GE Webinar: EMR and Quality Management 9/7/11

Don't miss this upcoming webinar titled: EMR and Quality Management
September 7, 2011 | 2-3 PM EST

No doubt there’s a learning curve when a practice firsts adopts and implements an EMR, just like any type of transformational technology. But once providers get over that initial implementation hump, they can start seeing value not only at the time of care, but on many harder-to-manage aspects of how they care for patients.

To explore these questions, join us for a free on-demand webinar and hear from speaker Don McDaniel discuss the following topics:

Physician adoption:
• Change management – The cultural shift
• Vendor partner support – training & consulting

Technology:
• Support the workflow of the organization
• Benefit of an integrated EMR & PM system

Register for this webinar here.

MIT Medical Electronic Device Realization Center (MEDRC)

I wish this had happened when I was a student at MIT:

MIT collaborates with Analog Devices and GE Global Research
New research center will develop innovative medical technologies for next-generation medical electronic systems

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has announced the creation of the Medical Electronic Device Realization Center (MEDRC), in collaboration with Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) and GE Global Research. The new center will aim to create revolutionary improvements in multiple areas of the medical industry, including electronic devices, diagnostics and treatments, and technologies to enable information-driven health-care systems.

“A radical change is taking place in how medical care is being delivered, with delivery moving to ‘point of care’ rather than having patients travel to a doctor’s office or hospital,” said Charles Sodini, LeBel Professor of Electrical Engineering at MIT and co-founder of MEDRC. “MEDRC will develop technologies for patient-monitoring devices, point-of-care instruments and the communication technology to connect patients to caregivers. These technologies will enable affordable and accessible delivery of services to patients across the globe.”

The Role of Health IT in Accountable Care, Featuring Geisinger

Here's another upcoming GE eHealth webinar. This one focuses on health IT and accountable care organizations (ACOs):

The Role of Health IT in Accountable Care, Featuring Geisinger

Tuesday, May 24, 2011
1:00 PM EST

Join GE Healthcare and Geisinger Health System for an Accountable Care power hour. This webinar will cover:

* Delivery system reform and an overview of public and private Accountable Care models
* Successful innovations at Geisinger Health System that are transforming the healthcare delivery system
* Health IT solutions to manage population health

Learn from Geisinger who's been recognized by President Obama for providing the kind of healthcare and vision America needs. How are they offering high quality care at costs well below average?

Featuring:

* John Kravitz, Associate Vice President of Information Technology, Geisinger Health System
* Mark Segal, Vice President, Government and Industry Affairs, GE Healthcare IT
* Joel Vengco, Vice President & General Manager, Global Product Strategy, GE Healthcare eHealth Solutions

GE Live @ RSNA 2010

The GE@RSNA Live virtual exhibit will showcase live product demos and presentations directly from the show. The GE Live @ RSNA 2010 virtual event runs November 28 - December 2, 2010.

Can’t make it to RSNA this year? Join the GE Live @ RSNA 2010 Virtual Event to:

1. Get the pulse on all the new products from GE healthcare
2. Watch product demos as they premiere live
3. View live presentations from the floor of the show
4. And much more!

http://www.gehealthcare.com/rsna/

EHR implementation consultants and specialists

This is republished from NonClinicalJobs.com Electronic health record (EHR) vendors are looking for implementation consultants and specialists. The nice thing is that most of these EHR companies will train you, but you should expect to travel quite a bit for this type of job. The majority of these clinical informatics positions are being filled by nurses, but physicians can play a unique role when it comes to interacting with other physicians. You see, physicians generally like to learn from other physicians. They want a colleague to provide them with pointers and tips on how a system can improve the clinical workflow. Many hospitals are cultivating physician "champions." These champions are influential advocates and have a unique way of communicating with other physicians in the hospital system. We need more champions, don't we? So, if you're thinking about a career in health IT, consider how you can play a role in the EHR implementation process. Implementation is just the first step. Maybe you could be instrumental in helping physicians and hospitals reach "meaningful use" so they can receive financial incentives from the government through the HITECH Act (Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act) within ARRA. Who are some EHR vendors? Here are a few (in no particular order or preference): Allscripts, GE, Epic, McKesson, NextGen, eClinicalWorks, Practice Fusion, athenahealth, Cerner, ChartLogic, Eclipsys, Greenway, Ingenix, MedConnect, and many others.

Health IT and Political Generosity

There's an interesting article in BusinessWeek about Health IT (or HITECH if you prefer). There's a diagram that show the political generosity associated with some of the major companies that develop EHRs (electronic health records) and e-prescribing solutions. Specifically:

• Allscripts: 100% support to democrats
• Cerner: 35% support to democrats
• Epic: 98% support to democrats
• GE: 61% support to democrats
• McKesson: 44% support to democrats
• Siemens: 60% support to democrats

I don't like to get into politics in my blog, so I won't. However, I find this data to be fascinating. I was reading about how Glen Tullman, the CEO fo Allscripts, used to exercise and play basketball with Obama at the same gym.

The economic stimulus plan includes $19.6 billion towards health IT. How do you think hospitals and physicians will leverage this opportunity?