Medical Scribe to Subspecialize in Verbs
NORFOLK, VA - In her few years as a medical scribe, Kacey Agnarsson has observed how health care is getting more specialized with each passing minute. Inspired, Agnarsson has decided to leave her post...
EMR Cures Nearly All Physical Abnormalities Per EMR Physical Exam
VERONA, WI – According to electronic medical record (EMR) manufacturer, Epic Systems, the implementation of EMRs has improved the physical exam toward normal in 46% of patients in the hospital and 51% in office...
HHS to Add Capital Punishment to Possible Penalties for HIPAA Violation
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In sweeping reversal of previous legislation, Health and Human Services (HHS) announced stronger punishments for violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), which now include the...
Ask a Medical Coder
Dear Medical Coder,
Over the past few days I’ve become more short of breath with wheezing and productive cough, probably due to all this grass pollen. I should tell you that I do have COPD. Should...
Rosetta Stone Unlocks Mystery of Ophtho Notes
LONDON, ENGLAND - In breaking news, archeologists have uncovered a missing piece to the Rosetta Stone, the ancient stone slab on which the Memphis decree of Ptolemy IV was carved in three writing systems in...
Lion King Remake to Include Mufasa’s Prolonged ICU Admission and Futile Care Prior to...
ANAHEIM, CA - Disney studios has announced that the remake of the Lion King, slated to be released in mid-2019, will feature a more realistic portrayal of modern death by spending a large portion...
Administrator Not Sure What To Do With Survey That Complains About Surveys
RICHMOND, VA - Administrator Craig Brown was dumbfounded yesterday when he received a survey from a patient that was treated at his hospital. The survey marked excellent marks up and down and the comment...
Fancy Medical Terms and What They Really Mean
Nurses and doctors use fancy words to communicate and sound smart before patients, families and each other. Having spent most of his adult life in the hospital, Livin La Vida Locum, M.D. shares the...
EMR Developers Shocked to Learn How Their Software is Actually Used
Several developers of widely-used electronic medical record (EMR) software were invited out of their cubicles last week for a much-hyped tour of the real-world health care system.
A volunteer team of medical office managers showed...
Rating the EHRs: Which EHR is Best for Your Hospital?
Are you suffering from migraines looking to transition from paper charts to an electronic health record (EHR)? Fear no more. GomerBlog has assembled this easy-to-use chart below to help decide which EHR is best...