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Anyone catch T.Boone Pickens last night on Fox? He was on the Bret Baer show that telivises at 5:00pm cst.
Said if he had to do it all over again he wouldn't do it. He (his wife) owns over 2 million plus shares in CLNE.
http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/special-report-bret-baier/index.html
http://video.foxnews.com/v/2275364779001/t-boone-pickens-on-making-america-run-better/
RC4, I found it again on the new FB format. Had to spend some time finding it that I did not realy have earlier today.
Go to him FB page & click on the ABOUT link. The window opens but you have to scroll down a little & then there is a white arrow down. Click on it to open the window further & it ask him for his favorite quotations.
Pop, there you will see it.
Hell where is everyone tonight??????? the Bone man has 9 more post to go. lol...
Good night my MMRF Ihub boarders, I'll see ya out on the range. Stay safe all & God Bless.
Hello RC4, it use to be out their under the old FB format under Where are you employed, Where did you got to high school then there was Your Favorite Quotes & thats where I saw it. I couldn't find it now under the new FB format. Did anyone else see it? I liked it, it kinda reasured me.
I'll tell ya something about BL... We no longer have a NASA program & they talk about private industry selling flights for people to go to space. Well if that happens (& I believe it will if the US doesn't get back in it) there going to want to advertise. Since the early 80's I believe BL has had a patent on advertising in outer space. NASA never advertised there... hmmmm wonder why? I think he's sharp.
I'll drink with you but I drink bourbon, mixer or ice is not necessary. We'll invite FJ74 but he's a Vodka drinker I found out last night. Hell FJ74 mixes that with CoolAid, LMAO... you think he would discover Tonic or even Cranberry Juice. Thats what we drank in my youth durning my water sking days on the lake.
I know you get it, hell your like that 2. It's basically saying that you think for yourself, regardless how big the crowd is that is jumping off the cliff. Ya got the smarts to ask "Damn How Far Is That Fall" too far, for get
Like you 2 I like 2 think I'm that way, BL is. Let me share an ol'quote my older brother shared with me many years ago.
"Its human nature... People's fear of loss is greater than their desire fore gain"
I've never had that problem & I'll tell ya all... that is what BL is saying out on his FB page when he quotes... "It scares the hell out of him to be normal"
You all forgive my misspelling today, good news is I have 11 more free post I can make. I haven't chatted this much since I was in the deans office in HS & was trying to talk my way out of a butt beating. LMAO!
everyone stay safe & Go BL/MMRF
Mr. Sano, he is tired of being attacked. When in reality he is just playing the devils advocate out here. I for 1 not only appreciate that I encourage it.
Someone who might be seeing things a little differently than me or everyone else. Since my money is on the table I want to see that vision as well.
Morning dshade, I'm glad the mandates are upon us. That is why I have placed a bet here. However, I have posted twice in the last 2 days that the Tennesse Republican Congressman/Senator is trying to pass a bill exempting those doctors that are getting ready to retire.
Now what the hell does that mean, retire in 1, 2, 3, or how many years? what are the details of that bill? That concerns me. It sounds almost like Obama Care where 16 Democratic Sentars who voted for it are not trying to get parts of it repealed because it affects medical mfg's in their districts.
Personally those in DC are a piece of $h.t & my questions I ask are just in general not directed at you specifically.
But the Tennesse Rep bill concerns me because it will effect my bet. I have also bet on the fact that people will want control over their entire PHR. But recently I have posted articles being written that doctors do not believe the patient should not know everything.
Take care & stay safe.
Morning Mr.Sano, FMI, how many people does MMRF employ & how do you know this? I thought they shared their office space with businesses like Email Frequincy.
From MMRglobal FB page 40 minutes ago. 10:44pmCST
Just leaving MMRGlobal offices after a 16 hour day starting at 4:30AM on FOX and Friends http://video.foxnews.com/v/2271152052001/new-hope-for-jailed-doctor-who-helped-find-usama-bin-laden/?playlist_id=2114913880001
And ending with eight hours of damages prep for tomorrows settlement meetings pertaining to outstanding patent litigation.
Hey FJ74, when you sit down to drink some coolaid... poor me a glass.
I posted this yesterday but it seams we are on the subject now. Exemting doctors from patient meaningful use. This is the short version. Click on the link to read full story.
