Can technology solutions save money?
We’re going to be entering into the area of electronic medical records so individuals will be able to schedule their own physicals and get access to their records. It costs substantial amount of money. Right now, we have people just coming in the weekend to file this stuff, the volume is so large. Hopefully, when this is all electronic, someone just scans it into the machine, and then it gets put away in a data file. Ultimately, we hope that this will save some money, but it’s expensive in bringing it to fruition. Q: What other IT solutions might help? A:Some colleagues of mine began a company called Managed Care Advisory Group. We have these brilliant IT guys that have been in the health-care industry for years. We put together a system that allows a doctor to make sure that the managed-care companies are meeting their contractual obligations. The group will be working with the American Medical Assn. and some state societies in the near future. Q: Has the constant focus on getting pai
