Welcome to this weeks edition of Baby Boomer Health - NY Cities Electronic Medical Records

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This week we are talking about Efforts of NY Cities Medical Records.

We have talked about electronic medical records before. There are many reasons to use an electronic medical record. However cost has been one of the largest limiting factors.

New York City is one of the sites trying to institute electronic medical records city wide. They have a $60 million dollar city health department project. They are visiting each primary care physician's office and trying to sign them up. The health department will subsidize the cost under certain conditions and will sharing financial rewards for those providing care according to their goals.

This custom system has a lot of bells and whistles in it. These include checks to see if prescriptions have been filled, vaccinations due, suggestions on care and prescription. This could be very helpful to the provider.

One down side seen early is that getting used to the system has slowed down many doctors offices. But over time it is hoped that the slowdown will disappear.

One up side is the possibility that the overall quality of care will increase.

It will be interesting to see how this system works over time.

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Welcome to this weeks edition of Baby Boomer Finance - Healty Food for $1.00

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This week we are talking about Healthy Food for $1.00.

A web site called DivineCaroline created a list of 20 healthy foods for under $1.00. To get these foods you will need to visit the raw food sections of your grocery store. Also is you don't find food you like on the list look for similar foods in the same section of the store. So here is the list:

1. Oats
2. Eggs
3. Kale
4. Potatoes
5. Apples
6. Nuts
7. Bananas
8. Garbanzo Beans
9. Broccoli
10. Watermelon
11. Wild Rice
12. Beets
13. Butternut Squash
14. Whole Grain Pasta
15. Spinach
16. Sardines
17. Tofu
18. Milk
19. Pumpkin Seeds
20. Coffee

Remember to save money you will need to spend more time preparing food in your kitchen.

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Welcome to this weeks edition of Baby Boomer Technology - The Move To Digital TV

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This week we are talking about The Move To Digital TV.

D-day is February 18th this year. That is the day all TV signals will be digital only.

So what does that mean for you? If you currently get your TV stations through either cable or satellite, you do not need to do anything. If you only use in indoor or outdoor antenna to get your TV signal, you need to act fast or your TV will not work after February 18th.

If you need to upgrade to digital TV you can get a converter box that will allow your TV to continue working after February 18th. The box cost from $50.00 up. You can request a coupon worth $40.00 toward the converter box from www.dtv2009.gov or call 888-388-2009. Recent news is that the government has run out of coupons. It may be worth your time to try anyway. You never know or find someone who has not used their coupon. The coupons, if you can find one, do have an expiration date.

With the converter box your old TV should work. You should not need to buy a new TV. However if the converter box doesn't work, you may need a new antenna. Digital signals are all or nothing. That means if the signal is too weak you will see nothing on you TV. If you got the channel before you may need a new digital antenna to get it now.

Of course you could sign up for cable or satellite TV and not need the converter. All of that is covered by the cable or satellite company's equipment. But if your TV is really old, you may be forced to buy a new one.

President elect Obama has asked for a delay in the mandatory change over to digital signals. So the February 18 deadline may be postponed. We will have to wait and see.

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Update

After we finished recording this post, we discovered that the transition date will most likely be posponed.  For more information go to http://adage.com/mediaworks/article?article_id=133683

Dr. Bee Boomer