Rave Crave Stave - Hear from real docs about healthcare technology
Aug 2, 2026 · 46 min · 12 segments
This episode features Dr. Eric Quinones, Physician Advisor of World Wide Technology solutions. Dr. Quinones is a Dartmouth grad physician who is dedicated to quality patient care. He walks the…
Eric QuinonesGuest
Daria YehHost
So I would say from 2005 to 2010, it's pretty obvious in my opinion, The EHR, so electronic health records were, you know, the foundation of must-have technology in this era because the HITECH Act accelerated widespread adoption, you know, and made digital documentation a core operating requirement rather than just a nice-to-have.
And then, you know, the ONC's history notes that what, you know, from 2008 to 2012, the federal strategy along with the 2009 HITECH Act you know, really drove nationwide adoption and meaningful use, you know, of healthcare IT.
So this was the era when, you know, you had healthcare move from paper charts, you know, to digital, you know, clinical operations.
And, you know, I was, you know, practicing in those times where you're, you know, you're gone from paper, gone to electronic.
You know, the promise for, you know, that what the EHR was supposed to deliver, I think, in my opinion, fell a little short, but we had to pay that price in order to have this technology, or excuse me, the data now digitized so we could do a lot more things with it, which we couldn't have done if it's still on paper.
So believe it or not, so telehealth really became, you know, a must-have technology, you know, as organizations began using remote visits and virtual monitoring to extend the access beyond the four walls of the hospital or the clinic, you know.
And the early history of telehealth or telemedicine shows that the model has existed for decades.
Their webcam, so when I would go back east, back to the New England area, we could be able to communicate.
So I would say from 2005 to 2010, it's pretty obvious in my opinion, The EHR, so electronic health records were, you know, the foundation of must-have technology in this era because the HITECH Act accelerated widespread adoption, you know, and made digital documentation a core operating requirement rather than just a nice-to-have.
And then, you know, the ONC's history notes that what, you know, from 2008 to 2012, the federal strategy along with the 2009 HITECH Act you know, really drove nationwide adoption and meaningful use, you know, of healthcare IT.
So this was the era when, you know, you had healthcare move from paper charts, you know, to digital, you know, clinical operations.
And, you know, I was, you know, practicing in those times where you're, you know, you're gone from paper, gone to electronic.
You know, the promise for, you know, that what the EHR was supposed to deliver, I think, in my opinion, fell a little short, but we had to pay that price in order to have this technology, or excuse me, the data now digitized so we could do a lot more things with it, which we couldn't have done if it's still on paper.
So believe it or not, so telehealth really became, you know, a must-have technology, you know, as organizations began using remote visits and virtual monitoring to extend the access beyond the four walls of the hospital or the clinic, you know.
And the early history of telehealth or telemedicine shows that the model has existed for decades.
Their webcam, so when I would go back east, back to the New England area, we could be able to communicate.
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