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As hospitals and care centers across the nation are preparing to meet meaningful use guidelines, we wanted to post something from the lighter side of the meaningful use debate.
Straight out of Picis Exchange, we bring you a comical and Letterman-esque list of the top 10 signs that you might not yet be ready to qualify for meaningful use.
Top 10 Signs You Might Not Qualify for Meaningful Use
10. Your patient tracking system uses a lot of chalk.
9. The only device the software can interface with is the printer.
8. The surgery scheduling system is a woman named Delores.
7. Preference cards recently upgraded from 3×5 to 5×8 index cards.
6. The name of the software is called LunchBreak Manager.
5. Everything is free text.
4. Priceline.com-inspired software lets the patient name their own price.
3. Your EDIS comes with a ticket dispenser and a “please take a number” sign.
2. Your patient medical records are stored on vinyl.
1. You have a problem with commitment, and “meaningful” sounds scary.
This blog was created to serve as a forum for the exchange of ideas, and we’ve loved the responses, reactions and dialogue it’s generated over the past several months. Yet for as much as we’ve all come to rely on the blogosphere for the latest and greatest in everything from kayaking to healthcare IT, this week’s Picis Exchange customer user conference in Miami Beach was a great reminder of the power and effectiveness of in-person collaboration and discussion.
Surrounded by health care enthusiasts from nearly 100 hospitals, integrated delivery networks, and government health systems from across six countries and 28 states, I’ve been saturated all week with the most innovative yet real-world ideas from the men and women who serve on the front lines of health care IT every day. Nurses, physicians, IT professionals and administrative staff have spent the past few days sharing stories about how they’re demonstrating meaningful use, moving towards health information exchanges and using evidence-based medicine to improve patient care, by utilizing the data and information they derive from our systems. Not only that, they’re also able to trade war stories and come up with solutions even we might not have thought of.
Picis is headed to Miami. Well, our Exchange customer conference is at least.
From June 13 to the 16th, Miami will be swarming with Picis folks, customers, partners and more. In advance of the show, we caught some Picis execs on camera in our Wakefield, Massachusetts headquarters to find out why everyone is getting excited for this year’s event. Well, almost everyone…
After you’ve heard from them, be sure to let us know what you’re looking forward to at this year’s Exchange in the comments below!
- Todd Cozzens
