Electronic Health Records and the Transition to ICD-10

The following article published by Neurology Times in June of 2014 describes the advantages of using a clinical terminology with EHRs and then mapping to claims-based classifications systems like ICD-10 for reporting. Electronic Health Records and the Transition to ICD-10. It was also published by...

The Worst Features About EHRs and How to Fix Them

The following is an except from an article Published in “Neurology Today.”  It includes an interview where Michael Stearns, MD provided feedback on challenges related to the use of electronic health records (EHRs). “THE NOTES READ LIKE JUNK” “EHRs differ so vastly in how they...

Status epilepticus in an 18-month-old child at 35,000 feet

Several years ago I was flying back from England to the U.S.  About halfway across the Atlantic the crew requested the aid of a physician for an emergency.  Despite it being a packed 747, no one answered the initial call. I decided to walk up to see what was going on and if I could provide assistance.  In...

Michael Stearns MD Awarded the Navy Achievement Medal

Dr. Michael Stearns was awarded the Navy Achievement Medal for serving as the pediatric neurologist at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, during the Desert Storm conflict in Iraq in 1990.  Dr. Stearns was serving as an staff neurologist and director of the neurophysiology laboratory at...

Michael Stearns, MD – Invited Speaking Opportunities

Walter Reed Annual Ophthalmology Alumnus Meeting (1994) Presentation Title: “Traumatic Aspects of Neuro-Ophthalmology.”   Health Care 2000, Harrogate, United Kingdom, Presentation Title: “Terminology development”   Cerner Corporation Leadership Forum (2000), Kansas City,...

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