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 'clinicals'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:58:26 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5118745&cid=t_100116_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FEmrAndHipaa%2F%7E3%2Fo3AjHrDVXpM%2F You’ve undoubtedly heard the argument before: EHR certification is about assuring that systems meet minimum requirements for functionality and interoperability, but the certification process falls way short in terms of usability, privacy and security. But have you heard the argument from one of the ONC-authorized certification bodies? This is an excerpt from an e-mail I received today: Meaningful Use criteria have become a massive EHR certification driver for healthcare organizations. Hospitals and other providers rely on the criteria to ensure that their health IT systems meet minimum government-specified functionality and interoperability requirements to support Stage 1 of Meaningful Use.  Achieving Meaningful Use also ensures a health care organization qualifies for reimbursement... EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5118745 Thu, 11 Aug 2011 19:21:33 +0100 5118745 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4653411&cid=t_100116_113_f&fid=34625&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FNeilVerselsHealthcareItBlog%2F%7E3%2FQsQyZBFhTqE%2F ICSA Labs, one of six ONC-authorized testing and certification bodies, has announced its first three certified EHR products: Modular certified EHR systems for eligible providers Colonial Valley Software Inc.: Lectronic Practice Suite v2.02.0.1 Design Clinicals Inc.: MedsTracker v5 OEMR: OpenEMR v4 Modular certified EHR systems for hospitals Design Clinicals: MedsTracker v5 ICSA Labs is one of six ATCBs offering EHR certification services. In that regard, I guess this means the notion of providing competition to the Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology has succeeded. (Source: Neil Versel's Healthcare IT Blog) Neil Versel's Healthcare IT Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4653411 Tue, 29 Mar 2011 16:03:04 +0100 4653411 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2602056&cid=t_100116_111_f&fid=38039&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsomedaynurse.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F07%2F14%2Fhoney-im-home%2F My preceptor told me last night that it seemed I was born to be a nurse. It was the greatest thing anyone has said to me in a long time. My practicum is turning out to be such an amazing experience! My preceptor does a great job of letting me set my own priorities with patients and figure out my own way of organizing the shift. All the nurses are open to answering questions and explaining new procedures, and we are always looking up the answers to clinical questions we run across during the night. The patients are really challenging. I love neuro, and we also get a fair amount of surgical step-down and ICU overflow, which keeps things interesting. Was it only five years ago that I made the decision that will impact the rest of life? It was so spontaneous that decision is a misnomer. I star... How I Spent My Nursing Education blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2602056 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:30:39 +0100 2602056 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2348665&cid=t_100116_111_f&fid=38039&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsomedaynurse.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F04%2F09%2Fpracticum-quandries%2F The more people I consult with, the more confused I am about where to apply for practicum. My own hospital isn’t looking too great. We are on a hiring freeze, and while my own unit will fit me in, my director can’t promise more than per diem. Not only that, but apparently our ICU is really slow in the summer. My current placement seems pretty hopping, and my clincial instuctor offer to precept me, but their new grad program doesn’t start until November. That’s two months after graduation and I don’t know if I can wait that long. I do have a third option that has a really great new grad program starting in October. It would be the hardest to get placed in (I think), and it’s really far ( but on the bus line), but it could be a lot of fun, so I should pro... How I Spent My Nursing Education blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2348665 Thu, 09 Apr 2009 10:10:56 +0100 2348665 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2313739&cid=t_100116_111_f&fid=38039&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsomedaynurse.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F03%2F24%2Fwake-up-call-and-other-randomness%2F I got quite the wake up call this morning. Two days after signing a new lease to begin in May, my landlord rings to tell me they no longer want to renew the lease. Apparently they are selling our condo. Good morning to you, too! So now I get to find a new place and move right in the middle of my Med Surg schedule, when I have neither the money or time to spare.  I’ve already missed almost a week of work (and pay!!) because I have some sort of bronchitis/pneumonia/plague thing. I tried working with a mask the first couple of weeks, but my lovely, bloody-green-sputum-choked cough sends patients running in terror. I’ve hacked my way through two clincial days, too. Everyone should be so proud of my professionalism! We also had our first Med Surg exam tonight. Some of the class was... How I Spent My Nursing Education blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2313739 Wed, 25 Mar 2009 04:40:04 +0100 2313739 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2222373&cid=t_100116_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FEmrAndHipaa%2F%7E3%2FJI9lbPQ2S8A%2F In a really thoughtful post on HISTalk, Dewey Howell MD, PhD, Founder, CEO Design Clinicals, Inc. wrote a n article called “The Real Problem with CCHIT Certification.” In it, Dr. Howell basically makes the case against CCHIT, because it doesn’t take into account all of the various specialized EHR which only need to do a few things really well. His example was an EMR for “ambulatory, inpatient, and emergency settings.” These arguments remind me when near the beginning of the CCHIT certification process it included such things as growth charts. Sure, growth charts are essential to a pediatric EMR, but not so much so for other EMR companies. Luckily, the vetting process did remove this criteria and what CCHIT ended up with was much better than what they started t... EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2222373 Thu, 26 Feb 2009 16:09:01 +0100 2222373 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=464635&cid=t_100116_115_f&fid=34682&url=http%3A%2F%2Fazx-raytechstudent.blogspot.com%2F2006%2F11%2Foffice-politics.html ! Man, I hate that sh!t! Even though we don't work in an office, per se, the politics are there, none the less.Generally, I try to stay out of office politics. People playing each other off each other, mini vendettas, gossip, grudges; they all seem to get in the way of actually working and doing a good job, but always seem to worm their way in anyway.Since I've been at clinicals for almost 3 months now at 32 hours per week, people are starting to see me as a coworker rather than a lowly student. So as a consequence, I'm starting to get included in conversations about how so-and-so is a lazy worker and should be fired or how such-and-such is her fault. I prefer to work in a team-oriented atmosphere and I'm starting to realize that that idea might be a little naive, at least at my clinical s... Desert Imaging blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=464635 Sat, 18 Nov 2006 23:40:00 +0100 464635