Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) news from FierceHealthIT
NewsWorkflow software, robots poised to transform care
We have separate publications called FierceHealthIT and FierceEMR for a reason: Thanks in no small part to the federal "meaningful use" incentive program, EMRs are front of mind for many health IT Read more...
'Meaningful use' readiness drops among hospital CIOs
Hospital CIOs are rapidly losing confidence in their organization's ability to qualify early for federal subsidies for "meaningful use" of EMRs, according to an updated survey from the College of Read more...
White House panel wants common language for HIE
A White House advisory commission is calling on CMS and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology to adopt a "universal exchange language" to help simplify and Read more...
Few hospitals closing the loop on med administration
"Closing the loop" on medication management has long been discussed as a worthy health IT goal, but just 5 percent of U.S. hospitals have been able to get there, Health Data Management reports. That Read more...
Health IT still far from its potential
A couple of weeks ago, we referenced both the 1991 Institute of Medicine report, "The Computer-Based Patient Record: An Essential Technology for Health Care" and President George W. Bush's 2004 call Read more...
AHRQ survey: Practices continue to struggle with HIE
If the early results of an Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality survey are a reliable indicator, physician practices are continuing to struggle with health information exchange. In the Read more...
Majority of Americans want personal control of health information
It's hard to get Americans to agree on much these days, but overwhelming majorities seem to want control over their own electronic health information. A poll from Dr. Deborah Peel's Patient Privacy Read more...
Targeted alerts reduce ordering of inaccurate tests
Electronic alerts tied to EMRs and evidence-based guidelines can result in a sharp reduction in unnecessary diagnostic testing, but only if the alerts are timely, concise and properly targeted, a new Read more...
Blumenthal floats idea of multiple paths to 'meaningful use'
National health IT coordinator Dr. David Blumenthal seemingly wants some flexibility built into future requirements for "meaningful use" of health IT. But providers shouldn't be cheering just yet, Read more...
Verizon opens HIE services to imaging, test results, small providers
Verizon Communications is making a broader push into health IT by expanding its cloud-based Verizon Medical Data Exchange to support interoperability of digital images and test results, in addition Read more...
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