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18 Healthcare IT news n October 2008 www.HealthcareITNews.com lETTERS Continued from page 16 path that is simpler, cheaper and a faster way to accomplish the same objective. It is called the MedKaz System (http://www.medkaz.com). Thus, in our system, each patient carrying his/her MedKaz is their own network – they bring their complete medical record to their care providers! The result: better information, better care, lower costs. our other “the result: better information, better care, lower costs.” fundamental difference is our selfsustaining business model. Care providers are paid a fee each time they upload a record to a patient’s MedKaz. Merle Bushkin, CEO Health Record Corporation White Plains, NY emr challenging for physicians t JESSEE article about EMr Ponzi schemes. From an inside the industry viewpoint, I can verify Dr. Moore’s observations in that the EMr is entirely too challenging for a physician to use, proclaimed roI is seldom achieved, and physicians are left frustrated with another monthly bill on an expensive lease they can’t get out of. Matthew Ethington, president, simplifyMD hanks for the Continued from page 17 “ the eMr is entirely too challenging for a physician to use, proclaimed rOi is seldom achieved, and physicians are left frustrated ” members – esp. those from the East Coast – to participate. I’m also excited by the outstanding lineup of plenary session speakers, and the chock full menu of breakout sessions. We’ll have a very “green” meeting this year, with paper minimized and other steps to conserve energy and limited resources. our general session on the “state of U.S. healthcare” and the impact of the upcoming elections promises to be most stimulating along with our unveiling of our positions on many of the healthcare reform proposals of the two presidential candidates. Finally, we hope to launch a major administrative simplification initiative at the Annual Conference. What on the information technology front surprised you the most this year? The extremely slow progress on EHr adoption among physician groups, and the continued unwillingness of the administration and Congress to recognize that they are going to have to provide economic incentives if they truly want an ehealth revolution to occur. It just isn’t happening on its own. What do you say to proponents of ICD-10 who say a 2011 deadline for conversion works? I’d say they either are unfamiliar with ICD-10-CM and its 170,000 codes, or they are completely out of touch with medical practices and their billing processes. ICD-10-CM is a great system for collecting epidemiologic data, so long as you can get people to collect the level of detail in medical records that is required by the coding system. But it is designed to produce better public health and vital statistics info – not to be used in billing. Its rapid implementation will literally paralyze the healthcare insurance payment system. It will make HIPAA implementation look like a cakewalk. What are you reading? Just finished a book on the “secret” voyage of Sir Francis Drake to the Northwest coast of North America in 1577-79. It was secret in that Queen Elizabeth I suppressed publication of the specifics of his voyage for fear that the Spanish might follow after him in his quest for the elusive Northwest Passage, which prevailing wisdom held was real (before global warming ), and which the English wanted to protect as their exclusive secret. n More at HealthcareITNews.com e Connect: Jessee 1008 (Guess who’s coming to the rescue.)(Guess who’s coming to the rescue.)(Guess who’s coming to the rescue.) Your passion is caring for others. At CDW, ours is providing the technology to help you. Fujitsu LifeBook P1620 Tablet PC Have the power and convenience of a notebook with the functionality of a lightweight tablet PC. It features an 8.9" WXGA touchscreen display and Atheros® Super AG™ wireless LAN. Ergotron® StyleView Notebook Cart This innovative, ergonomic and easy-to-maneuver cart features sit-to-stand height adjustment, independent screen positioning and an adjustable negative-tilt keyboard tray. 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