Legislator proposes bill that would amend MU regulations
A new bill, the Electronic Health Records Improvement Act, has been introduced by Rep. Diane Black, R-Tenn., with the aim of amending meaningful use requirements for Medicare providers. The bill would provide exemptions for small practices and doctors who are nearing retirement, and it would also allow some providers to participate in specialty registries instead of reporting on the nine clinical quality measures required for stage 2 MU. The measure is supported by several health groups including the American College of Surgeons and the National Coalition of Healthcare Providers. Read More...
http://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/new-ehr-bill-would-amend-mu-requirements
Survey: Less Than Half of Physicians Support Full EHR Access for Patients
Written by Heather Linder | April 01, 2013
A recent Harris Interactive survey showed 82 percent of physicians want patients to be active in their care through electronic health records; however, only 31 percent believe patients should have full access to their EHR record, according to Healthcare IT News.
Of the physicians surveyed, 65 percent believe patients should have limited access to their EHRs, and 4 percent think patients should not be able to access records at all. The survey also looked at physicians worldwide compared with those in the U.S.
In the U.S., 47 percent of physicians said patients should not be able to update lab test results, and 45 percent of physicians worldwide agreed. Seventy-nine percent of U.S. physicians think patients should be able to update their demographic information, while only 65 percent of physicians globally agree, according to the report.
Also, 53 percent of U.S. physicians believe EHRs have improved the quality of care and 84 percent said they are "somewhat or strongly committed" to promoting and using EHRs in their practice, according to the responses.
http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/healthcare-information-technology/survey-less-than-half-of-physicians-support-full-ehr-access-for-patients.html
Bill would offer meaningful-use exemptions
By Joseph Conn
Posted: April 1, 2013 - 2:45 pm ET
http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20130401/NEWS/304019954?AllowView=VW8xUmo5Q21TcWJOb1gzb0tNN3RLZ0h0MWg5SVgra3NZRzROR3l0WWRMWGJVUDBBRWxiNUtpQzMyWmV2NTMwWUpibWw=&utm_source=link-20130401-NEWS-304019954&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=hits
A Republican congresswoman from Tennessee has introduced legislation that would exempt solo practitioners and physicians nearing retirement from the upcoming Medicare reimbursement cuts for physicians who do not meet meaningful-use requirements for electronic health-record systems under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
Rep. Diane Lynn Black, a former nurse and member of the House Budget and Ways and Means committees, re-introduced her Electronic Health Records Improvement Act last month.
Physicians who don't meet meaningful-use targets this year under the Medicare version of the EHR incentive payment program face a 1% cut in their Medicare reimbursements in 2015.
Black's bill provides a three-year exemption from the penalties for payment years 2015 through 2017 if physicians or other eligible professional, collectively known as EPs, are "solo practice” or are “at or near retirement age,” defined as eligible for Social Security on the last day of Dec. 31, 2015 or attain early retirement age “during the 5-year period following” that day.
The bill also would rebate the amount of a reduced payment in 2015, and in years thereafter, if the eligible professional meets the meaningful-use criteria that year.
According to a legislative summary (PDF), the legislation also shortens the current, two-year gap between the performance period and the application of the penalty to no more than one year.
“This two year look-back period unfairly accelerates the date by which physicians must meet meaningful-use requirements to avoid penalties,” the summary said. “Considering the vast amount of resources needed to make this investment, the two year look-back period forces physicians to rush this important decision; potentially with a system that doesn't meet their needs; accept a damaging penalty for not making the investment.”
This bill also includes rural health clinics as “eligible professionals” under the program with the aim of increasing participation among rural healthcare providers and expanding “access to quality care for patients living in rural areas,” the summary said.
It also would require the CMS to add a formal appeals process before the application of penalties.
Congress, in drafting the ARRA, was well aware of a digital divide between urban and rural, and large and small providers, mandating the creation from scratch a network of regional health IT extension centers modeled after the nation's century-old agricultural extension service, to specifically provide IT educational and support services to these underserved providers. So far, $677 million has been allocated under the ARRA to fund them.
Both versions of Black's bill gained the support of the MGMA, and contain “reasonable requests,” according to Robert Tennant, its senior policy adviser. The MGMA “recommended a whole slew of these hardship exemptions.”
“The older physicians who wouldn't want to invest the considerable money it would take to become a meaningful user” should not be penalized, he said.
