tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5890312.post6819607251779437707..comments2024-03-19T23:09:02.136-04:00Comments on Collecting My Thoughts: Normahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11502895616873273470noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5890312.post-73892855589769381582009-05-17T01:33:00.000-04:002009-05-17T01:33:00.000-04:00I simply refuse to participate in electronic medic...I simply refuse to participate in electronic medical records. I have a physician that uses the concierge practice model and paper records. I pick my labs, my pharmacy and my x-ray providers based on price. I pay cash, I have a high deductible policy so I submit my claims myself. <br /><br />I don't want the some government contractor losing my medical records, my health is too important. They are sending stimulus checks to people decades dead. I don't want to be decades dead when they find my old EKGs or whatever my doctor wants now. <br /><br />I will go to the doctor in Mexico if I have to, but I am not participating in electronic medical records.mdoneilnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5890312.post-13032495337634988372009-05-16T10:16:00.000-04:002009-05-16T10:16:00.000-04:00I found this after I wrote my entry. Mad Dad at an...I found this after I wrote my entry. Mad Dad at another blog (http://www.prisonplanet.com/the-reason-why-the-ibmlockheed-martin-census-worker-is-on-your-doorstep-oribms-dirty-census-laundry.html) commented: "Being a project manager at a clinic, implementing an electronic health record, I can state as facts: A) that the clinic is actively participating in a state-wise system to consolidate immunization records under the guise that Little Jimmy shouldn’t get poked twice, once from the clinic and once from the pediatrician. But realize what that means: every single person, and if they have/haven’t received a specific vaccine (recorded by mfr. and lot number). B) at least Indian Health Service, a part of Health and Human Services, recently released a spec. on an early symptom collection/reporting system (this records a specific set of diagnosis or chief complaints - these follow a national standard called ICD9 and are easily reported in large systems like IHS’ RPMS, basically the system developed by the VA). C) Now, we have every GPS location of every person. THAT will make the public health nurse’s job so much easier, especially in rural areas. Could this data be consolidated and cross referenced? You bet! Some of the biggest players and probably the lobbiest muscle behind Obama’s healthcare initiative are people like GE, Google, IBM, and other major EHR vendors (sick people represent a huge growth industry - our sickness is worth more than our wool). One of the first areas more fully standardized and integrated are demographic data (including a globally unique identifier - NextGen uses a 36 character ID called a GUID), and medications (eg, SureScripts - a big credit card like prescription clearinghouse in the sky)."Normahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11502895616873273470noreply@blogger.com