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 'fax'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:51:11 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5159283&cid=t_156948_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FEmrAndHipaa%2F%7E3%2F42OlfYrK2Vg%2F This is the start of a new series of posts that I plan to do over the next week or two. I’ll probably try and space them out so that they don’t overwhelm anyone. However, it’s going to be a series of common EMR implementation issues that I hear over and over again. This series was prompted by a post on HIStalk by Inga where she talked about her visit to the doctor and his complaints about his EHR implementation. As I read through the list of complaints, I realized that they were all complaints that I’d heard before. If I’ve heard them all before, then they must be pretty common and worth talking about more. Ideally the discussions in this EMR implementation series will help practices and doctors that are implementing an EMR to avoid these issues. I also know t... EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5159283 Fri, 19 Aug 2011 19:45:47 +0100 5159283 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4294784&cid=t_156948_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emrandhipaa.com%2Femr-and-hipaa%2F2010%2F12%2F16%2Fsecure-fax-services-and-emr%2F I’ve tried every way imaginable to get away from having to fax things and as hard as I try, it’s just really hard to replicate the beauty of a simple fax to someone. We could talk about the reasons that faxes are so effective and successful (like everyone has a unique identifier…a phone number), but suffice it say that we’re going to be stuck using faxes for a long time to come. Of course, if you read this and you’re in healthcare then you know the love hate relationship with faxing and how faxing is an essential part of every clinic. Previously, I’ve talked about the value of a fax server in a clinic that uses an EMR. Many EMR companies are even integrating some sort of fax service into their EMR offering. This is beautiful and any EMR company that does... EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4294784 Thu, 16 Dec 2010 18:15:27 +0100 4294784 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3056737&cid=t_156948_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emrandhipaa.com%2Femr-and-hipaa%2F2009%2F11%2F30%2Fhit-projects-you-can-implement-today%2F Many people are sitting their on the proverbial fence waiting to see what’s going to happen with the HITECH act and meaningful use before they actually go and implement an EMR. Now, I’m not going to let those people off the hook from evaluating and selecting an EMR. That should be done anyway. However, lately I’ve been thinking that many of these clinics shouldn’t be waiting to implement technology in their offices. Sure, EMR is a game changer and a major change for any office and has tremendous upside (regardless of stimulus money). However, for those of you in the wait for HITECH act money camp, there are still a number of IT projects that you can implement today that will benefit you once you actually implement an EMR. Here’s just a few of them: Fax Server ... EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3056737 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:17:17 +0100 3056737 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3008050&cid=t_156948_87_f&fid=34935&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedicine.com.my%2Fwp%2F%3Fp%3D8066 An Orthopaedic colleague shared this incident when a patient tried to relay some information to him for a second opinion. Well what does NOT work is if you try to FAX an Xray over!! from the Malaysian Medical Resources Tele-Consultation FAIL (Source: Malaysian Medical Resources) Malaysian Medical Resources blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3008050 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100 3008050 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1207177&cid=t_156948_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emrandhipaa.com%2Femr-and-hipaa%2F2008%2F02%2F05%2Fhosted-fax-applications-vs-fax-servers-in-a-healthcare-environment%2F Today I got an email asking about whether someone should use a hosted HIPAA compliant fax application or get their own fax server. Here’s the full email (with names removed): I’m setting up a web based application for administrative work at doctors offices. I want to be able to allow these offices to purchase an electronic fax service that is HIPAA compliant and integrated with my application from me. I have tried to research this and have only gotten more confused. What should I do? * Should I use one of these internet fax providers through a partnership program where I can brand the product to my own? Are they HIPAA compliant? and how come some of them like smartfax.com charges only $12.95 for unlimited faxing, and someone like sfaxme.com who claims to be HIPAA compliant ch... EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1207177 Tue, 05 Feb 2008 23:57:23 +0100 1207177 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1124828&cid=t_156948_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emrandhipaa.com%2Femr-and-hipaa%2F2008%2F01%2F01%2Fdescription-of-a-fax-server-in-a-doctors-office%2F Today I got an email from a doctor asking the following question “How do I implement a fax server in my office? I have a server and 7 workstations. I have a fax line and a fax machine.” After typing a long reply I decided that information about setting up a fax server in a Doctor’s Office might be useful to all EMR and HIPAA readers. The following is my email reply: I think you might be misunderstanding a fax server a little. A fax server is a special type of fax machine that usually is hooked up to your server. Most regular fax machines can’t be used as a fax server. You can read more about fax servers on wikipedia. There are a number of different ways to set it up, but most people connect the fax line to the fax server, and the fax server to the server. Then, idea... EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1124828 Wed, 02 Jan 2008 05:11:14 +0100 1124828 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1034909&cid=t_156948_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F186874015%2Femails_or_essays_for_business.html Have you noticed how effective business communications ... tend to mirror well-written expository essays?  How so? 1. Both introduce or explain a concrete theme to a target audience. In each case the communicator conveys information clearly  … in words that show recipients what they know … or have researched ... about their subject. 2. The communicator avoids personal or emotional reactions in order to present unbiased information about a theme or topic. The idea is to present objective facts in ways that allow readers to make their own choices – based on solid facts -not opinions. 3.  Both point to familiar evidence that illustrates main points. Concrete examples and images, icons or word pictures ... help communicators to a... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1034909 Sun, 18 Nov 2007 23:26:34 +0100 1034909