Three major Hurricanes in the last 3 weeks…homes lost, people misplaced, injured or worse. Businesses devastated. You know what else is lost? Those priceless medical records; “The history of you on paper”. If there was ever a reason to argue for at least digitizing records, this last month was it. What will all those who … Continue reading
Category Archives: Electronic Medical Records
One step at a time
…personal health and fitness monitoring devices are an important part of living your best life. Everybody knows that achieving any goal starts with your first step. Then there is the constant monitoring of the achievements you make along the way to reaching your goal(s). Why it’s taken the health and fitness industry so long to … Continue reading
Pulling the Plug
I am not quite sure how I feel about this one. There are a few things that everybody agrees on. One, is that Electronic Medical Records will improve healthcare and simultaneously reduce costs in the system. It is a “no-brainer,” as one real-time record will allow for transparency and eliminate waste, in comparison to paper … Continue reading
Swimming upstream with Electronic Medical Records
We can put a man on the moon or even further. We have developed more in the last 30 years with gadgets, devices, and technology than the previous 2,000 years. Record players: gone (almost); Walkmans: gone, VCR’s: gone, floppy disks: gone, faxes: dying. . . I can give you examples of this all day long, … Continue reading