MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'chart'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:03:26 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5139900&cid=t_136942_109_f&fid=38950&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.shockmd.com%2F2011%2F08%2F17%2Fonline-mood-chart%2F Buffer Life Charts or Mood Charts are used by psychiatrists and patients with bipolar disorder and unipolar disorder. Keeping track of mood fluctuations such as in depression or manic phase together with medication use and possible triggers can be of immense value to treatment plans. Optimism is a mood chart app that helps you develop strategies to manage depression, bipolar or other physical and mental health conditions. It can be customized completely to suit your specific circumstances, making it relevant to any health condition that affects (or is affected by) mood. Optimism helps you to: Monitor and develop strategies, specific to yourself, that help you remain in good health. Grow in your understanding of “triggers” that affect you, and the early warning signs or symptoms of a d... Dr Shock MD PhD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5139900 Wed, 17 Aug 2011 06:15:13 +0100 5139900 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5028542&cid=t_136942_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FEmrAndHipaa%2F%7E3%2FU5Yy6DMMSVE%2F I recently was asked by Deanna from Mighty Oak to check out a demo of their Chart Talk EHR software (previously called DC talk). It’s always a challenge for me since there are only so many hours in a day to be demoing the more than 300 EHR companies out there. So, instead of doing a full demo, I asked Deanna to highlight a feature of Chart Talk that set them apart from other EHR software companies. She told me that Chart Talk’s killer feature was its integration with Dragon Naturally Speaking’s voice recognition software. I was very familiar with DNS and other voice recognition software, so I was interested to see if they really could create a deep integration of Dragon Medical over the other EHR software I’d seen that integrated it as well. I have to admit that I w... EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5028542 Tue, 12 Jul 2011 15:08:17 +0100 5028542 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4872203&cid=t_136942_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FEmrAndHipaa%2F%7E3%2F_z2iiXamZ4Q%2F As I mentioned in my previous post, I decided to try out some videos related to EMR, EHR and healthcare IT. I’m still not sure if it’s a good idea or not, but I created 4 videos in my inaugural experience. I just used a simple web cam to create the videos since I was also streaming it live on uStream. Maybe next time I’ll set up my HD camera and do it that way. Either way, here’s one of the videos I recorded where I respond to the following question: Once converting paper to digital in an EMR, how long do providers plan to keep their charts? Full Dislaimer: I’m not a lawyer, so be sure to consult a lawyer for legal advice:-) If you like the video, be sure to check out one of the other videos I posted on EMR and EHR about EMR Data Sharing. Let me know what you... EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4872203 Fri, 27 May 2011 22:30:05 +0100 4872203 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4664230&cid=t_136942_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fweb.me.com%2Ftomasulo1%2FDanTomasulo.com%2FAppearances___Contact_files%2FDavid_Harp_DanDuetEtc_3-11.mov “I play the harmonica.  The only way I can play is if I get my car going really fast and stick it out the window.” ~Stephen Wright “Live as if you were to die tomorrow.  Learn as if you were to live forever.” ~Mahatma Gandhi David Harp is the Rosetta Stone of the harmonica.  He has taught over a million people how to play, and holds the world’s record for teaching the most people to play at one time (2,569).  How does he do it? Mindfulness.  Because that’s what he’s really interested in… If you’re like me you probably have at least one, if not two cheap harmonicas lying in the bottom of your closet or in the back of a drawer someplace.  When you see them you take them out of the box, lick your lips, wail unskillfully until you’re out of breath,... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4664230 Thu, 31 Mar 2011 10:00:11 +0100 4664230 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4636676&cid=t_136942_180_f&fid=38607&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fsuccessbeginstoday%2FBHWQ%2F%7E3%2F80EWJvnxmM8%2F One of our most popular downloads here at Success Begins Today is our Desktop Flowchart. Comprised of business sized cards, the Flowchart allows you to quickly arrange a sophisticated Flowchart right on your desk. Now we have taken the same symbols and added then to postcard sized cards. This allows you to have more room for input and allows you to have a better representation on a large credenza or boardroom table. To use the Flowchart just download the templates and open in Microsoft Word. You can print the cards just the way they are, or mix and match the symbols you use the most. You can also add text or graphics before printing. The template is designed for the common four-up postcards from Avery. Just print and go. In just a few minutes you’ll have the most common Flowchart sy... Success Begins Today blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4636676 Fri, 25 Mar 2011 13:38:00 +0100 4636676 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3902900&cid=t_136942_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fa-truly-useful-emr%2F2010.08.25 I love computers. Really, I do. Despite my oft-repeated claims about the shortcomings of electronic medical records in their current form, I do believe that information technology has the potential to be of great help to me and other physicians in providing quality care to Americans. Stop laughing. I really mean it. I do not believe, however, that IT best serves the medical needs of our patients when used to create non-interactive silos of information sequestered in the offices and clinics of individual doctors. Even hospitals and large integrated health systems information remains stuck within that system, providing limited utility when patients travel, or even go to a doctor not affiliated with the system. Although some (especially in government) seem to feel that expanding those kinds o... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3902900 Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:00:29 +0100 3902900 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3854520&cid=t_136942_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fthe-divide-between-you-and-your-medical-records%2F2010.08.10 You have a right to your medical record. It’s true –- the record of every test and procedure you’ve had done, any films or studies, your doctors notes — it’s all yours if you ask for it. But it’s not that simple. If you’re sick, your “record” is likely in pieces in lots of different places. Some of it is in paper files and computers in the offices of each of your doctors, or in the clinics where you had a test or procedure. It’s in multiple computer systems in a hospital, or in a folder in a radiology department, a container in a pathology department, or the computer system of a pharmacy. Each of these places has their own policy or procedure if you want your record. There are forms you have to fill out, fees you have to pay, time you have to wait. So while you ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3854520 Tue, 10 Aug 2010 21:00:42 +0100 3854520 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3808731&cid=t_136942_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emrandhipaa.com%2Femr-and-hipaa%2F2010%2F07%2F30%2Fthe-surprise-of-broad-emr-adoption%2F Pat Rioux on LinkedIn made the following comment about a possible surprise that could come from the move to broad EMR adoption: I hope the biggest surprise that we get from this huge undertaking is that we finally have providers wondering how they did their job without an EMR in the past. Improvement that is measurable speaks for itself. Patients who finally have access to their medical data and become participants in their own healthcare will be the best reward. Well said. I’d also add that there are going to be a whole group of doctors in 5 years who never knew how to practice medicine without an EMR. There’s challenges with this too, but it’s an interesting view. Not to mention doctors who’ve been on an EMR for 10-15 years and can barely remember what it was lik... EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3808731 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:57:03 +0100 3808731 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3671697&cid=t_136942_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fwhy-improved-patient-care-isnt-in-the-chart%2F2010.06.16 Why do we physicians chart the way we do? Hopefully, we do it perfectly well and have no concerns at all. But where I practice emergency medicine, we are approaching maximum inefficiency in charting. It all became much clearer when we started using our new EMR system. Let me make it clear, I’m not against EMR. In fact, typing and templates work better for me than dictating. My dictations were usually a mine field of blanks and misunderstood words. Furthermore, if I wanted to use it, we have a new voice recognition dictation system in addition to our templated chart. Though admittedly, the voice recognition program clearly hates some of my partners, as evidenced by the way they grasp the screen and yell at it (‘Chest Pain, not west rain!’) and by its inexplicable use of profanity in ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3671697 Wed, 16 Jun 2010 22:00:10 +0100 3671697 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3665973&cid=t_136942_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Felectronic-medical-records-what-is-meaningful-use%2F2010.06.15 Quiz:  What does the term “meaningful use” mean? A.  Using something in a way that gives life purpose and leads to carefree days of glee. B.  It depends on your definition of the word “term.” C.  It’s not mean. It’s really nice. D.  A large number of rules created by the government to assess a practice’s use of electronic medical records (EMRs) so that they can spur adoption, give criteria for incentive rewards, and have physicians in a place where care can be measured. E.  