EMR-Using Solo Physician Says Hospitals Need to Understand the Small Practice Culture

Pediatricians always remind us that you can’t treat children as small adults, so it’s not surprising to hear that hospitals can’t treat solo practitioners as just another medical practice when it comes to EMR adoption. (read more)

The Ultimate Challenge: An IT Leader’s Cancer Experience Provides Inspiration to Others
We usually focus on no-nonsense healthcare and technical topics, but we ran across a feel-good story that’s too good to pass up, especially since it still involves healthcare IT. Jerry Padavano, the Sutter Health executive and former CIO who leads its big Epic rollout, is also a cancer survivor. He’s written an inspirational book about his experiences with the disease and with the healthcare system. (read more)

Physician Group Turns to “Mini-EMR” Portal After EMR Interest Lags
What does a physician group do when its push for member EMR adoption falls on deaf ears? It regroups by offering a “mini-EMR” portal solution that provides many of the benefits at a lower cost and with little training required. (read more)

Hospital Will Use Consumer-Grade, Web-Based Instant Messaging Tool on Intranet
John Halamka at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center is a free-thinking CIO, but even the owners of a popular Web-based instant messaging tool were surprised when we told them that BIDMC will use their product for intranet-based IM. (read more)

Our Take: Consumer Surveys About Healthcare Technology are Interesting, but Irrelevant (read more)

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