some places — such as my desk chair — but not others.
The bathroom, for example,...
Source: Diabetes Self-Management - July 9, 2013 Category: Diabetes Authors: Jan Chait Source Type: blogs
Another Day, Another Doctor
By Jan Chait
I'm in the throes of my semi-annual visits to the doctors. Some I visit more than others and, I swear, I have a doctor for every part of my body — which would be smart if, for example, I could send my eyes out to see the ophthalmologist while I stayed home and napped. Alas…
Last week, I saw the orthopedic surgeon and the family practice doc. I told the orthopedic surgeon the meds I was taking for phantom pain weren't quite doing the job, so he prescribed a different drug. It was the lowest dosage, but it could be as much as doubled, so I should let him know how it was going. Oh, and it might, he sa...
Source: Diabetes Self-Management - June 18, 2013 Category: Diabetes Authors: Jan Chait Source Type: blogs
4 Easy Diet Tips to Improve Your Digestion and Manage Your Weight
You’re tired of hearing about all the different diets, what you can and can’t eat, and how quickly you should be losing weight. You know there’s no miracle weight loss trick. You have a million things on your plate, and the last thing you have time to worry about is making a chore out of your meals.
But you want to feel healthy and energetic. You’re exercising and trying to “eat right”, and you want that to be enough. Your body should be your teammate in this game, not your nemesis. You are doing your best to be kind to your body and nourish it; you expect that in return, it should move towards a mor...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - June 15, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Premal Patel Tags: Community Posts digestion digestion tips self improvement weight loss Source Type: blogs
Prescribe Insulin? Nah! Too Much Trouble
By Jan Chait
Taking insulin is too much of a burden for people with Type 2 diabetes, say 66% of primary care doctors surveyed at one hospital in Pennsylvania.
People with Type 2 diabetes believe taking insulin means they've failed to manage their condition, 69% of primary care docs opined.
Glycemic control is better with insulin than with oral drugs (88%) and beginning insulin earlier rather than later can prevent diabetic complications (75%).
But wait! There are all these different insulin products: It's confusing (53%) to prescribe. The regimen is too complicated (60%) for people with Type 2 to understand.
Insulin is too...
Source: Diabetes Self-Management - May 14, 2013 Category: Diabetes Authors: Jan Chait Source Type: blogs
Are You Dissatisfied With Your EMR Software?
Even though EMR is becoming commonplace in the healthcare industry, statistics show that the number of practitioners who are experiencing EMR dissatisfaction is on the rise. Most of these practitioners have been using EMR for a few years, yet they're still experiencing difficulties that are resulting in EMR dissatisfaction. Perhaps you can relate, and you're also not happy with the system you're using in your practice. Through the studies that have been done in order to help us understand the satisfaction levels of physicians using EMR, there are a few reasons why the experts believe these EMR users aren't enjoying their E...
Source: EMR EHR Blog for Physicians - May 13, 2013 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: Alok Prasad Source Type: blogs
Saying Grace
As 2014 approaches and an expected 36 million or so people who have not been insured are expected to start purchasing health insurance we certainly have not had a shortage of surprises. One of the latest Obamacare goodies could make it difficult for those who purchase health insurance through HIX (health insurance exchanges) to actually book an appointment with a doctor.
A little-noticed provision of the Affordable Care Act gives exchange participants a 90-day grace period to pay their premiums. This was designed to provide a cushion for people who might not be used to paying health insurance premiums.
Insurer...
Source: InsureBlog - April 15, 2013 Category: Medical Lawyers and Insurers Source Type: blogs
One-Fifth Of Physician Practices Might Switch EMRs
Here’s yet more evidence that this is the year of the “big switch” in EMRs, at least among physicians. A new survey by Black Book Market Research has concluded that about 23 percent of practices with currently implemented EMRs are unhappy enough with their current system to consider switching to a different vendor.
According to a piece in Medical Economics, doctors’ concerns include a lack of interoperability, excessively complicated connectivity and networking and problems with mobile device integration.
