For The Record

We were included in a nice article on EMR consulting and it's impact on adoption.

Waldren says it often becomes a quandary for physicians           because they don’t have the financial resources or desire to pay           for expert advice, but they are reluctant to start the process of EMR           adoption due to fears that the wrong decisions will be made. “You           need to show value, and you need to build trust. Those are the two things           consultants have to answer for,” Waldren emphasizes. “I           do see some uptake [with EMR consultants], but I also see that they           have a difficult marketing challenge ahead of them [with physicians].”

That pretty much encapsulates both the article and our feelings on the subject.  But do click through so you can read my quotes!

Comments

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[Gerard Szatvanyi]

That is a very interesting topic. Actually, Gartner analysts predict that, by 2009, healthcare investments in IT will increase by more than 50 percent, which could enable clinicians to reduce the level of preventable deaths by 50 percent by 2013. Of course, nowadays most healthcare organizations have already invested in IT outsourcing, for anything from Telco and Wireless, to Application Data Development (i.e. LIMS, SOA), or even Business Process Management.
We’ve put together a detailed white paper on these subjects: http://www.outsourcing-factory.com/en/stay-informed/white-papers/outsourcing-healthcare.html . What is your experience with IT outsourcing in healthcare? Are these figures close to your personal experience or do you think there are certain issues we’ve missed covering? I strongly appreciate your professional opinions.

[Sanjay Gupta]

Is Calyx still opertional? I check the blog every so often, but there's been no action in 8 months...

[healthtech]

i think this is a good case where legislation acts as a catalyst to encourage the non-adopters to do the right thing. That's what CMS/jcaho is all about: if you want the government's money (medicare/medicaid) then you'll turn the a bunch of stats (which are very difficult to have without an EMR.)

[R Saunders]

i think the value proposition is rather straight forward: you can't improve what you can't measure, and medical IT (that is, an EMR) allows you to measure.