Comments on: EMR Part 2 : What’s the hold-up?

By: EMR by Nightingale

EMR by Nightingale — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:49:33 +0000

The $236 million EMR Funding funding program announced by Ontario Medical Association has really opened doors to many physicians who previously was a bit skeptical about adopting an EMR program. The new program will broaden and accelerate physician adoption of EMRs over the next three years. This means EMRs will be accessible to more physicians, allowing them to leverage information technology to improve patient care and practice efficiency.

By: Nightingale

Nightingale — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:27:37 +0000

Hi Jeff,
Being a part of one of the major Electronic Medical Record (EMR) companies in Canada (and USA too) your article, I must say your article really hits the right chord especially when you say “In turn, the case for EMR funding will strengthen. Unfortunately, this implies simply waiting for the fittest platform to emerge. If that’s the case, then we shouldn’t hold our breath waiting for universal EMR.”

By: Ed Dodds

Ed Dodds — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 23:21:32 +0000

Banks will facilitate open source based EMRs in their financial portals; dis and then re-intermediating healthcare.

By: Jeff Perron

Jeff Perron — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 18:59:09 +0000

Check out yesterday’s Reuters article on the state of EMR:
http://www.reuters.com/article/bondsNews/idUSN2541283120090325

By: Jeff Perron

Jeff Perron — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 14:24:21 +0000

You bring up to very important issues:

-The need for advancement and innovation on the part of EMR service providers, ensuring that their technology is reliable;
-Privacy.

Whether records are electronic or paper, our level of privacy depends greatly on responsible handling by those who have access to them. I’m not certain that electronic records would be handled and less responsibly than traditional ones. Software and platforms however, would have to be reliable and secure.

Great comment.

By: LC

LC — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 13:52:22 +0000

I know several doctors who have tried to implement various electronic systems, and run into endless difficulties with the technology, and with medical records in particular, errors due to computer flaws would be unacceptable.

Also, the most common concern I’ve heard from most people would be the staggering issues surrounding confidentiality and privacy.

That said, after seeing disastrous rooms of disorganized paper charts, and difficulty in communication between doctors, EMR still seems like a vital step in improving health care.

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