Comments on: Legislating Health IT: Beware of Land Mines http://ehrdecisions.com/2009/06/08/legislating-health-it-beware-of-land-mines/ Electronic Health Record (EHR) information and news Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:52:26 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Al Borges MD http://ehrdecisions.com/2009/06/08/legislating-health-it-beware-of-land-mines/comment-page-1/#comment-1648 Al Borges MD Mon, 10 Aug 2009 11:21:43 +0000 http://ehrdecisions.com/?p=653#comment-1648 Interesting what will happen to this bill now that CCHIT has been refuted by HHS on 7/16/2009 and replaced by the new "HHS certification" as described by Dr. Kibbe in his most recent column? This should certainly render CCHIT into a deep stupor, a coma, or outright DOA. URL: http://www.thehealthcareblog.com/the_health_care_blog/2009/08/finally-a-reasonable-plan-for-certification-of-ehr-technologies.html Al Interesting what will happen to this bill now that CCHIT has been refuted by HHS on 7/16/2009 and replaced by the new “HHS certification” as described by Dr. Kibbe in his most recent column? This should certainly render CCHIT into a deep stupor, a coma, or outright DOA.

URL: http://www.thehealthcareblog.com/the_health_care_blog/2009/08/finally-a-reasonable-plan-for-certification-of-ehr-technologies.html

Al

]]> By: Cathleen http://ehrdecisions.com/2009/06/08/legislating-health-it-beware-of-land-mines/comment-page-1/#comment-1616 Cathleen Sun, 05 Jul 2009 23:20:53 +0000 http://ehrdecisions.com/?p=653#comment-1616 This whole EHR idea seems very costly for the medical provider to implement. I am an MTSO and many of my clients have EHR already in place. However, many of them have several EHR systems within the facility that do not interact with each other. If there is to be a forced standard which sounds like there will be, they are going to have to scrap their current systems and invest in new ones that can be certified and then have to pay a new certification fee periodically. At least that is what I am learning here. If you haven't seen provider activisim yet, just wait. I can see it coming. This whole EHR idea seems very costly for the medical provider to implement. I am an MTSO and many of my clients have EHR already in place. However, many of them have several EHR systems within the facility that do not interact with each other. If there is to be a forced standard which sounds like there will be, they are going to have to scrap their current systems and invest in new ones that can be certified and then have to pay a new certification fee periodically. At least that is what I am learning here. If you haven’t seen provider activisim yet, just wait. I can see it coming.

]]> By: M J http://ehrdecisions.com/2009/06/08/legislating-health-it-beware-of-land-mines/comment-page-1/#comment-1572 M J Fri, 19 Jun 2009 04:59:02 +0000 http://ehrdecisions.com/?p=653#comment-1572 I am truely proud of you all for standing up against this horible bill. I am truely proud of you all for standing up against this horible bill.

]]> By: Vishal Gandhi http://ehrdecisions.com/2009/06/08/legislating-health-it-beware-of-land-mines/comment-page-1/#comment-1555 Vishal Gandhi Tue, 16 Jun 2009 23:39:33 +0000 http://ehrdecisions.com/?p=653#comment-1555 They are enforcing all the NJ providers to use CCHIT certified products for Financial Management, whereas there are plenty of CCHIT certified products which do not have BILLING SOFTWARE. The assembly man doesn't know anything about CCHIT. I would like your office to CONTACT the following ASSEMBLY MAN and explain then that CCHIT is for clinical work-flow management. You do not have anything to do with CLAIMS, BILLING, INSURANCE ELIGIBILITY, ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLES etc. This will kill our Small Business with 50 employees and we can't use our own Practice Management program and we would be forced to use some other product and pay thousands of dollars in Licensing. On one side President OBAMA is trying to create more jobs and here is few politicians who want 50 jobs and many more jobs like that to be lost because they don't understand the Healthcare Technology. Moreover how can you force a brand new / young from school doctor to BUY COSTLY EHR product (CERTIFIED) when he doesn't have money to invest $20000 in just software alone. He would obviously start out with Practice Management or Billing first, streamline his revenue before he invests into any costly EHR product. They are enforcing all the NJ providers to use CCHIT certified products for Financial Management, whereas there are plenty of CCHIT certified products which do not have BILLING SOFTWARE.

The assembly man doesn’t know anything about CCHIT. I would like your office to CONTACT the following ASSEMBLY MAN and explain then that CCHIT is for clinical work-flow management. You do not have anything to do with CLAIMS, BILLING, INSURANCE ELIGIBILITY, ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLES etc.

This will kill our Small Business with 50 employees and we can’t use our own Practice Management program and we would be forced to use some other product and pay thousands of dollars in Licensing.

On one side President OBAMA is trying to create more jobs and here is few politicians who want 50 jobs and many more jobs like that to be lost because they don’t understand the Healthcare Technology.

Moreover how can you force a brand new / young from school doctor to BUY COSTLY EHR product (CERTIFIED) when he doesn’t have money to invest $20000 in just software alone. He would obviously start out with Practice Management or Billing first, streamline his revenue before he invests into any costly EHR product.