“It's hard to say where this whole bill is going,” Tennant said. To pass, he said, it's likely it would have to be amended onto another piece of legislation, since stand-alone bills have slim chances of passage. But this is the only legislation out there to amend the ARRA and “there is a lot of interest in this,” he said.
Read more: Bill would offer meaningful-use exemptions | Modern Healthcare http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20130401/NEWS/304019954#ixzz2PFChbqOn
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Know-Nuttin, Tiffer & ReCon4, email FJ74 and let him send you the info on who he is speaking about. I advise any other long term holders to do the same.
I'm going down with the garabe.
Mobile app connects patients to docs easily
Steve Thornbury and his brother Dr. William Thornbury designed a smartphone application, called Me-Visit, that allows patients to easily consult with doctors and ask for prescriptions. "The patient sets up personal health records, then picks their doctor. An e-mail is sent to the doctor's office to verify they are [a] patient. Then from that point, the patient is ready to use ... Me-Visit anytime they want," said Steve Thornbury. KyForward (Lexington, Ky.) (3/20) Read more...
http://www.kyforward.com/2013/03/me-visit-smartphone-app-allows-patients-to-have-doctor-in-their-pocket-developer-says/
Doctor markets online care to corporate wellness programs
After medical school, Jay Parkinson decided he did not want a traditional physician practice, so he set up his company, Sherpaa, on the Internet and saw patients online. He has expanded to add two primary care physicians and focuses on selling the company's services to corporate wellness programs, offering 24/7 service and claiming to save companies up to $4,000 per year for each employee. Read more...
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/21/fashion/jay-parkinson-the-doctor-is-in-well-logged-in.html?_r=0
ONC Consumer Empowerment Workgroup kicks off
March 20, 2013 | Anthony Brino, Associate EditorSuggested Content
The ONC Health IT Policy Committee’s Consumer Empowerment Workgroup convened for the first time Tuesday, discussing its goals for advising and recommending policy approaches to promoting participatory medicine.
Chaired by Christine Bechtel, vice president at the National Partnership for Women & Families, the workgroup was set up to probe issues such as patient data management, patient-designed care plans and emerging sources of patient data, as the ONC, HHS and the greater American healthcare industry tries to focus on consumer-patient engagement, as one necessary foundation for health reform.
At the workgroup’s meeting Tuesday, after introductions, Bechtel and others discussed the scope of their goals, some scenarios that may arise in meaningful use Stage 2, current relevant IT standards, and the agenda for the next meeting — identifying care plan sharing and IT issues to address for the ONC.
The growing demand for EHRs to support shared patient care plans, Bechtel said, has raised a host of issues, including: “What is a care plan? How should consumers and caregivers update these plans, share them, author or co-author, etc.?”
Meaningful use stage 2 includes a number of criteria and menu options for patient-provider information sharing, such as offering patients the ability to view online or download their health information within four business days of it being available to the eligible provider, offering patients clinical summaries and using EHRs to find patient-specific educational resources.
As digital doctor-patient communications like those have become more frequent — consumers may soon be expecting to be able to email doctors — standards for care plans and shared decision-making have developed too, such as the C-CDA Longitudinal Care Plan, HL-7: C-CDA patient-generated health data and DIRECT messaging between providers and patients.
In addition to Bechtel, the Consumer Empowerment Workgroup includes six federal ex-officio members (from the NIH, CDC, SAMSHA, HRSA, AHRQ and the VA) and 16 members from the private sector. Among them are Jan Oldenburg, VP of patient and provider engagement at Aetna’s accountable care unit; Mark Savage, a senior attorney at the Consumers Union; James Cartreine, clinical psychologist and researcher at Partner’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School; Scott Fannin, VP of consumer services at Greenway Medical; and Sarah Krüg, a former Memorial Sloan Kettering researcher, the current executive director of Cancer101.org and president of the Society for Participatory Medicine
http://www.govhealthit.com/news/onc-consumer-empowerment-workgroup-kick
You tell'em T1, you tell everybody. Goooooo MMRF!!!!!!!
Hello FJ74, you didn't mention last night on FB but are you in DC with BL this trip?
Glad you are okay but have to admit I also find disappointment you weren't lost on Bourbon St. lol...
Everyone watch out... this Cyprus thing going to hit & hit hard I believe.
Well its a start but I agree I am ready for MMRF t show me.
EZ, I have always like 3F's horse racing idea. Alot money in that business.
If 3F is lost & I mean truely lost, well thats sad. But if that is the case... Bone got 1st dibbs on asking his lady out to dinner. LMAO!
