Research shows that the adoption of electronic health record systems has created some new patient safety issues, Bloomberg reports. Background Health care...
Tag - EHR Adoption
I’ve been thinking a lot about the issues associated with healthcare interoperability. One of the biggest excuses/problems out there is the idea of...
Thank you for contacting me regarding incentive payments for electronic health records. I appreciate hearing from you on this important issue. I understand...
Margalit Gur-Arie provides a compelling look into spinning EHR adoption numbers of office based physicians, hospital, and Meaningful Use reports from the HHS. ...
You can now measure your blood pressure, glucose, and other vitals at home with your smartphone. What if the next time you step into your doctor’s office for...
Health information technology usage has more than doubled since 2012, the Obama administration touted this week. Especially when teasing out physicians and...
Since initial rollouts, vendors are scrambling to develop smartphone and tablet applications that go beyond replicating the desktop record on smaller screens...
Understanding a doctor’s decision-making process can help devise strategies to get the most benefit out of an electronic health record system. Whether...
Solo practices and physicians approaching retirement age could become exempt from Medicare pay reductions if expanded hardship exemptions for EHR adoption are...
NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, a full subsidiary of Quality Systems Inc. ( QSII ) and a player in the health care information technology market...
Accountable care organizations (ACOs) are the reality of the business-side of healthcare and the recognition of the critical value of interdisciplinary patient...
The push for the adoption of electronic health records, especially the meaningful use of certified EHR technology as part of the EHR Incentive Programs, is...
What’s the difference between EMR and EHR? The terms electronic medical record (EMR) and electronic health record (EHR) are often used interchangeably...
With EHR adoption skyrocketing and the health IT market shifting unpredictably as physicians search for systems tailored to meet their needs, vendors need to...
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT’s Beacon team recently released its first guide to help interested stakeholders learn from the...
Kenora patients can have their information available at hospitals throughout Northwest Ontario through the new electronic medical records system called...