Job security for those making money off of health IT. The answer, of course, is D and E. (more…) *This blog post was originally published at Musings of a Distractible Mind* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3665973 Tue, 15 Jun 2010 22:00:07 +0100 3665973 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3542601&cid=t_136942_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fmedical-moonlighting-how-about-doctor-derby%2F2010.05.07 Medical moonlighting. That’s what you’d better be thinking about as the healthcare finance reform trap continues its destined pursuit of bankrupting America. The only possible outcome to all of this mess is the biggest man-made healthcare recession of all time that will make the current economic implosion look like a walk in the park. What are some possible second jobs for doctors? Every week I get offers to respond to surveys and telephone conferences by private industry asking for my opinions on up-and-coming pharmaceuticals. Just the other day I was offered $500 for a 90-minute interview. (That reminds me, I had better call them back!) Other second jobs for doctors? (more…) *This blog post was originally published at The Happy Hospitalist* (Source: Better Heal... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3542601 Fri, 07 May 2010 12:00:00 +0100 3542601 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3302409&cid=t_136942_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emrandhipaa.com%2Femr-and-hipaa%2F2010%2F02%2F21%2Fdesigning-an-emr-as-more-than-a-paper-chart%2F EMR Quote of the Day comes from a comment on one of my most popular posts: “An EMR is not a paper chart on the computer screen and as long as users think that way, complain when it doesn’t work that way, and vendors design that way… there will be issues with electronic medical records.” Related posts:Paper Chart to EMR Scanning List I’ve previously written about chart disposal after an EMR implementation... Paper Chart Disposal After Implementing an EMR I’d be planning on posting about this for a while... Benefits of Converting from Paper Chart to EMR Today, I decided to start a new web page that... (Source: EMR and HIPAA) EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3302409 Sun, 21 Feb 2010 17:06:39 +0100 3302409 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2871707&cid=t_136942_105_f&fid=35048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FMedicineAndMan%2F%7E3%2FqeKwvNz0dvM%2F I am not drawing any conclusions but interesting data nevertheless: Sources: The Examiner: High teen pregnancy rates/conservative religious states: New study results indicate correlation Links to Data on Swivel: Importance of Religion in One’s Life by State Teen Birth Rates by State addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fmedicineandman.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F10%2F07%2Fteen-pregnancy-rates-and-religion%2F'; addthis_title = 'Teen+pregnancy+rates+and+religion'; addthis_pub = ''; (Source: Medicine and Man) Medicine and Man blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2871707 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:41:43 +0100 2871707 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2876141&cid=t_136942_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emrandhipaa.com%2Femr-and-hipaa%2F2009%2F10%2F02%2Farra-accounting-for-disclosures%2F I’ve been reading some things about ARRA’s changes to HIPAA. I’ve heard a number of times the phrase that “ARRA has now given teeth to HIPAA.” I’ve also heard grumblings about a change in the HIPAA requirement that an EMR account for disclosures. I’ve been trying to get a number of experts on HIPAA to do a guest post on these various changes with no success, but I’ll keep trying. However, I recently heard that the accounting for disclosures is even more stringent than I had thought about before. From what I’ve heard, the law will now require that you are storing and able to report on the disclosure of a patients health information to both internal and external sources. The external sources is something that we’ve done forever and ... EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2876141 Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:08:59 +0100 2876141 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2803891&cid=t_136942_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F0J1C00uzXig%2F KPMG has released its annual survey of personal income tax rates around the world. The survey covers 86 countries, including all the high-income nations and many middle- and lower-income nations, such as Brazil, China, and India. The chart shows the top personal income tax rates in 2009 for national governments, per the KPMG study. The current top U.S. rate is 35 percent, which is substantially above the 86-country average of 28.9 percent. The Obama administration plans to let the U.S. rate jump to 39.6 percent in 2011, which would be almost 11 points higher than the international average. Worse still, the United States has state income taxes with rates up to 10 percent that are piled on top of the federal tax. Some of the nations in the survey (e.g. Canada) also have subnational in... