In this report, Senior Director of Research Erika S. Fishman discusses the outlook on health information technology for physicians, including current and future adoption of electronic medical records, e-prescribing, and online patient communication.
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Topics Covered:
I. Electronic Medical Records (EMR)
- EMR Adoption
- EMR Users
- Profile by EMR Status
- The Digital Divide – Solo vs. Group Practice EMR Adoption
- GE’s Stimulus Simplicity
- Practice Fusion™
- Immediate Market for EMR Features
- PCP vs. Specialist Audience Activities and Associated EMR Features Used
II. Electronic Prescribing (eRx)
- Safe-Rx™ Awards from Surescripts
- Overall Electronic Prescribing Adoption
- Electronic Prescribing Users
- Profile by Electronic Prescribing Status
- Electronic Prescribing Systems Remain Tethered
- DrFirst™ RcopiaMini
- Mobile Electronic Prescribing Trends
III. Physician-Patient Connectivity
- Patient Fusion
- Times of Internet Use
- Physician-Patient Online Connectivity
- Physician Connecting with Patients Online through Email, Secure Messaging, or Instant Messaging
- Online Connectivity Profile
- Top Activities Conducted Online with Patients
Excerpt
The healthcare industry continues to lag behind other industries with regard to digitization, as organic growth of the health IT movement seems to have reached a plateau. However, the government’s inclusion of healthcare in its stimulus package is both reigniting the health IT movement and making a bold statement about the necessity of modernizing our nation’s healthcare.
By offering a $19.2 billion contribution to health IT, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) gives physicians the incentive to adopt electronic health records (EHR) and electronic prescribing (eRx) under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) – to the tune of $44,000 per physician under Medicare and $63,750 per physician under Medicaid.
However, physicians remain in limbo until the “meaningful use” criteria are finalized – criteria to which physicians will be held in order to receive part of the HITECH contribution. Before closing out 2009, National Health IT Coordinator David Blumenthal offered a proposed rule on “meaningful use” which will be followed by a final rule in the spring of 2010. Hospitals have until October 1, 2010, to meet standards, and physicians have until 2011. Additionally, any EHR systems already in play must be certified by Health and Human Services (HHS).
This module will discuss current and future adoptions of health IT, including user profiles, look at the most aggressive specialties in this area, and address the challenges that lie ahead.
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