The survey, which reached out to 17,000 doctors, found that internal medicine docs had the hig...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - February 26, 2013 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: Katherine Rourke Tags: EHR Electronic Health Record Electronic Medical Record EMR EMR Selection ePrescribing Healthcare HealthCare IT HIE Meaningful Use mHealth Pharmacy RHIO Black Book EHR Rankings Black Book Market Research Medical Economics Sp Source Type: blogs
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Charles Whitney, MD Says Dentistry Will Play a Major Role in the“Third Era of Medicine” to Help Reverse the Declining Health of The American Public Third Era Medicine is Focused on Creating and Restoring Health Rather Than Diagnosing and Treating Preventable Conditions Washington Crossing, PA – February 13, 2013 – Charles (Chip) Whitney, MD owner of Revolutionary Health Services in Washington Crossing, is one of the nation's leading advocates and educators regarding the Third Era of Medicine, which represents a major change in the mindset of physicians, where the focus is to empower motivated patients to cre...
Source: Dental Technology Blog - February 19, 2013 Category: Dentists Source Type: blogs
ACCME Updates December and January
Discussions on Interprofessional Education
The ACCME Board of Directors convened discussions with invited guests about advancing interprofessional continuing education in support of interprofessional collaborative practice.
James M. Galloway, MD, Assistant US Surgeon General, US Public Health Service, and Regional Health Administrator, US Department of Health & Human Services, Region V, discussed his experience working with the Indian Health Service and the National Native American CVD Prevention Program as an example of how interprofessional education and team-based care can address health care disparities....
Source: Policy and Medicine - January 30, 2013 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Thomas Sullivan Source Type: blogs
Basically…
By Jan Chait
"I have given you the basics, how you put it together is the challenge. You're going to learn more about yourself than most people ever do, which is good. There will also be times when you wish you never had diabetes, which is perfectly understandable. There will even be times when you'll want to turn back the clock and pretend that you don't have diabetes. This will not work no matter how hard you try. Putting it together on a daily basis is your challenge and your journey begins today... Don't try to be perfect. Try for good control, to be sure, but perfection lasts a moment and diabetes lasts a lifetime."
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Source: Diabetes Self-Management - January 22, 2013 Category: Diabetes Authors: Jan Chait Source Type: blogs
The physicians of today have given up their unique soul
I had a conversation with a family practice physician today, a man who is far closer to the end of his career than the beginning. He is part of a private practice group that recently was sold to one of the larger hospital groups in the area, which put him on a salary, but also allowed him to work only three days per week. He stated that the decrease in earnings was more than compensated by the better lifestyle and benefits he receives while being an employed physician.Continue reading ... Follow KevinMD.com on Facebook, Twitter, Google+, and LinkedIn. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - January 4, 2013 Category: Family Physicians Tags: Physician Cancer Primary care Surgery Source Type: blogs
Signs and Symptoms Of Teen Drug Use
Unfortunately, I see signs and symptoms of teen drug use in Family practice. It causes so many repercussions that can last a lifetime. One of the biggest ones is the loss of trust between a child and a parent. Once it is figured out that your child is using drugs, you will have a serious issue with being able to trust that person again. Even if they want to start over, it will be difficult for you to tell if they really mean it. This can cause hard feelings on both parts. It's important that you use a professional to help you through the situation. I often tell my patients that it is a two way street and that it will be a ...
Source: The Nurse Practitioner's Place - December 19, 2012 Category: Nursing Authors: Anonymous Source Type: blogs
Alzheimer's Aunt? (AA)
This is the part of my blog where I lie to you. Not because I want to, but because I have to protect this person's identity (and not that I want to do that either--I'm all about the brutal honesty). I'm going to call her my aunt so by process of elimination you know she is probably not my aunt. We shall call her AA for Alzheimer's Aunt.
Let's set the stage.
About year ago, AA collapsed at work. Apparently because she had high blood pressure. The doctor told her to "avoid stress" so she took that to mean "avoid going to work" and tried to take a 5 month leave of absence...when she was about to ...
Source: Had a Dad Alzheimers Blog - September 1, 2012 Category: Dementia Authors: GBP })i({ Source Type: blogs
Medical Coding and Billing Coding Specialties
Physicians, Medical Office Managers and Hospital Administration Relies on Medical Coders and Billers
Successful medical coders and coding consultants pride themselves on being personally involved and connected with each and every client and exceeding clients expectations. Wherever there are doctors you find medical coders, some work in house as employees of the facility, others are independent consultants, some specialize in areas such as billing and collection, others become medical coding instructors, or speakers at conferences and seminars; some work long hours, others work part-time telecommuting ...
Source: Medical Coding and Billing Blogspot - November 11, 2011 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: Danni R. Source Type: blogs
