Well at least they are not interested in helping contribute any funds in Massachusetts...and the physicians are on their own ticket....but they will still require some type of reporting, and as things go the process gets more complicated every day...so how can one live within the reporting system without a huge administrative cost in time from staff...an EMR with registry reporting functionality...and it appears Big Blue doesn't have any further interest in helping physicians...BD
One health plan has come to a conclusion that many physicians already have reached: The financial benefits of office-based electronic medical records systems are not worth the cost to doctors. The insurer is not suggesting that EMRs are not worthwhile, Dr. Mandel said. It just realizes that it would be unrealistic to expect physicians to make an investment few could afford.
Relying on information from past studies, including an American Medical Association estimate that doctors see only 11 cents of every dollar saved through the use of information technology, BlueCross BlueShield of Massachusetts recently announced that it has decided not to require physicians to install an EMR to participate in its bonus program. "One of the things we researched and were concerned about [was] making sure [hospitals] had the money to invest. Were there any hospitals that would have problems coming up with capital?" asked Robert Mandel, MD, vice president of health services for the Massachusetts Blues.
AMNews: March 10, 2008. Insurer finds EMRs won't pay off for its doctors ... American Medical News
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