Rural and urban health care providers throughout the state can now partner up to apply for funding that will help lower the cost of broadband. Broadband is...
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Rafi Setrak takes his office along with him wherever he goes. “These days I can put everything I need on a push cart,” says the deputy chief of emergency...
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The Office of the National Coordinator has focused the nation’s Health Information Technology around the goal that “information follows the patient.” That’s...
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Kenora patients can have their information available at hospitals throughout Northwest Ontario through the new electronic medical records system called...
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“When I was young I had no idea what I wanted to do,” said Amy Speanburg, Registered Nurse. Like many other young adults, Amy Speanburg was unsure about...
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I regularly hear from readers that are looking for a job in the healthcare IT and EHR field. It’s an interesting time in the EHR world because many...
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Are tablets going to take the place of traditional laptops and desktops? Well, Dr. Michael West seems to think so. He talks about his new-found love for his...
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In theory, after they get through their growing pains, hospitals should be able to leverage EMRs and new billing systems to improve their financial condition...
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Six Kentucky care providers examining themselves in federal Medicare Shared Saving Program By Josh Shepherd Kentucky’s Accountable Care Organizations are just...
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Using a “gentle” electronic health record flu prompt not only increased the number of flu vaccinations children received, but also improved the...
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Summary by EMR Industry: More than a third of physician practices plan to purchase, replace or upgrade ambulatory EHR systems. Both the tethered and non...
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A missing link in the personal management of health information I’m confused. That’s one of the most important insights around patients and caregivers who find...
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“When I was young I had no idea what I wanted to do,” said Amy Speanburg, Registered Nurse. Like many other young adults, Amy Speanburg was unsure about...
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Some hospitals have videotaped medical procedures as part of quality improvement initiatives. While the idea of healthcare workers being videotaped may conjure...
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By early 2012, few physicians had met meaningful use criteria for electronic health records (EHRs), according to a survey study by Catherine M. DesRoches...
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Since the mid-1970s, healthcare organizations have struggled to align “data processing” with their overall business objectives. Fast forwarding to today...
