By Demetrius Dillard and Marcus Harris
As a biomed, health care IT can be looked upon as a threat, a necessity, and as the unknown. With the passing of the 2009 stimulus package, it has confirmed what we all knew—health care IT is here to stay. The majority of health care organizations without electronic medical records (EMRs) have implemented, or will soon implement, them to take advantage of higher incentives for Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement. If they don’t, they will be penalized after 2015 with lower reimbursements. With that in mind, it’s safe to say an EMR will pop up at a hospital near you. Health care organizations are changing the process of delivering health care, with the voluntary/involuntary implementation of an EMR. As a biomed, you may have come in contact with numerous vendors promoting “vendor neutral systems” or “interoperability.” The idea is that the implementation of the EMR should be high on the biomed’s list of responsibilities to stay paced with changing times.
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from the January 2012 issue of 24×7 Magazine.
Posted by Ohio Clinical Engineering Association 