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2803891 Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:48:54 +0100 2803891 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2778390&cid=t_136942_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fhr4K3Ll_DM4%2F I blogged this morning that the research shows higher public school spending slows the economy, and explained that this is because spending more on public schools doesn’t increase students’ academic performance. Some readers no doubt find that hard to accept. With them in mind, I present the following chart: Spending vs. Achievement If public schools had merely maintained the level of productivity they exhibited in 1970, Americans would enjoy a permanent $300 billion annual tax cut. Now THAT would stimulate economic growth. (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2778390 Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:52:41 +0100 2778390 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2691456&cid=t_136942_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F3StSSqb6MVE%2F David Axelrod, senior adviser to President Obama, emailed me yesterday (along with perhaps several million others) to tell me about a new effort on Whitehouse.gov to dispel “rumors and scare tactics” from people opposing even more government regulation of the health sector. I think the opponents of expanded regulation have the better arguments on the merits. I was struck, though, by the effort that has gone into creating an entirely new section of Whitehouse.gov for a “Health Insurance Reform Reality Check,” complete with fancy graphics and videos. (I have modified one of those graphics to illustrate this post. Fun!) Meanwhile, the White House still hasn’t brought itself to do something that President Obama promised on the campaign trail: post bills online for... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2691456 Tue, 11 Aug 2009 14:37:31 +0100 2691456 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2598313&cid=t_136942_113_f&fid=36504&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FMedicalRecordShow%2F%7E3%2Fsn4e9DH7TxM%2F I’ve alluded to this in a past post: it’s not easy outlining the fatal features that will sink an EHR implementation. Most EHR vendors prefer to focus on the success stories, the “best practices” of their star performers, and rightly so. “Never repeat a mistake,” my French teacher used to tell me (if “mademoiselle” isn’t pronounced “madame as well,” don’t say it that way, even when asking the question). Don’t stare at the pothole that you’re trying to avoid, unless you want to ride right into it. It’s easier to exhort folks with positive action steps — DO xyz — rather than negative ones — AVOID abc so you can get to xyz. But with a tip o’ the hat to Battlestar Galactica, we&#82... The EMR/EHR Show: Making Your Electronic Medical Records Really Work blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2598313 Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:00:03 +0100 2598313 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2447572&cid=t_136942_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2009%2F05%2F31%2Fmedical-assistant-stupid-pharmacist-not%2F Quick post today. Answered the phone today and it was a “nurse for Dr. Sayed.” “Oh really?” [Knowing she wasn't a nurse] “What’s your name?” [Linda] “And are you an RN or LPN?” “Welll, I guess I’m just an M.A. - I’m in nursing school though” “Guess? … Okay then - on your way. What do we need today?” [I didn't go for the kill and say, 'So you're NOT a nurse then are you?' -- She knew she was beaten] “Jeff Gordon, birthday is 8/4/1971, needs his Cozaar 20mg refilled. Directions are 1 po daily. And give him 2 additional refills.” [Most of you already see the problem. I wrote it exactly like this. My brain was shut off momentarily as I enjoyed my flawless victory from moments earlier.] ... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2447572 Sun, 31 May 2009 22:10:05 +0100 2447572 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2415683&cid=t_136942_134_f&fid=35187&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDiabetesDaily%2F%7E3%2Fwzcyyr9Z3Ug%2Fchart-controlling-health-care-costs.php Here's another great chart from The Commonwealth Fund. Last week I read a story about a woman who would go into the E.R. every week and complain of pain to get vicodin. Because the staff needed to be sure there was nothing wrong with her, they would inevitably perform a variety of tests. In one year, her hospital visits accounted for $98,000 in expenses. I don't know how common over-testing... (Source: Diabetes Daily) Diabetes Daily blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2415683 Mon, 18 May 2009 16:00:00 +0100 2415683 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2417079&cid=t_136942_113_f&fid=36504&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FMedicalRecordShow%2F%7E3%2FppfwJfCX2ik%2F Actually, pretty much everybody who’s been on EHR for a while talks about it. Sometimes loudly, to anyone who will listen. F-R-A-U-D. As in, “Your documentation says you did that, but you didn’t really.” Did you? You Didn’t Mean To, Honest We know. And hopefully, you’re not even guilty — yet. But it’s an occupational hazard that you must be aware of in order to guard against: stating in your documentation that you did much more than you actually did, or reasonably could have. And perversely, the more adept you get at your record keeping, the more likely you are to fall into this trap. It starts with one of the foundational tenets of patient encounter workflows: documenting by exception. Most systems are based — have to be based &#8212... The EMR/EHR Show: Making Your Electronic Medical Records Really Work blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2417079 Mon, 18 May 2009 02:31:17 +0100 2417079 