]]> By: Chris Bickford http://ehrdecisions.com/2009/06/08/legislating-health-it-beware-of-land-mines/comment-page-1/#comment-1553 Chris Bickford Tue, 16 Jun 2009 19:53:07 +0000 http://ehrdecisions.com/?p=653#comment-1553 Dear Mark, Things are definitely heating up. This legislation should garner substantial press coverage. If it got out of committee or passed then we would probably see MD activism like we haven't seen since HMO or Medicare in 60s. I agree with above comments that you seem to be walking these minefields very effectively so far. I wonder if SGR and other reimbursment issues will get lost in the EHR and eRxing turmoil.. Thank you for all the time that you have spent on this. I know that you have been there since the beginning.. cbmd Dear Mark,

Things are definitely heating up. This legislation should garner substantial
press coverage. If it got out of committee or passed then we would probably
see MD activism like we haven’t seen since HMO or Medicare in 60s.
I agree with above comments that you seem to be walking these minefields
very effectively so far. I wonder if SGR and other reimbursment issues
will get lost in the EHR and eRxing turmoil..

Thank you for all the time that you have spent on this. I know that you
have been there since the beginning..

cbmd

]]> By: Robert J. Porcelli, Ph.D. http://ehrdecisions.com/2009/06/08/legislating-health-it-beware-of-land-mines/comment-page-1/#comment-1548 Robert J. Porcelli, Ph.D. Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:17:23 +0000 http://ehrdecisions.com/?p=653#comment-1548 I tend to agree with all the above points. But I also believe that whatever is the reasoning behind such a bill (NJ) is based on either faulty thinking or some sub rosa relationship. Such a bill might be the opening swing in the expected fist fight over the trillions of federal dollars that will ultimately be in health care reform and in every corner expect there to be proprietary venodors looking to have their fat fingers in the pie. A place to start is to ensure that these agents have no part in the decision making process and that final outcomes, from "meaningful use" to "certification," are based on the best interest of the American public, their health care, and their health care providers and not in the interest of profit and/or political or financial agendas. I tend to agree with all the above points. But I also believe that whatever is the reasoning behind such a bill (NJ) is based on either faulty thinking or some sub rosa relationship. Such a bill might be the opening swing in the expected fist fight over the trillions of federal dollars that will ultimately be in health care reform and in every corner expect there to be proprietary venodors looking to have their fat fingers in the pie. A place to start is to ensure that these agents have no part in the decision making process and that final outcomes, from “meaningful use” to “certification,” are based on the best interest of the American public, their health care, and their health care providers and not in the interest of profit and/or political or financial agendas.

]]> By: Health Care. (united health care, universal health care) » Blog Archive » Public CCHIT response to NJ "CCHIT or else" Health IT Bill http://ehrdecisions.com/2009/06/08/legislating-health-it-beware-of-land-mines/comment-page-1/#comment-1540 Health Care. (united health care, universal health care) » Blog Archive » Public CCHIT response to NJ "CCHIT or else" Health IT Bill Fri, 12 Jun 2009 10:01:56 +0000 http://ehrdecisions.com/?p=653#comment-1540 [...] I’ve just become aware of a June 8 public response to the Bill at CCHIT’s site “EHR Decisions” entitled Legislating Health IT: Beware of Land Mines: [...] [...] I’ve just become aware of a June 8 public response to the Bill at CCHIT’s site “EHR Decisions” entitled Legislating Health IT: Beware of Land Mines: [...]

]]> By: Public CCHIT response to NJ "CCHIT or else" Health IT Bill — HealthFeedr http://ehrdecisions.com/2009/06/08/legislating-health-it-beware-of-land-mines/comment-page-1/#comment-1537 Public CCHIT response to NJ "CCHIT or else" Health IT Bill — HealthFeedr Thu, 11 Jun 2009 20:06:37 +0000 http://ehrdecisions.com/?p=653#comment-1537 [...] I’ve meet embellish alive of a June 8 open salutation to the Bill at CCHIT’s place “EHR Decisions” entitled Legislating Health IT: Beware of Land Mines: [...] [...] I’ve meet embellish alive of a June 8 open salutation to the Bill at CCHIT’s place “EHR Decisions” entitled Legislating Health IT: Beware of Land Mines: [...]

]]> By: John Lynn http://ehrdecisions.com/2009/06/08/legislating-health-it-beware-of-land-mines/comment-page-1/#comment-1533 John Lynn Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:29:13 +0000 http://ehrdecisions.com/?p=653#comment-1533 Mark, I have to give you credit for taking a stand on this issue that might not have been seen as favorable for CCHIT. It's refreshing to see this type of reaction since I didn't expect it. I've written quite a bit about this bill: http://www.emrandhipaa.com/tag/new-jersey/ I'm glad that you support many of our views about this bill being a horrible idea. Mark,
I have to give you credit for taking a stand on this issue that might not have been seen as favorable for CCHIT. It’s refreshing to see this type of reaction since I didn’t expect it. I’ve written quite a bit about this bill: http://www.emrandhipaa.com/tag/new-jersey/ I’m glad that you support many of our views about this bill being a horrible idea.

]]> By: CCHIT Town Halls and CCHIT Comments on New Jersey Bill | EMR (EHR) and HIPAA http://ehrdecisions.com/2009/06/08/legislating-health-it-beware-of-land-mines/comment-page-1/#comment-1532 CCHIT Town Halls and CCHIT Comments on New Jersey Bill | EMR (EHR) and HIPAA Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:23:03 +0000 http://ehrdecisions.com/?p=653#comment-1532 [...] a different CCHIT issue, CCHIT has made a comment on the New Jersey bill I’ve written about previously. Here’s the part of their comment [...] [...] a different CCHIT issue, CCHIT has made a comment on the New Jersey bill I’ve written about previously. Here’s the part of their comment [...]

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