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Joseph Conn a HITS staff writer gives a succinct update on what may be in-store for the definition of “meaningful use” and electronic health records (http://tinyurl.com/lbfjlv). A clear definition will not be available until next year leaving those developing EHRs a bit in a lurch. Focusing on patie

The McKinseyinformation below is clear evidence that the US needs some form of universal coverage. Senator Baucus (D-Mont), The Chair of the Senate Finance Committee, stated this week that any government overhaul of  health care would include coverage for 95% of all Americans, and he felt there was

Swine Flu Update[i] What do I need to know? The Swine Flu virus is a variant of the more common influenza A virus. It normally can only be contracted after close contact with pigs but this variety has changed enabling the virus to be transmitted between people. The virus causes a flu like illness co

Greg Moss, the Denver Channel 9 News business correspondent interviews Dr. Wayne Guerra, the Chief medical Officer of Healthagen about iTriage. Watch the video below. http://www.9news.com/life/programming/shows/mornings/article.aspx?storyid=113671&catid=229

Check out my guest blog post at CareGiving.com http://tinyurl.com/cvjmc9 and learn how to help your elder care recipient recieve the best treatment during their emergency department visit.

The number of uninsured Americans 0-64 years old has increased to 46 million, and has increased from 9.3% of  the population in 1994 to 17.5% in 2007 (http://covertheuninsured.org/files/u15/State_by_State_Analysis_2009.pdf). Theses patients have had increasingly difficult times finding medical care.

It was your typical busy Saturday night shift with a full waiting room and patients in the hallway. I grabbed the chart and the complaint read back pain for 3 months. The last thing I wanted to do was work-up a chronic problem. This was an emergency department, why couldn’t this patient see their [.

The internet is being used with increasing frequency for medical searches. According to the Pew Internet and America Life Project eighty percent of American internet users, or some 113 million adults, have searched for medical information (http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2006/Online-Health-Search

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