Topic One: What lessons can be learned from the ONC’s decision to revoke #EHR Incentive Program certification of EHRMagic? #HealthIT
T1 Providers MUST do their due diligence when it comes to EMRs! Vet vendors with specific criteria to ensure stability/credibility. #HITsm
— Jennifer Dennard (@SmyrnaGirl) May 3, 2013
A1: Huge consolidation in the EHR space pending – we have almost 400 vendors that have 1 MU (attested) customer = unsustainable #hitsm — Dan Munro (@danmunro) May 3, 2013
T1: Evolution has it’s misfires? #HITsm — Ryan Lucas (@dz45tr) May 3, 2013
T1 That your #EMR Vendor choice is an important one!#HITSM
— HealthCo(@healthcois) May 3, 2013
Topic Two: Does this action make EHR certification more meaningful or does it reduce confidence in certified products?
T1: Be Educated on what “Meaningful Use” means, so you as the buyer can effectively evaluate #HITSM
— HealthCo(@healthcois) May 3, 2013
T1: I echo the buyer beware comments. If they’re trying to sell you “magic”, I’d definitely put time into due diligence! #hitsm — Janice McCallum (@janicemccallum) May 3, 2013
A2: From a vendor who went through it, the first cert round was a formality. This next round is much more thorough. #HITsm — Sarah Bennight (@sarahbennight) May 3, 2013
T1: Seems as if peer review and referrals should now be biggest drivers of #EHR adoption? Not true? #HITsm
— RightPatient (@RightPatient) May 3, 2013
Topic Three: Who suffers the most from the ONC’s decision? The vendor or the physicians who purchased the product?
A3: I think both are in a world of hurt at this point. But I would argue the physicians. #HITsm
— Sarah Bennight (@sarahbennight) May 3, 2013
T2: Has anyone had confidence in EHR certification in the past?EHR Certification has been relegated to a way to get EHR Incent. $$ #HITsm
— EMR, EHR and HIT(@ehrandhit) May 3, 2013
T3: Everyone suffers if the vendor is not delivering ~ we all must take accountability, if you touch it…fix it.#HITsm
— Melissa Cole, FACHE (@ColeFACHE) May 3, 2013
T3: The physician… and future physicians whose EHR choice is decertified, assuming that happens.#HITsm
— Chad Johnson (@OchoTex) May 3, 2013
#HITsm T4: ”2013 is the year of the great #EHR switch.” With data migration and implementation hassles, is this truly a possibility?
t4 : oh the horror stories I have to tell you about swithcing EMR vendors!#HITSM
— HealthCo(@healthcois) May 3, 2013
T4: I spoke with the Texas Med Association about this. Small clinics need answers on how to get their data from 1 system to a better1 #HITsm
— Chad Johnson (@OchoTex) May 3, 2013
T4: Year of the great EHR/EMR switch. 1st was practice, second is aligned to workflow, process & business need. Cue Usability (tada!) #HITsm
— Linda Stotsky (@EMRAnswers) May 3, 2013
T4: I’ve seen large systems migrating for a while – to standardize from one system to another (mainly to Epic). #HITsm
— Melissa Cole, FACHE (@ColeFACHE) May 3, 2013