Document Management From The Editor

  1. Is Technology To Blame For Physician Burnout? 2/13/2015

    According to a recent Medscape survey, 46% of physicians say they are burned out. How much is the drive towards health IT adoption contributing to this epidemic?

  2. Stirring The Health IT Pot 4/16/2014

    In this, my 200th opinion column for Health IT Outcomes, I take a look back at some of the most controversial articles I’ve written to date and the valuable responses they have generated from our readers.

  3. Healthcare Reform In Effect, IT In Demand 9/28/2010
    A week ago today, the first key provisions of the new U.S. healthcare law went into effect. These initiatives are geared toward opening up the healthcare market to more consumers, while restricting the ability of insurance companies to sift out many high-risk clients. By Ken Congdon, editor in chief, Health IT Outcomes
  4. A Year In Healthcare 7/30/2010

    ARRA not only helped spur healthcare technology adoption, it also helped spawn Health IT Outcomes (HTO). Editor In Chief Ken Congdon takes a look back at HTO's first year covering the HIT space.

  5. Taming The Paper Dragon In Healthcare 6/2/2010

    Last month, I moderated a panel discussion at AIIM Expo 2010 (a leading information management trade show) on the value of electronic document management in the healthcare industry. Document imaging and management technologies are relatively mature, but many healthcare facilities are still largely paper-based. Moreover, many believe that simply implementing EMR or EHR packages (initiatives in which most hospitals are currently engaged due to ARRA [The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act]) is all that’s required to decrease their dependency on paper. This misconception is why I felt this topic was such an important one to tackle at a venue like the AIIM Expo. My panelists included executives from document scanner manufacturers, traditional document imaging and management software houses, records management companies, and business process outsourcing firms. Each provided different, and compelling, reasons for why basic electronic document management systems and services are invaluable to the entire healthcare enterprise.