3F, Phone Home...
Hello Mr. Sano, I did not read it as a foregone conclusion, I believe if you go back & reread it... he stated that if everyone they rep/sell to would sign up on 2 patients each week it would bring in roughly 10 million. Not arguing with you but I didn't find it reckless, I am appreciative that I find it informative.
Stay safe!
Again, With More Gusto: Could Meaningful Use Incentives Be Slashed?
Posted: 15 Mar 2013 10:47AM PDT
As readers of this publication know, your editor has previously held forth on the issue of whether Meaningful Use incentive funds could be cut in the current rush to snip budgets.
With the sequester seemingly moving forward, though, and continued budget-cutting fights underway, it seems a good time to address the matter again. So I’ll plow on, partly in response to a nicely-detailed editorial by Tom Sullivan, editor of Government Health IT.
In his editorial, Sullivan notes that 40 percent of its readers expect health IT’s bipartsan support to continue, while 25 percent argue that opposition to health IT spending is brewing on the Hill. (Another 36 percent of his readers argued that health IT momentum would continue whether or not government keeps on doling out incentive funds.)
But are his readers right about the political climate? To get more insight, Sullivan speaks to some authorities on the subject of health IT spending, including Scott Lundstrom, group vice president of consultancy for IDC’s Health Insights Unit.
In his comments, Lundstrom points out that while there’s probably enough support for health IT capabilities — notably improved processes and quality and controlling healthcare costs — there’s a catch. He suggests that funds from HITECH which pay for the incentives, $10 billion of which still haven’t been disbursed, are a tempting target for budget shrinkers, possibly under the mantle of clawing back stimulus funding.
Lundstrom’s on to something there. Given that the stimulus was not a bipartisan project, it does seem to me that health IT fans may finally have something to worry about. That’s especially true given the letter four congressmen wrote to HHS in September arguing for a halt in Meaningful Use disbursements until better interoperability was achieved.
I’m not a political junkie and have no access to Capitol Hill chatter on this subject. But as a supporter of Meaningful Use payouts generally — if not every detail of their execution — I’m troubled by Lundstrom’s analysis, as I do think the lack of progress on interoperability to date gives MU foes a toehold.
Cutbacks on EMR incentives would probably do little to stop the automation of hospitals. But I think it’s fairly clear that market momentum would not push the reluctant small group practices which are still health IT challenged to pick up costly, confusing, hard to use EMRs without some reward for their efforts. It’s that sector we should be worrying about if the budget cutters’ eye turns to that $10 million incentive reserve.
http://www.hospitalemrandehr.com/2013/03/15/again-with-more-gusto-could-meaningful-use-incentives-be-slashed/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+HospitalEMRandEHR+%28Hospital+EMR+and+EHR%29&utm_content=Yahoo%21+Mail
Related posts:
1.$5 Billion Paid Out In Meaningful Use Incentives: Now What?
http://www.hospitalemrandehr.com/2012/06/11/5-billion-paid-out-in-meaningful-use-incentives-now-what/
Kansas Health Information Network’s portal gives patients entry to their records.
The Kansas Health Information Network may be the first statewide exchange in the country to provide a personal health record portal for patients, according to network officials.
KHIN, which is in the process of connecting the electronic health record systems of thousands of providers across the state, plans to launch personal health record portals for patients this summer and be fully operational by next year.
“The whole goal is around patient safety and engagement in health care,” said Laura McCrary, KHIN executive director. “As providers, we always want patients more engaged in health care, but as a patient, it’s hard if you don’t have your own health information available.”
“Our goal now is to provide a longitudinal look for patients to get engaged and focus on information their own health.”
Personal health records differ from traditional online patient portals in that patients can enter their own information into the record instead of just viewing it, McCrary said.
Patients can enter information such as family history, medications and over-the-counter drugs, exercise habits and allergies, which would then be available for all of their health care providers to see online.
The service will have no cost to patients, McCrary said, and costs for provider participation are included in KHIN membership.
The vendor KHIN has selected to facilitate personal health records is NoMoreClipboard of Fort Wayne, Ind. Although final negotiations on the contract are not complete, McCrary said, they chose NoMoreClipboard because of its experience with health information exchanges in Indiana.
“We thought it was incredibly important (for the vendor) to have knowledge,” she said.
