Welcome back . . . to my
internet show, "Talking Technology with
My new show deals with the subject of E-Health Records.
The slow pace of our nation's
health care system to embrace modern technology continues to be an ongoing
problem.
Last month the New England Journal of Medicine published the results from a survey concerning the, "Use of Electronic Health Records in U.S. Hospitals".
Recently, I had the opportunity to speak with the one of the lead authors of the survey, Dr. Ashish K. Jha of the Harvard School of Public Health.
Enjoy!
"TALKING TECHNOLOGY WITH LEROY JONES, JR."
April 8, 2009
TOPIC: "E-Health Records"
Dr. Ashish K. Jha
The issue of E-Health Records continues . . .
Read this interesting editorial:
Miles to Go on E-Health Records
Don't get sick if you want health insurance.
I ran across this article that explores the issue:
Getting a Health Policy When You're Already Sick
What are All Patient Diagnosis Related Groups (APDRG)?
Definition: An enhancement of the original DRGs, designed to apply to a population broader than that of Medicare beneficiaries, who are predominately older individuals. The APDRG set includes groupings for pediatric and maternity cases as well as of services for HIV-related conditions and other special cases.
What is Behavioral Health (Healthcare)?
Definition: An umbrella term that includes mental health, psychiatric, marriage and family counseling, addictions treatment and substance abuse. Services are provided by a myriad of providers, including social workers, counselors, psychiatrist, psychologists, neurologists and even family practice physicians.
Many states have "parity" laws that attempt to require that behavioral health insurance coverage be provided "on par" to physical health coverage.
