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Issue Date: December 2009 New Technologies Unveiled To Reduce Costs, Improve Access The Cleveland Clinic (www.clevelandclinic.org) hosts an annual Innovations Summit for experts in medicine and technology to review the latest advances and medical devices. Each year, the top ten up-and-coming innovations for the following year are listed on the clinic’s Web site along with a “where are they now” list of past picks. This year’s list holds some promising new innovations. Assessing Patient Functionality Is Key When Treating Seniors Age is a risk factor for type 2 diabetes. As pancreatic beta cells become impaired, insulin production decreases with age, while insulin resistance increases as the body loses lean tissue and accumulates body fat. Also, diabetes is associated with or increases the effect of age-related syndromes such as cognitive impairment, depression, pain, urinary incontinence, and injurious falls. Secure Online Visits Help Family Practitioner Increase Patient Access and Boost Revenue Lisa Rankin, MD, has been a solo family practitioner in Port St. Lucie, Fla., since 2004. Her practice (http://lisarankinmd.com/) includes two nurse practitioners and a mental health therapist. Rankin also cares for many pediatric patients and performs skin biopsies, massage, ultrasound, and some gynecology. In addition to traditional office-based care, she conducts e-visits with her established patients using the RelayHealth webVisit consultation system. Rankin discussed the RelayHealth system with Richard L. Reece, MD, editor-in-chief. Survey Reveals Lack of Familiarity With EHR Adoption Incentives Most physicians do not understand how they could benefit from the stimulus funds available to them if they implement electronic health record (EHR) systems as prescribed in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009, according to a recent survey. The purpose of the online survey conducted by health information technology (HIT) company Ingenix (www.ingenix.com) was to gauge attitudes toward EHR technologies and to understand how federal stimulus incentives might affect purchase decisions, Ingenix said. Ingenix reported that 1,001 physician practice administrators and physicians responded to the survey. The Medical Home Model Relies on Significant Assumptions As Congress considers ways to reform the health care system, a question that needs to be answered is how to save primary care. A number of health care organizations believe the answer to this question lies in creating patient-centered medical homes (PCMHs). Here’s How Group Practices Can Avoid New Financial Threats Unfortunately, the financial hurdles of operating a successful medical practice could become much more difficult. An approaching confluence of events could have a significant financial effect on most physicians, unless they take steps now to protect themselves.
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