New health IT data architecture improves doctor-patient experience

Originally published on TechPoint on Oct. 28, 2014

Recently TechPoint, a central hub of Indiana technology news, invited me to discuss a topic I've presented on at conferences for MGMA, HIMSS and AHDI throughout the year. While I have spoken on many issues, the most salient one, and the one discussed in this TechPoint blog, is how Meaningful Use can be achieved dictation. 

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New health IT data architecture improves doctor-patient experience

by Nick Mahurin, TechPoint Contributing Blogger, Oct. 28, 2014

I am delighted to be speaking today at the National Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) Conference in Las Vegas. The topic of my presentation at the conference is “Consolidated CDA & Meaningful Use,” which are hot-button issues among physicians nationwide due to stringent, though well-meaning new regulations.

What is Meaningful Use? Meaningful Use (MU) embodies government regulations that require healthcare providers to implement Electronic Medical Records (EMR) programs and attest to using them in a meaningful way. Regulators want proof that doctors and thereby their patients are benefiting from mandated new technologies.

As simple and logical as that may sound, it has not been easy. According to a report from the Health Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS), Approximately 1.2 billion clinical documents are produced in the United States each year and until recently, 60% of clinical documentation was transcribed from dictation. Imagine the impact on your business if you suddenly had to start capturing more than half of your data in a completely new way.

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