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Scribes work the EMR, Physicians work the patient

Despite the push for electronic health/medical records (EHR/EMR), many physicians remain annoyed with current technology.  The LA Times has an article about the use of scribes often pre-med students, who handle the documentation.  EMR/Vendors were contacted for the story, but so far declined to comment.

The companies that develop and sell electronic medical records systems are "in total denial" about how complicated they are for doctors to use, Strumpf said. "They know these systems need scribes," he said. "They work with us to train our scribes on their systems, but they don't want to be public about it."

Calls and e-mails to two major suppliers, Epic Systems Corp. of Verona, Wis., and GE Centricity of Burlington, Vt., were not returned.

Dr. Richard Fogoros other book

The Covert Rationing blogger, Dr. Richard Fogoros, has put together his analysis of our health care system. His own description...

DrRich, of course (wise beyond even his not-inconsiderable-years), understands that in certain cases, free-ranging paranoia may not be the healthiest of conditions. So, Fixing American Healthcare not only shows you who’s out to get you, and why, and how they propose to do it, but also shows you what you can do to protect yourself and your loved ones. For paranoia is not always so bad, so long as it’s constructively actionable.

 Now available in the Amazon Kindle format for only $4.99, delivered wirelessly, instantly.  Click below to see book info and link to purchase.

Fogoros On Kindle - Fixing American Healthcare on Kindle

Managed Care // Primary Care // thoughts from the original Dr. Rich

Fellow physician, Dr. Karthik Ramaswamy, suggested Dr. Richard Fogoros blog titled Covert Rationing.  Karthik is an 'EP', a pacemaker implanting and accessory conduction pathway ablating cardiologist.   Dr. Fogoros wrote 'the' book on EP, but has broader concerns.  The link below connects to a post where Dr. Rich (the original) opines on the plight of the patient and the physician under the management schemes, that might be actually out to get us even if we are paranoid...

Why it sucks to be a PCP.

Continuing Medical Education

NGHS Mediasite allows access to weekly 'Grand Rounds' and other CME events, and credits are available if the questionnaire is filled out after watching the video. Follow this link: NGHS: Mediasite