Electronic Medical Records / Electronic Health Records

Consultant Services: EMR/EHR Consultants

• Margret Amatayakul, MBA, RHIA, CHPS, CPEHR, CPHIE, CPHIT, FHIMSS
• Vinson Hudson, MSEE
• Steven S. Lazarus, PhD, CPEHR, CPHIE, CPHIT, FHIMSS

Federal Government EHR Reports and Legislation

Dr. David Brailer's report delivered July 21, 2004: "The Decade of Health Information Technology: Delivering Consumer-centric and Information-rich Health Care"

Connecting for Health (E-Health Initiative): Preliminary Roadmap for Achieving Electronic Connectivity in Healthcare (released July 14, 2004)

Sixth Annual Report to Congress on the Implementation of the Administrative Simplification Provisions--The National Committee on Vital and health Statistics (May 10, 2004)

S. 2710, "National Health Information Technology Adoption Act". Introduced July 21, 2004 sponsored by Senators Gregg, Frist, and Sessions.

S. 2421, "Health Care Modernization, Cost Reduction, and Quality Improvement Act". Introduced May 13, 2004 sponsored by Senators Kennedy and Corzine.

H.R.4880, (Josie King Act of 2004) "Quality, Efficiency, Standards, and Technology for Health Care Transformation Act of 2004". Introduced July 21, 2004 sponsored by Rep. Kennedy.

EHR Articles & Presentations

"EHRs/NHII: HIPAA Security and EHRs, a Near Perfect Match", The Ninth National Summit, Baltimore, MD, September 14, 2004.

"A New Information Systems Approach to Support Clinical Effectiveness", which is currently on the boundary.net website under articles.

"Physicians Use of Electronic Medical Records: Identifying and Crossing the Barriers"

HIPAA Transactions and Code Sets Toolkit for Physicians and Other Providers of Professional Healthcare Services.

Looking Beyond the Claims Payment and Systems Integration: Function Versus Fit in Selecting an LIS.

"Return on Investment: Improving Billing/Collections Management Through an Integrated Electronic Medical Record", MGMA Annual Conference, October 5, 2004 (available upon request).

"Planning to Manage Information Without Records", AHIMA National Convention, October 11, 2004 (available upon request).