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EMR is being pushed hardest by those who would profit financially from it - not just technology companies but also large hospitals and medical practices hoping to improve billing and control internal costs. With a digital chart, every test, diagnosis and treatment a doctor orders is instantly passed along to the...
When, for instance, does a urinary-tract infection become a pyelonephritis (an infection involving the kidneys and ureters)? There's no clear-cut answer. A computer might remind the doctor that the hospital stands to make many thousands more if he simply clicks on pyelonephritis, the more serious condition. Or...
Bob Shorb, Skidmore College's fast-talking director of student aid and family finance, did more reading than usual this year. And not just because the 4,000 financial-aid applications that landed on his desk made up a record 62% of the applicant pool. Shorb, who has worked in...
If Cash's dream becomes a reality, it will probably look a lot like SEED, which stands for Schools for Educational Evolution and Development. Its 320 students--seventh- to 12th-graders--live on campus five days a week. They are expected to adhere to a strict dress code and keep...
But most human beings can be persuaded, especially with cash. The study found that among hospitals that had implemented digital records - which tended to be teaching hospitals and larger hospitals in urban areas - 82% had received additional reimbursement for EHR use, and 75% got financial incentives for adopting the system...