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Health Care: Patients Prefer Paper Over Electronic Health Records

By Dick Weisinger

It’s a matter of trust.  And a majority of patients still aren’t sure that they can yet trust the idea of Electronic Helath Records. A recent survey conducted by Manhattan Research identified two distinct categories of health consumers.  In the

Health Care: Progress in EHR Adoption, but Frustratingly Slow

By Dick Weisinger

The move to electronic health records (EHR) is underway, albeit not as quick as some would like.  While the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services reports that over 114,000 physicians and hospitals have registered for the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic

Health Care: Slow Transition to Electronic Health Records

By Dick Weisinger

The digitization of health records is proving to be a massive undertaking.  The move from paper to electronic records has been encouraged by a pool of $25 billion of stimulus funding made available by the Obama administration to incentify hospitals

Health Care: Collaboration Technology Advances Telehealth

By Dick Weisinger

Telehealth is the enhancement of health care delivery, education and administration services with information and collaboration technologies.   Over the last decade in particular, technology has proved disruptive across a wide range of industries.  The health care industry is no

Health Care: EHR Data Storage Costs to be Minimal

By Dick Weisinger

The implementation of EHR systems are ultimately expected to make both hospitals and physicians more efficient, less error prone, and to save money.  A study by CDW HealthCare in late 2010 estimates that while adoption of an EHR system could cost