Ron Brown, family medicine doctor with Wichita Family Medicine Specialists, said that the personal health record portal will be similar to what they have for patients at their practice.
“It can save the patient and the treating physician time if they can pull that up and just verify change or no change,” he said. “This is a permanent record to access that will improve communication and improve quality.”
The patient portal used by his practice has proved popular, Brown said.
Allen Laramore, project manager for the Wichita Health Information Exchange, which falls under the umbrella of KHIN, said the move will especially benefit providers who have not already purchased their own patient portal software.
The KHIN website says that if providers have already purchased their own portals, a link to the KHIN personal health record can be attached.
KHIN’s network is growing at about 10,000 patient records per week. There are currently about 225,000 patient records in the network. McCrary expects even more significant growth in the next 90 days as several more health systems will be added.
Details of how the personal health records will be set up and accessed have yet to be determined, McCrary said.
Meaningful use
The push for integrated electronic health records is partially due to financial incentives for providers who make the switch and meet a series of federal guidelines.“Meaningful use” is a set of standards set up by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services so that hospitals and providers can earn incentives for participating and meeting certain criteria.
The federal government is trying to encourage participation in the information exchanges, saying it will improve the quality of health care and help keep costs down.
McCrary said that one of the meaningful use requirements said that providers need to have at least 5 percent of patients look at their personal health records.
As part of the statewide network, if a patient looks at his records, the occurrence will count for all of that patient’s providers, helping them meet the requirement, McCrary said.
Read more here: http://www.kansas.com/2013/03/06/2704954/kansas-health-information-networks.html#storylink=cpy
MMRGlobal FB announcement
Been a busy week. It’s like nonstop after HIMSS. Although I am not in a position to discuss what is happening on the litigation front we remain optimistic while we continue to review additional systems in hospitals that also may infringe. Headed back to Harrisburg PA Tuesday for comprehensive follow up meetings at Pinnacle Health and Verizon. Final drafting on 2 additional license Agreements being completed this month. Working in in person presentations to Blue Button as we prepare for participation in Congressional hearings.
Report: 1.7B to download health apps by 2017
By: Jonah Comstock | Mar 14, 2013
Mobile industry analysts Research2Guidance have come out with a new report on health apps, predicting that in 2017, worldwide mobile health market revenue will total $26 billion.
The report categorizes the mobile health market as growing in three phases: an initial trial phase, a commercialization phase, and an integration phase. We are currently in the second phase, the report said, which is “characterized by a massive increase of offered solutions, the creation of new business models and the concentration on private, health-interested people, patients and corporations as major target groups.”
The barrier that has to be crossed to enter into the integration phase, the report says, is a lack of mobile health regulation. That third phase, according to Research2Guidance, will involve apps as an integrated part of doctors’ treatment plans, paid for by health insurance companies.
Currently, the firm said, there are about 97,000 mobile health apps in 62 app stores. The top 10 apps generate up to 4 million free and 300,000 paid downloads each day, according to the report. About 15 percent of all mobile health apps are dedicated apps for medical providers as supposed to consumers.
Getting back to the predictions for 2017, the company projects that more than 3.4 billion people will have smartphones or tablets with access to mobile health apps, and 50 percent of them will have downloaded health apps. The bulk of the $26 billion in revenue won’t be from paid downloads (which will make up 9 percent), but from mobile health hardware and services (84 percent). This is consistent with Research2Guidance’s predictions in their previous mobile health report last year.
“This growth projection is based on the assumption that private buyers will continue to be the primary spenders in the next five years,” the report says, “but that the integration of mHealth applications into traditional health care systems will become more and more common (integrated phase) during that time.”
http://mobihealthnews.com/20814/report-1-7b-to-download-health-apps-by-2017/
3F, EZ etc..., think BL should see this?
iBlueButton hops across the pond
LONDON | March 14, 2013
UK version demoed Thursday, set for consumer launch by year's end
San Diego-based Humetrix, developer of the iBlueButton mobile platform, has been invited by the the National Health Service to present a UK version of the technology at the NHS Innovation Expo 2013.
This newest version of iBlueButton will enable UK citizens to use their smartphones to access and share their personal health records with healthcare providers at the point of care, say Humetrix officials, helping avoid medical errors and unnecessary procedures.
The UK version of the iBlueButton platform is expected to be available for consumer use by autumn, 2013.
