I recently received a Hallmark E-Card greeting in my e-mail. I was quite excited to see which of my many fans was sending me a greeting. The e-mail, however, just did not seem quite authentic so I inspected the contents more carefully. My inspection revealed (see image) that the link to my e-greeting was actually…
Category Archives: Musings by Morris Stemp
How a Mug Saved the Planet
Have you thought about the effect on the environment every time you use and toss a disposable coffee cup? Stemp has been supplying coffee and tea in disposable coffee cups to our staff and guests for years. In September 2011, when it was brought to our attention how bad Styrofoam is for the environment, we…
Inspiring Wisdom
For 25 years, Stemp Systems has been sharing wisdom for a wired world. Our staff gathered in our conference room recently to discuss how we “share wisdom” with our clients and each other. Of course, our goal in sharing this wisdom is to provide the highest level of technical support and customer service. To celebrate…
A Lesson in Technical Team Management for Football Fans
As of Week 7 last season the Indianapolis Colts had a record of 5-2. This season, they are 3-4 due to their leader and key player, quarterback Payton Manning being injured. In fact, on Monday Night Football (Oct 24, 2011) they lost to the New Orleans Saints by an embarrassing score of 62-7. The jets…
Team Orange Attends Company-Sponsored Baseball Game
On Tuesday night Sept. 27, Morris and 9 Team Orange teammates (that’s the Stemp Systems team) traveled to CitiField/Shea Stadium to watch the Mets play the Cincinnati Reds in one of the Mets final season games. This was one exciting game with the lead changing 6 times by one run. The Reds came to bat…
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Stemp Training “Intense,” the Experience “Impressive”
I was hired by Stemp Systems in May 2013. Upon completing my first two weeks, Morris Stemp, our CEO, asked me to write about my experiences getting started at Stemp. ~Paul Figuera Impressive! I could stop right here, but that would leave too many things unanswered and unexplained. Upon arriving at Stemp Systems, I met…
Continue Reading »Technically Speaking, Quality Measures are Related to Health IT and EHR Use
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) uses quality measures to measure or quantify health care processes, outcomes, and patient perceptions associated with the ability to provide high-quality health care that relate to one or more quality goals. How exactly do medical providers report the fulfillment of these quality measures? Learn from the Guru…
Continue Reading »Preparing your IT for Hurricane Season
Is your business prepared for Hurricane Season? This week, May 26 – June 1, is National Hurricane Preparedness Week. NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center is forecasting “an active or extremely active” Atlantic hurricane season for 2013. While they can’t predict this far in advance the number or intensity of storms that will make landfall during Hurricane…
Continue Reading »Penny Wise and Shekel Foolish
Everyone likes to save money by reducing expenses, but sometimes we don’t focus on the right things and it ends up costing us more in the long run. Stemp Systems recently brought on a new client, a company that opened up a new office near our building. When I first met this neighbor, I walked…
Continue Reading »Starting Over With a New EHR System
When to Start Over Is your medical practice considering starting over with a new EHR system? Studies have shown an increase in dissatisfaction with EHRs over the course of time, being caused by a variety of factors, as we discussed in last week’s blog post. A 2012 study of 300 prospective EHR buyers by KLAS…
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