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2405915&cid=t_136942_134_f&fid=35187&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDiabetesDaily%2F%7E3%2FZX_LN043kp0%2Flong-meals-keep-you-skinny.php Last week, the New York Times Economix posted a fascinating chart correlating the weight of the population with the time spent eating each day.There are a thousand ways to attack this chart. It's not weighted by population size and many of the differences may explainable by factors such as varied as sleep schedules, length of the work week, regional diets, weather patterns, etc. But I thought it would provoke an... (Source: Diabetes Daily) Diabetes Daily blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2405915 Thu, 14 May 2009 16:00:00 +0100 2405915 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2405569&cid=t_136942_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emrandhipaa.com%2Femr-and-hipaa%2F2009%2F05%2F09%2Fnumber-of-people-who-can-screw-up-a-patient-chart%2F A company called FastComany (most notable for famous Microsoft blogger, Scoble having worked there-Yes, I’m showing my geek) wrote an article a while back on EMR and technologies impact on healthcare. It’s an interesting read since it’s kind of an outsider/tech magazine look at healthcare. One thing that really struck me in the article was the following quote: In the meantime, Geisinger continues to compile success stories, including that of CEO Steele, who became patient No. 86 in the ProvenCare CABG program. “I was in and out of the hospital in two-and-a-half days,” he says. Casale, who was Steele’s surgeon, says the case opened his eyes to how complex a routine operation really is: “Two weeks after, the head of our IT group called me and said, &... EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2405569 Sun, 10 May 2009 03:45:19 +0100 2405569 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2387197&cid=t_136942_137_f&fid=35426&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FTheAlzheimersReadingRoom%2F%7E3%2FzYhi9euNhyA%2Fot-nasdaq-composite-15-year-perspective.html My Quantcast statistics indicate that a large fraction of subscribers to the Alzheimer's Reading Room are interested in investing. Quantcast also tells me the audience is highly educated and "more affluent". It is likely that many of the subscribers to the Alzheimer's Reading Room are investing for retirement. You might not know this, there are about 88 million individual investors in the United States.If you read my profile you know before I assumed my new life as a caregiver, I spent a couple of decades on Wall Street. In addition to the Alzheimer's Reading Room, I have two investor blogs.With this in mind, I decided to include one of my recent posts from All American Investor.I am putting up this Nasdaq Composite chart for one simple reason -- there are some real opportunities in the st... Alzheimer's Reading Room, The blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2387197 Mon, 04 May 2009 17:03:32 +0100 2387197 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2256056&cid=t_136942_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fhealthbolt%2Fhealthbolt-funtimes-medical-chart-bloopers%2F More medical chart bloopers and chart fart art can be found over at GiggleMed.com. You can even get these hilarious health care bloopers emailed to you once or twice a week to keep you entertained. (Source: Healthbolt) Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2256056 Mon, 09 Mar 2009 14:25:18 +0100 2256056 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2249713&cid=t_136942_113_f&fid=36504&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FMedicalRecordShow%2F%7E3%2F5JcE2jSa4Sc%2F This is part 3 of a 3-part series: EMR 101. Along with Step 4, Step 5 starts to open the door into EMR 201: Getting Really Good. If EMR 101 is about surviving the day, EMR 201 is about getting efficient, which enables you to think widely and deeply about patient care, as well as proactively. Step 5a: Abstract Abstracting refers to distilling old chart or patient record info directly into your EMR. It differs from scanning those other records, in the same way that data is different from information – one is raw potential, the other is immediately useful. A scanned chart, or hospital discharge summary, is just a snapshot, an image in your medical record reference files. It can be accessed and read, and key info extracted, but until someone actively accesses, reads, and extracts that ... The EMR/EHR Show: Making Your Electronic Medical Records Really Work blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2249713 Sun, 08 Mar 2009 17:26:46 +0100 2249713 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2249714&cid=t_136942_113_f&fid=36504&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FMedicalRecordShow%2F%7E3%2FUVf7PihNejw%2F The next to last step to work on, on your march towards EMR mastery: Step 4: The 80/20 Rule Also known as “The Pareto Principle,” the 80/20 Rule is extraordinarily useful. It’s a principle of economics and management, and is most often cited today by entrepreneurs (like Tim Ferris) needing to keep vast amounts of data and responsibilities manageable. Sound familiar? At the EMR 101 level, the 80/20 Rule goes like this: the vast majority of your daily patient encounters occur around a handful of clinical diagnoses which translates into the vast majority of your daily documentation can be done with a handful of templates or pages. This was