The demonstration will feature the use of iBlueButton mobile apps to securely view, download and share personal health information from Cerner and TPP SystmOne electronic medical record systems, officials say. TPP maintains health records of more than 26 million NHS patients; Cerner provides its inpatient solution to 22 acute care trusts in the UK.
"We are excited to present to the NHS Innovation Expo a mobile tool for safer transitions of care from a hospital discharge to community care," said Bettina Experton, MD, founder, CEO and president of Humetrix, and an adjunct professor of medicine at the University of California San Diego Medical School, in a press statement. "iBlueButton has the capability to empower UK citizens in the same way many Americans today use the apps for anywhere/anytime access and exchange of their health records."
Humetrix will demonstrate how iBlueButton consumer app can download a patient's hospital discharge summary from a Cerner inpatient EMR, and share the record with the patient's general practitioner using iBlueButton mobile-to-mobile push technology.
"Our approach enables providers and suppliers to contribute to the innovation in personal health empowerment," said Brian Carter, senior director of community health solutions at Cerner, in a statement. "This capability," he added, "is one of many recent examples of Cerner's dedication to interoperability and data liquidity."
iBlueButton's ability to download health records from SystmOne clinical software will also be demonstrated in London, officials say.
"This is yet another step toward empowering patients to take more control over their care. TPP look forward to seeing how this latest innovation will transform care in the NHS," said TPP Director Drew Litter in a statement.
The iBlueButton apps won the U.S. federal government's Blue Button Mash-Up Industry Innovation Challenge for enabling patients to access and share with providers their online health records through the Federal Blue Button initiative. The apps are enabled in the U.S. for Medicare beneficiaries, veterans, active-duty military and their families, Aetna plan enrollees and patients using RelayHealth.
Its "dual app system" consists of a consumer app for iOS and Android smartphones and tablets, and the iBlueButton Professional app for physicians, which currently runs on iPad. This platform enables two-way direct and secure transmission of health records between the patient's mobile device and their physician's tablet.
http://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/ibluebutton-hops-across-pond
Most U.S. Doctors Would Limit Patient EHR Access
Most U.S. doctors are willing to let patients update their electronic health records, but only 31% are willing to give patients full online access to their medical records, according to a recent Accenture survey of physicians in eight countries. Of the U.S. respondents, 65% said patients should have limited access to their records and 4% said they'd bar patients from having any online access.
Accenture surveyed 3,700 doctors in Australia, Canada, England, France, Germany, Singapore, Spain and the U.S. While the results were broadly similar across countries, American doctors were the most inclined to letting patients update their records.
Most U.S. respondents agreed that patients should be able to update demographics, family medical histories, allergies and medications. Four of five U.S. doctors also believed that patients should be able to add some clinical updates to their records, including new symptoms and self-measured metrics such as blood pressure and glucose levels. However, nearly half of the U.S. respondents said patients should not be able to update their lab results.
[ Commonwell Health Alliance founders want to facilitate data sharing among EHR systems. Read more at EHR Vendors Form Alliance On Data Sharing. ]
Doctors would like patients to be able to "audit but not erase" anything in the record, noted Kaveh Safavi, managing director, North American Health, for Accenture, in an interview with InformationWeek Healthcare.
Perhaps as a result, between 21% and 36% of U.S. physicians said that in categories other than demographics, patients should be able to update only some information. For example, 31% favored letting patients enter only some changes in symptoms; 27% would let them add only some new medications; and 32% would allow updates on just certain medication side effects.
The survey results also point to a disconnect between what doctors say they believe and what they do. Nearly half of surveyed physicians said that giving patients access to their records is crucial to providing more effective care. But only 21% of respondents currently allow patients to have online access to a summary of care or their patient chart. Although the report didn't say so, some physicians who want to give people access to their records might not be using patient Web portals.
The key takeaway from the survey, in Safavi's view, is that physicians are becoming more open to the idea of patients adding information to their records. "We're getting close to the point where half of the doctors are comfortable with patient-entered data. That creates a critical mass [that could lead to innovations]," he said.
It also bodes well for part of the Health IT Policy Committee's proposal on Meaningful Use stage 3 requirements. One proposed item, for example, would require providers to give 10% of their patients the ability to submit patient-generated health information to improve their performance in treating high-priority health conditions.
