Health Information Technology Reforms Healthcare

By Mark Tumblin, CEO ASCENT Integrated Medical Solutions

The business of healthcare at the physician/patient level is 10-20 years behind in technology. All patient records are recorded on paper. Comparing lab results and the diagnosis of the physician is a manual operation and takes several days to process. The insurance company charging premiums gets a claim that has been handled by not less than four pairs of hands who each stake a claim to the financial outcome of the office visit. Combine all this inefficiency and it is no wonder physicians collect $0.63 on the dollar and are satisfied. This is unacceptable to every other business in the U.S., so why do we accept it in healthcare? [more...]