mewhoelse (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} mewhoelse) wrote,@ 2004-10-26 13:17:00 |
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From http://histalk.blog-city.com/
Them doctors..
"How stubborn are docs when it comes to prescribing and submitting claims electronically? One-fourth of docs passed up a free PC or PDA with that as the only stipulation (and these are the guys that will happily prescribe highly overpriced or ineffective drugs just for a free meal or a sneaky look down a blonde sales rep's shirt.) PDAs fared worse than PCs, with electronic prescription PDAs accepted by only 2,700 of WellPoint's 25,000 doctors. Says David Brailer: "If we don't have small physician's offices to be part of this, we fail." Says the article: "Many doctors are reluctant to make financial investments [because] reduced costs and healthier patients ... don't benefit doctors financially." Now remember, we're talking about the easiest, least-objectionable, no-brainer technology out there, not electronic documentation. The usual solution is offered: throw more money at docs to make doing the right thing more attractive. Still, we've now got a Tipping Point Award for HIT Leadership, dragging out that tired old phrase for yet another lap around the track."
Them doctors..
"How stubborn are docs when it comes to prescribing and submitting claims electronically? One-fourth of docs passed up a free PC or PDA with that as the only stipulation (and these are the guys that will happily prescribe highly overpriced or ineffective drugs just for a free meal or a sneaky look down a blonde sales rep's shirt.) PDAs fared worse than PCs, with electronic prescription PDAs accepted by only 2,700 of WellPoint's 25,000 doctors. Says David Brailer: "If we don't have small physician's offices to be part of this, we fail." Says the article: "Many doctors are reluctant to make financial investments [because] reduced costs and healthier patients ... don't benefit doctors financially." Now remember, we're talking about the easiest, least-objectionable, no-brainer technology out there, not electronic documentation. The usual solution is offered: throw more money at docs to make doing the right thing more attractive. Still, we've now got a Tipping Point Award for HIT Leadership, dragging out that tired old phrase for yet another lap around the track."