Safavi observed that some physicians may feel better about having patients add information to their charts after they've experienced it. He cited a recent Harvard Medical School study showing that the majority of patients read progress notes when their doctors made them available online. Many patients said that it improved their medication adherence and their overall control of their own healthcare. Four of five doctors in the three-site study were enthusiastic about note-sharing at the end of the yearlong study, including some who'd been skeptical about it at the outset.
In a press release, Mark Knickrehm, global managing director of Accenture Health, said, "Many physicians believe that patients should take an active role in managing their own health information, because it fosters personal responsibility and ownership and enables both the patient and the doctor to track progress outside scheduled appointments. Several U.S. health systems have proven that the benefits outweigh the risks in allowing patients open access to their health records, and we expect this trend to continue."
As large healthcare providers test the limits, many smaller groups question the value. Also in the new, all-digital Big Data Analytics issue of InformationWeek Healthcare: Ask these six questions about natural language processing before you buy. (Free with registration.)
http://www.informationweek.com/healthcare/electronic-medical-records/most-us-doctors-would-limit-patient-ehr/240150434
Ky. groups, NeHC push patient engagement efforts
The National eHealth Collaborative is partnering with Northern Kentucky University, the Kentucky Regional Extension Centers and the Kentucky Health Information Exchange in an initiative to adopt NeHC's Consumer eHealth Readiness Tool to improve patient engagement in the state. "Patient engagement is a key factor for Kentucky providers seeking to qualify for meaningful use stage 2 incentives and an important part of Kentucky's plan for health care reform," said Polly Mullins-Bentley, assistant director of the Governor's Office of Electronic Health Information. Healthcare Informatics online (3/11)
The Kentucky Health Information Exchange (HIE) has signed an agreement with the National eHealth Collaborative to assist providers in their efforts to expand patient engagement by using NeHC’s Consumer eHealth Readiness Tool (CeRT). This agreement was teased by NeHC CEO Kate Berry in an exclusive interview this past week with HCI Associate Editor Gabriel Perna.
Also joining this initiative is Northern Kentucky University and the Kentucky Regional Extension Centers.
The Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS)’s Audrey Tayse Haynes called the agreement a win-win for providers and patients. The CeRT allows organizations to assess where they are on patient engagement initiatives, with real-time progress reports and a resource center. It focuses on four dimensions: informed consumer, empowered consumer, engaged consumer and partnered consumers.
“Patient engagement is a key factor for Kentucky providers seeking to qualify for Meaningful Use Stage 2 incentives and an important part of Kentucky’s plan for health care reform. National eHealth Collaborative’s Consumer eHealth Readiness Tool will help our connected providers lead the nation in using technology to improve patient care,” stated Polly Mullins-Bentley, assistant director of the Governor’s Office of Electronic Health Information.
http://www.healthcare-informatics.com/news-item/kentucky-teams-nehc-statewide-patient-engagement-initiative
I hope you're right. I have even consider buying more.
I do believe you're right.
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Drug data website offers info to patients via free app
A free mobile application has been introduced by medication data website Drugs.com to enable patients to access their medication records as well as news and information about drug interactions and health. "The latest Drugs.com Medication Guide app is a practical tool to shorten this learning curve for both patients and caregivers alike. Medication management, safety and adherence will simply become easier," said Philip Thornton, Drugs.com's chief executive. Drug Store News (3/8)
http://www.drugstorenews.com/article/drugscom-launches-mobile-app?ad=new-products
Patients should update their EHRs, many doctors say
An Accenture survey revealed 82% of U.S. doctors wanted patients to take charge of updating their own EHRs. However, just 31% said patients should have complete access to their EHRs, while 65% said patient access should be limited. BeckersHospitalReview.com (3/8)
http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/healthcare-information-technology/82-of-physicians-want-patients-to-update-their-own-ehrs-but-few-want-them-to-have-full-access.html
Just got an alert from Scottrade, MMRF developing mobile app. Sorry all I have it on another puter & can not post it here. Someone out there get it up for all to see.
PS. Goood Morn-N-Ingg MMRF Boardies...
MMR Global's FB page.
Leaving New Orleans after being one of the "Most Wanted" at HIMSS. Triumphant week with customers, new business prospects, investors and analysts, Tremendous buzz on the company’s patents and IP. Between the Commonwell Health Alliance Announcement and the buzz in the eHealth Patent World
http://ihealthtran.com/wordpress/2013/03/patent-wars-heat-up-and-cool-down-at-himss13/
there is no question that there is a giant spotlight on patient engagement and Personal Health Records at MMRGlobal aka MMRF.
