EHR vendors’ overpromises and under-delivery
Did you know there was an EHR product whose market was summer camps? Well, neither did I until I saw this news from CampDoc.com earlier today. They company, who claims to be the the leading electronic health record system for camps has announced the release of an Electronic Medication Administration Record (eMAR). This technology will [...]
Home healthcare and long term-care customer relationship management solutions provider, HomecareCRM has announced an integration with PointClickCare, the most widely used Electronic Health Record platform for long-term care. ThroughShow More Summary
Yet another group of healthcare experts has called upon Congress to reconsider CMS’ meaningful use program to finance electronic health records for hospitals and physicians. The Healthcare Innovation Council submitted its commentary entitled “Let’s Admit the Emperor Has No Clothes- It’s Time to Redesign EHRs to Improve Patient Care” to U.S. Senators Lamar Alexander,...
CMS always has kept a close eye on physician billing and is focusing on the connection between electronic health records and a growing number of higher-level codes. Doctors say that concern is misplaced — but some are getting cautious with coding.
The need for electronic health records (EHRs) designed specifically for those suffering from mental health and substance abuse issues has never been greater. Patients living with diabetes and cardiovascular diseases are twice as likely...Show More Summary
The time may be fast approaching for researchers to take better advantage of the vast amount of valuable patient information available from U.S. electronic health records. Lian Duan, an NJIT computer scientist with an expertise in data...Show More Summary
A lawsuit filed in California accuses the Internal Revenue Service of illegal seizure of 60 million electronic health care records belonging to 10 million Americans.
The suit filed in the Superior Court of San Diego by Robert Barnes,...Show More Summary
The time may be fast approaching for researchers to take better advantage of the vast amount of valuable patient information available from U.S. electronic health records. Lian Duan, an NJIT computer scientist with an expertise in data...Show More Summary
Guest Post Electronic Health Records as they stand are preventing medical professionals from diving deep into Health IT. But there's a way to turn it around.
McKesson Specialty Health Collaborates with Oncologists to Develop New Oncology-Specific iKnowMed Generation 2 SM Innovative web-based electronic health record selected to participate in the annual American Society of Clinical Oncology...Show More Summary
Working with health data is a tricky business. Consumers want to access such information when they need it, and that it be kept safe and secure when they don’t. Regulations,... Keep reading ?
This appeared a few days ago. Will Electronic Records Cure Health Care? By Joe Weber APR 29, 2013 12:48pm ET Until we are totally confident we know how to design and deploy EHRs in a manner that will substantially improve health care,...Show More Summary
This is the fourth blog post in a National Nurses Week series. This post focuses on how nurses are achieving meaningful use and how Electronic Health Records and nursing have evolved over time. We encourage you to read the entire series. Every day brings something new and exciting to Riverside Family Medicine, where I work [...]Show More Summary
Federal agencies should align to Medicare pay so it supports interoperability seamlessly within paperless systems, the American Medical Association (AMA) plus other medicine groups have urged. If the USA is serious about achieving goals...Show More Summary
As a physician and one of the more visible members of our health industry team at Microsoft, I frequently find myself as the first point of contact for people who want to work with our company. In some cases this is other clinicians or developers...(read more)
This is the third blog post in a National Nurses Week series about how Electronic Health Records and nursing have evolved over time and how Health IT is helping nurses provide coordinated care to their patients. The vast, rugged landscape of southeastern New Mexico may seem like a different planet for those living in other [...]Show More Summary
Catching up following my two-month sabbatical, I came across an article today that really intrigues me. The article, The Great EHR Switch, appears in an April edition of HealthcareITNews. Despite the billions of dollars being handed out to physicians...(read more)
From to electronic health records to clinical trials, Food and Drug Administration decisions to the BRAIN initiative, The Motley Fool's health-care team sits down each week to discuss the most fascinating developments in health care and their implications for long-term investors. Show More Summary
NextGen Healthcare Selected by Physical Rehabilitation Network to Streamline Efficiencies and Fortify Revenue Cycle Integrated electronic health record, practice management solutions and RCM services to align quality care with clinical,...Show More Summary