Undue reliance on electronic health record data without actually examining a patient can have negative consequences on care, according to a recent article in...
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What’s the difference between EMR and EHR? The terms electronic medical record (EMR) and electronic health record (EHR) are often used interchangeably...
In the healthcare world, it seems that HIPAA privacy violations & HIPAA Lawsuits are the car accidents that people can’t resist checking out. In most...
Summary by EMR Industry: River’s Edge Hospital will move to a full electronic records system after the St. Peter City Council approved the $2.7 million...
In less than shocking news there are two reports from AmericanEHR Partners suggesting that tablets are of greater use for clinical purposes than smartphones...
Summary by EMR Industry: Dr Eriksson noted that a recent study by Parexel managed to knock 12 months off the estimated 24 month recruitment time. Researchers...
Beginning in 2015, participation in the EHR Incentive Program for Medicare will lead to either an incentive payment or payment adjustment for eligible...
Frank X. Speidel, MD outlines how improving EHR adoption rates starts at the planning stage in laying out a successful groundwork for EHR implementations...
Summary by EMR Industry: Iowa doctors are ahead of the curve in adopting electronic medical records. Doctors and hospitals are under increasing pressure to...
General Electric Co. Tuesday said it is investing $2 billion over the next five years to build software that could improve operational and clinical processes...
“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...
Summary by EMR Industry: An exchange is a technical framework that would share patients’ electronic medical records among healthcare providers. Glendale...
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...
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...
Stage 2 Meaningful Use is intended to build on the objectives and measures set in the inaugural phase of the EHR Incentive Programs. Whereas Stage 1 Meaningful...
Six Kentucky care providers examining themselves in federal Medicare Shared Saving Program By Josh Shepherd Kentucky’s Accountable Care Organizations are just...