I would hope that BL would come out with some kind of update regarding this years show.
From FB. Patent Wars Heat Up and Cool Down at #HIMSS13
March 5, 2013 By Institute for Health Technology Transformation
MMRGlobal (OTC: MMRF) (“MMR”), a Personal Health Records (PHRs) company revealed their granted notice of allowance for an online personal health record patent in last September 2012 and announced another hospital patent license agreement today at HIMSS13. MMR’s extensive portfolio includes seven U. S. patents. The license agreement also includes any inventions pertaining to PHRs, Electronic Health Records systems (EHRs), and Patient Portals.President Obama, through the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) has mandated that all pharmacies, hospitals, and Doctors to supply PHRs by 2014. If not enacted by the set date, large fines and penalties would occur. Under the terms of their new license, MMR Global went into its first day HIMSS with royalty-based license agreements to hand out to all “EHR vendors, surgery centers, PHR vendors, Interbit Data, wellness providers, Burkhart Dental, and hospitals in addition to reseller relationships with healthcare professionals, associations, retailers and others as a direct result of MMR’s patented IP embedded in its MyMedicalRecords Personal Health Record and MMRPro document management and imaging services for healthcare professionals.”
As a result of their patent portfolio many companies are meeting to settle current patent litigations. For instance, McKesson Corporation and Epic settled their longstanding patent infringement on March 4, 2013, a day after HIMSS 2013 began in New Orleans. Needless to say, it’s not just tech giants like Google and Samsung in patent wars.
Interested in learning more about health information exchanges? Join CMS Atlanta Region, GA-HIT Regional Extension Center, Continuum Health Partners, and Central and MedVirginia as they discuss the very same topics during their, “Solidifying a Foundation for Nationwide Health Information Exchange” panel taking place at iHT2 Health IT Summit in Atlanta, April 34-24!
http://ihealthtran.com/wordpress/2013/03/patent-wars-heat-up-and-cool-down-at-himss13/
HIMSS: Hospitals Achieving Meaningful Use Milestones
Posted: 06 Mar 2013 01:35 PM PST
Hospitals are making good progress toward achieving Meaningful Use milestones, a new study by HIMSS suggests.
HIMSS, which surveyed 298 healthcare CIOs between December and February, found that 66 percent had already qualified for Meaningful Use stage 1, while another 4 percent expected to do so before the end of 2012, Information Week reports.
Meanwhile, 75 percent of respondents said they expect to attest for stage 2 in 2014, which as readers probably know is the first year of stage two attestations.
Given the ambitions noted by the CIOs, it’s not surprising to learn that 66 percent of them said they thought their budgets would definitely or probably increase this year. Of the remainder, 15 percent said their budgets would remain level, and 8 percent expected to see a decrease.
Last year, achieving Meaningful Use was the hospital CIOs’ top business objective, named by 24 percent of respondents, but this year, it fell to 15 percent. This year, the top health IT business objective has switched over to survival, with 21 percent saying their key goal was to sustain the financial viability of their organizations. This was followed closely by improving patient care, which came in at 19 percent.
Still, Meaningful Use will obviously stay top of mind for the CIOs, who may be better prepared than last year but still have much to handle.
After all, they expect to make serious money on achieving MU goals, HIMSS concluded. The survey found that about 30 percent of hospital CIOs expected an ROI of up to $2 million on stage 1, another 23 percent a return of $2 million to $3 million, and 16 percent expected ROI of $4 million to $5 million.
http://www.hospitalemrandehr.com/2013/03/06/himss-hospitals-achieving-meaningful-use-milestones/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+HospitalEMRandEHR+%28Hospital+EMR+and+EHR%29&utm_content=Yahoo%21+Mail
Related posts:
1.Hospitals Say Meaningful Use Compliance Remains A Big Challenge
http://www.hospitalemrandehr.com/2012/04/26/hospitals-say-meaningful-use-compliance-remains-a-big-challenge/
2.Hospitals, Health Systems Don’t Feel Prepared For Meaningful Use Stage 2
http://www.hospitalemrandehr.com/2012/12/31/hospitals-health-systems-dont-feel-prepared-for-meaningful-use-stage-2/
3.Hospitals Slowly Moving Toward Stage 1 of Meaningful Use
http://www.hospitalemrandehr.com/2012/02/18/hospitals-slowly-moving-toward-stage-1-of-meaningful-use/