alluded to in the last post, under Step 2: Get Familiar With TWO Workflows, Tops. You can go far with this one; long after you’... The EMR/EHR Show: Making Your Electronic Medical Records Really Work blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2249714 Sat, 07 Mar 2009 02:17:27 +0100 2249714 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1616210&cid=t_136942_140_f&fid=35448&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseemedlikeagoodideathetime.com%2F2008%2F07%2F11%2Fwhat-a-wicked-web-we-weave%2F I wish I was a spider weaving a web of delight weaving it in the daytime weaving into the night I’d weave a web so intricate I’d spell your name in my silk You’d be so impressed with my penmanship you’d melt with my caliber of ilk So spin your yarn as I spin too my web of delight as I go you never knew [...] (Source: bipolar chicks blogging) bipolar chicks blogging blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1616210 Sat, 12 Jul 2008 05:22:51 +0100 1616210 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1045298&cid=t_136942_113_f&fid=36504&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FMedicalRecordShow%2F%7E3%2F188783758%2F Another nifty tip from the NextGen Users Group Meeting. Dr. Cephus Allin spoke in some detail about it, as did at least one other presenter; I’m pretty sure this is passing into the NextGen cannon of “Successful Practices Do THIS — So Should You.” It sounds so simple, but I can attest to its profound effects on reclaimed time — and best of all, it works regardless of your EMR platform. And with a sensible use of technology, it will work regardless of your office size. (more…) (Source: The EMR/EHR Show: Making Your Electronic Medical Records Really Work) The EMR/EHR Show: Making Your Electronic Medical Records Really Work blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1045298 Thu, 22 Nov 2007 12:02:50 +0100 1045298 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=841672&cid=t_136942_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F09%2F05%2Ffeeling-under-the-weather-start-a-symptom-journal%2F Filed under: PreventionI'm a fan of journaling and over the years, I've done lots of it. I've mostly journaled my thoughts, feelings, and emotions, though. I'm thinking I need to start journaling my symptoms.I'm always at a loss when I finally talk to a doctor about symptoms. "How long have you felt like this?" my doctor might say. "Oh, I don't know, maybe a few days," would be a typical response." Once I've been sick for a few days, the timing and longevity of my symptoms just blur into one another. But they really are important and tracking them in writing can help chart the course for diagnosis, especially when it comes to disease. Take ovarian cancer. Symptoms can include bloating, pressure, even pelvic and abdominal pain, all of which may seem pretty benign if temporary. But jot them ... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=841672 Wed, 05 Sep 2007 04:00:00 +0100 841672 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=806596&cid=t_136942_140_f&fid=35448&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseemedlikeagoodideathetime.com%2F2007%2F08%2F17%2Fi-lost-it-unmedicated%2F by Cat ok, so the day before yesterday…. the day before that, and yesterday… I was unmedicated…. what repercussions did I have? well… where do I start… some of them funny… some not so funny…. I found myself yelling at my Navigational System in my new car yesterday…. that would have been funny, if it were not for the fact that I was IN MOTION, turning onto a one-way street in downtown San Antonio, Texas… and that’s ok too… cause I was going only ONE-WAY… unfortunately, I was going the WRONG-WAY! I found myself face to face with traffic in a $38,000 vehicle that I did NOT want scratched, dented, poked, prodded, or otherwise mutilated…. I swiftly pulled to the sidewalk where a cop on motorcycle found me being berate... bipolar chicks blogging blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=806596 Sat, 18 Aug 2007 03:11:53 +0100 806596 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=777623&cid=t_136942_140_f&fid=34838&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbipolarmale.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F07%2Fheres-my-mood-chart-since-january-2004.html (Source: Bipolar Mo) Bipolar Mo blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=777623 Tue, 03 Jul 2007 13:40:00 +0100 777623 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=687748&cid=t_136942_140_f&fid=35448&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseemedlikeagoodideathetime.com%2F2007%2F06%2F21%2Fno-just-no%2F No dammit. I was thinkin’ and reading, and looking. Thinking about us, our past, reading our bio and looking at the f…arm. No, just no. Sure I can entertain, I can inform; but no, I don’t have to, not always. Dig….wasn’t I supposed to find “the good stuff” the old stuff we had? Some of our old blog posts, and re-post them? The things where “we got real” or just “real off topic” or “real funny” …or just do it all again…but share it with more people who would “get” us? I think we’ve found people who “get us” “You can’t go home again” ….well not exactly; but home IS where you hang your heart….Here and at the f…arm. Always. and my... bipolar chicks blogging blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=687748 Thu, 21 Jun 2007 13:24:30 +0100 687748