The Barriers To Sharing Digitial Medical Records Come From Hospitals Too

Posted by aaronberdofe on October 2, 2014 · Leave a Comment 

As you may have heard, the NY Times recently published an article lambasting EHR vendors (Epic in particular) for creating barriers to share patient medical records in a digital fashion (or EHR interoperability as those of us in the industry call it).  This is somewhat of an about-face for the Times on their opinion of the … Continue reading →

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3 Models For Exchanging Healthcare Data Post-EHR Craze

Posted by aaronberdofe on August 1, 2012 · 1 Comment 

Reposted from HISTalk Practice. Let’s assume for a moment that the current craze surrounding EHRs is completely effective and every physician in America is meaningfully utilizing one in the near future (hurray for blind optimism!). There are two purposes for doing this, despite the numerous reasons that have been thrown out there. One is the … Continue reading →

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