Stanley Feld M.D.,FACP,MACE http://stanleyfeldmdmace.typepad.com/ Physicians have been slow to adopt Electronic Medical Records (EMR) even though most physicians are computer savvy. There are reasons for physicians to be slow adoptors. They are told that the EMR will increase their quality of care. However, quality of care has not been adequately defined by those who proclaim […]

By Rebecca Correa , Staff writer Eagle-Tribune In a unit at Elliot Hospital in Manchester, doctors can make a series of injections called Botox to eliminate wrinkles on the skin in a matter of minutes. About five miles away at another facility, clients can get tattoos removed, liposuction and some of the same Botox procedures […]

Regina McEnery Plain Dealer Reporter A physician and information science expert at the Cleveland Clinic has broken ranks to oversee the implementation of University Hospitals’ $88 million electronic medical records system. Dr. Holly Miller has been appointed UH’s chief medical information officer. She joined the Clinic in 1999 as director of the clinical Internet systems […]

Business Wire AmSurg Corp. (NASDAQ: AMSG) today announced that it will participate in the 25th Annual JPMorgan Healthcare Conference on Tuesday, January 9, 2007 at the Westin St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco, California. In connection with the conference, there will be an on-line simulcast and a replay of the Company’s presentation available at the […]

Healthvision to Interoperate with CCHIT Certified Misys EMR application http://home.businesswire.com Healthvision, a leading healthcare information technology (HIT) solutions provider, today announced a sixth application partner with their e-Health Interoperability Exchange Partnership Program, with the addition of the Misys EMR product. Healthvision’s e-Health Interoperability Exchange Partnership program certifies that partner health IT applications, including EHR, EMR […]

http://home.businesswire.com SRS Software universally deployable for 70 physicians in 18 specialties Celebrating its 60th year serving the population of central Connecticut, Grove Hill Medical Center, P.C., is bringing the benefits of award-winning SRS Chart Managerâ„¢ to its doctors, staff and patients. As one of the largest independent multi-specialty health care organizations in New England, Grove […]

By Laura Ungar lungar@courier-journal.com The Courier-Journal Wearing a red robe and sneakers, Charlina Shaddock sat back in her living room recliner as Dr. J. Michael Benfield checked her blood pressure and heart rate. She had just survived a bout with pneumonia that landed her in the hospital, then a nursing home. “I got to feeling […]

http://www.muarateweh.com Introduction The problems with America’s patchwork health care system are fast reaching a critical mass. Soaring costs, rising faster than inflation, are eroding workers’ coverage and paychecks. Sixteen percent of Americans have no coverage at all, a problem that has become worse in the last five years. And medical studies reveal an alarming extent […]

— For many patients on treatment waiting limits nationwide, higher prescribing limit expands access to FDA-approved, in-office medical treatment — RICHMOND, Va., /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — President Bush has signed into law an amendment to the Controlled Substances Act that will increase the availability of buprenorphine for the treatment of opioid dependence/addiction. The new law raises from […]