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Monday, August 26, 2024

Paper to EHR conversion

 

The metamorphosis from paper to EHR

Most of you are well past this process, even if you did not need to do this. Some of you may be using a legacy billing system.  However, let me refresh the pain and agony for the rest of you.  I remember there were many Luddites, fearing a complete implosion of the cash flow disappearing, and staff threatening to go elsewhere, to replace their substandard wages for the privilege of working for a doctor.



I for one began the process in 2007 since I am an entrenched nerd from the beginning. I was as interested in how things worked in my medical practice even before xxx86 chips. My first operating system was CPM. (look that one up) Okay, it does not even show up on Google Search.  Try AI.  
CPM ran on a very early 8088 CPU.  What computers ran CPM?

Now let's move ahead of the pre-Cambian period to 2024.  Warning, this may cause a brain bleed.

For those of us who were part of the disruptive technology, here is what occurred.


Through the miracle of time (and a significant CMS incentive plan, with considerable penalties and inducements, the system(s) advanced into software that is seriously impeding efficient practice..

However, be satisfied many huge data serves to hold enormous piles of bytes in air condition buildings run on wind power and solar power sources to reduce green house gases and stop or slow climate change.



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