http://www.enttoday.org Technology Topic Rss http://www.enttoday.org/details/article/1419067/Server_Solution_How_to_choose_the_best_server_to_fit_your_EMR_needs.html <p>What&rsquo;s more important, your computer&rsquo;s hardware or its software? You tell me: What&rsquo;s more important, your heart or your lungs? Obviously, if you&rsquo;re going to function, you need both. The same is true for electronic medical record (EMR) and electronic health record (EHR) software: Your hardware is mission-critical to the success of your electronic records, and this is not the place to compromise.</p> 2011-12-09T00:20:00Z http://www.enttoday.org/details/article/1362837/Face_Time_Ask_the_right_questions_when_meeting_with_EMR_vendors.html <p>In my last column (<em>ENT Today,</em> August 2011), I explained some of the broader issues regarding electronic medical records/electronic health records (EMR/EHR) selection, centered around the understanding that an EMR is a record that is more practice centered while an EHR is a health record intended to follow the patient through multiple providers. This article is directed toward practices with a large degree of autonomy in selecting their products; therefore, we will be discussing EMRs. If you&rsquo;re part of a multidisciplinary practice or a university, you likely had little to no input regarding the EHR chosen. This is because larger numbers like primary care drive EHR selection. Don&rsquo;t stop reading, however; assessment of disease-specific pathways is still applicable for the EHR you have.</p> 2011-10-10T19:53:00Z http://www.enttoday.org/details/article/1309335/Update_Your_Practice_Follow_these_tips_to__select_the_right_EMR__for_your_group.html <p>I have been working with electronic medical records (EMR) for many years, having first become interested in 1996, when I was looking for a tool to collect data for pediatric sinusitis. As we designed a product to collect this data, our scope expanded into developing a subspecialty-specific EMR. I have since learned a great deal about developing and codifying information and am currently participating in my third and largest implementation of an EMR at Boys Town National Research Hospital in Omaha, Neb. In this column, I would like to discuss what to look for in an EMR and give some initial thoughts on implementation.</p> 2011-08-02T18:30:00Z http://www.enttoday.org/details/article/1303737/Headlight_vs__Head_Mirror.html 2011-07-22T22:07:00Z http://www.enttoday.org/details/article/1237657/Help_or_Hoopla_Surgical_robots_can_benefit_otolaryngology.html <p>The large, roadside billboards advertised robotic surgery in bright, bold colors, something that struck David Eibling, MD, professor of otolaryngology at the University of Pittsburgh, as &ldquo;fundamentally wrong.&rdquo; Hospitals and physicians &ldquo;should not be offering robotic surgery as a draw for patients,&rdquo; said Dr. Eibling, who noticed the billboards while traveling through Florida earlier this year, &ldquo;but rather as a potential tool to benefit the care of the patient.&rdquo;</p> 2011-07-04T18:39:00Z http://www.enttoday.org/details/article/1006485/Lessons_Learned_How_to_overcome_the_cultural_barriers_to_EMR_implementation.html <p>Health care reform and government incentives have intensified the dialogue on electronic medical records (EMR). Despite the financial incentives for EMR adoption included in the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, enacted as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, physician response remains lukewarm. The HITECH incentives program fails to recognize that the greatest barrier to EMR adoption is not financial, but cultural.</p> 2011-02-07T20:39:00Z http://www.enttoday.org/details/article/874051/Compliance_Made_Easy_High-tech_systems_remind_patients_to_take_their_meds.html <p>Neil Chheda, MD, assistant professor of otolaryngology at the University of Florida in Gainesville, realized a few years ago that nearly half of his patients on proton pump inhibitors were taking them incorrectly.</p> 2010-11-01T18:00:00Z http://www.enttoday.org/details/article/861621/Experts_Push_EHR_Adoption_Expect_to_commit_your_time_and_finances_panelists_say.html <p>The time for otolaryngologists to adopt electronic health records (EHRs) is now, practice management and information technology experts said at a session at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, held here Sept. 26-29.</p> 2010-10-08T21:55:00Z http://www.enttoday.org/details/article/588767/Digital_Efficiency_Panel_discusses_the_inevitability_of_EMRs.html <p>Electronic medical records (EMRs) are costly and require significant staff time to implement but have the potential to bring huge benefits to patients and doctors alike, said speakers at the Triological Society&rsquo;s Combined Sections Meeting held here Feb. 4-7.</p> 2010-03-01T23:50:00Z http://www.enttoday.org/details/article/496247/Product_Watch.html <p>Each month, Product Watch offers readers the latest information on new and innovative products for otolaryngologists-head and neck surgeons.</p> 2009-12-01T02:44:00Z