Posted by: AtlasMD

October 3, 2013

EMRs Now Omnipresent, Along With Affiliated Stress…

Electronic medical records are being adopted at an all-time high. Now 409,839 eligible professionals and providers are getting “federal incentive payments” (i.e. kickbacks from Uncle Sam) for adopting or using an EMR system. A recent study was published in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association that examines the effect of EMR omnipresence. Specifically they […]

LISTEN: Atlas MD Podcast, Ep. 7

LISTEN: Atlas MD Podcast, Ep. 7

Tune in to the next installment of our podcast. Our direct care ship is sailing smoothly, patients coming in and out, some patients even tweeting about the great care they received. My experiences with @atlasmd are always the epitome of person-centered medicine. What a blessing to have them in our city! — Bailey (@BaileyBlair) September […]

Posted by: AtlasMD

May 22, 2013

EPIC Fail in EHR/EMR

EPIC Fail in EHR/EMR

Here’s a quick rundown of factors contributing to EPIC’s EHR software failure.  (Previous link no longer available.) TENS OF THOUSANDS OF FEATURES Microsoft Word has approximately 1,200 features/functions (this is rough estimate), most of which are ignored by common users. The problem with EHR software, though, is that the market is filled with hoodwinking, one-size-fits-all “solutions” all […]