Worth a Read: Articles of Interest to the Healthcare IT Field

A Stark Future?
By: David Raths
HealthCare Informatics, July, 2007

A May 2007 IRS memorandum has removed fears of donating IT to physician offices. With this door opening, will hospitals rush to open up relationships between physicians and IT?

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Does E-Prescibing Lower Prices?
By: Michael Coleman, M.B.A. and Craig Morrow, M.D.
HealthCare Informatics, July, 2007

By increasing the number of generic prescriptions and reducing the number of time consuming phone calls between provider and pharmacy, Southwest Medical Associates (SMA) in Las Vegas has saved millions of dollars. This article reviews the EMR and E-Prescribing implementation process that led to this successful outcome.

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A Time of Change
By: Lyle Berkowitz, M.D.
HealthCare Informatics, July, 2007

Dr. Berkowitz speaks to how technology and consumers are driving changes in patient care in two arenas: web-based care and non-traditional office settings. He also discusses some possible future changes involving physician extenders, telemedicine, and robotic-enhanced encounters.

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Predicting Health
By: Jeff Kaplan
HealthCare Informatics, July, 2007

A review of the six basic steps of predictive analysis to look at clinical and financial data to proactively identify opportunities for improved clinical and financial outcomes, better patient satisfaction, less medical errors and greater revenue capture.

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