The healthcare industry is in the process of moving to a performance-based model of reimbursement after decades of pay-for-service. As part of this move...
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Cost of EHR Systems Outweigh Financial Benefits, Survey Finds Although most physicians believe that electronic health record systems can improve patient...
Three healthcare organizations are making strides in the adoption electronic health records and health information exchange (HIE) for the purpose of meaningful...
That suddenly ubiquitous square of blocks and splotches seen on advertisements, magazines, and even the sides of vans and trucks might be the key to collecting...
As the EHR Incentive Programs move forward, subsequent stages of meaningful use aim to increase patient engagement and the flow of information between...
The shift from pay-for-service to pay-for-performance in healthcare means that healthcare organizations and providers must approach care delivery in a...
It’s another turn on the journey to the meaningful use of certified EHR technology with Dr. Farzad Mostashari, MD, ScM, announcing his resignation from his...
Study Finds Data Exchange Growing Through EHR Adoption New research, published recently in Health Affairs, from the Office of the National Coordinator for...
Connecting patients directly to the EHR achieves better demographics capture — a cornerstone of Stage 2 Meaningful Use — and lays the foundation for engaging...
EHR algorithms scanning patient records for signs of diabetes can identify sufferers more than 90% of the time, and predict the exact date of a diagnosis for...
In 2015, like it or not, physicians will be required to maintain and provide patient access to electronic medical records. Many physicians have already made...
Health information exchange (HIE) between hospitals and other providers increased 41 percent between 2008 and 2012, according to newly released research from...
Think you left your neurotic Shakespeare professor’s obsession with plagiarism behind when you went to medical school? Think again. The same tools that can...
Although more than half of hospitals were sharing information with providers outside of their organizational affiliations as of 2012, only some were exchanging...
With the pressures being placed on healthcare organizations and providers — ranging from participation in the EHR Incentive Programs to compliance with ICD-10...













