ICA and MEDITECH to Improve EHR Interoperability
The annual expenditure of the healthcare industry in the United States is nearly $3 trillion, and most experts believe billions […]
EHRs make residents lose 16 minutes per patient
Family medicine residents at two academic medical centers in California ended up spending an extra 16 minutes on documentation after
Importance/benefits of Electronic Medical Billing
Electronic Medical Billing is the process of electronically submitting and following up on claims with the health insurance companies in
Can EHRs lower malpractice rates, diagnosis errors?
One of the main selling points for EHRs, besides the incentives offered by CMS, is the opportunity to use digital
September 26, 2013 The Most Challenging Compliance Issue You Never Heard Of: The “Access Report”
In 2009, the Health Information Technology for Clinical and Economic Health (HITECH) Act created the Medicare and Medicaid electronic health
26 September 2013 New Zealand is the leading force in shared EMR implementation
Canterbury in particular offers an ideal example to corroborate the claim that healthcare IT integration works best if accompanied by
September 26, 2013Achieving Patient Safety with EMRs
Patient safety in many ways means that physicians have the required information in front of them when needed, so that
September 25, 2013 What’s so important about connecting EHRs and genomics?
Author Name Kyle Murphy, PhD | Date September 25, 2013 | Tagged Clinical Decision Support, Clinical
September 25, 2013 EHR software research delivers real-time results to users
Author Name Kyle Murphy, PhD | Date September 25, 2013 | Tagged EHR Benefits, EHR Challenges,
SEP 25, 2013 3 Essentials for Selecting Your Next EMR
So you are in the market for a new EMR and you quickly realize that there are hundreds of companies
Why appropriate use outweighs meaningful use of EHR systems
For primary care physicians trained and working with paper records for decades, the introduction of health information technology, specifically EHR
Tuesday, September 24, 2013 Study: EHRs May Not Accurately Assess Cardiovascular Care Quality
While electronic health record systems can measure health care providers’ performance in treating patients at risk of cardiovascular events, such