Electronic Medical Records news from FierceHealthIT
NewsIT 'super users' ease hospital culture change
The employment or internal training of IT "super users"--individuals who are ahead of the curve when it comes to technology use--is becoming a common practice at hospitals looking to change their IT Read more...
Texas Health Care's Dr. James Parker: Physicians need to 'shepherd' Meaningful Use
Dr. James Parker, an internist at the multi-specialty physician group practice Texas Health Care, is not a chief medical information officer, although he certainly performs the duties of one. In Read more...
CMIOs, nurses want medical device integration with EMRs
HIMSS Analytics has released a research report, sponsored by medical device technology company Capsule, that examines the evolving roles of chief medical information officers and chief nursing Read more...
AMA report: Standardizing EMRs would 'stifle innovation'
The topics of usability of electronic medical records (EMRs)--and their ability to "effectively integrate" with clinical decision-making and work flow--will be on the agenda when the American Medical Read more...
Patients show positive response to EHRs
Patients felt even more comfortable than physicians when it came to using an electronic health record (EHR) system--and also felt that the information contained in the record was more accurate when Read more...
Health IT talk in Obama's State of the Union brief, but notable
While President Barack Obama did take a little bit of time in his State of the Union speech Tuesday night to talk about healthcare, predictably focusing on the Affordable Care Act, he only briefly Read more...
You're invited! Mobile health's impact on EMR workflow, buy-in, value and meaningful use
Once again, FierceHealthIT will present an executive panel discussion at the Annual HIMSS Conference & Exhibition. Our one-hour breakfast discussion will focus on mHealth's Evolving Role in Read more...
CCDs help UPMC coordinate care across various settings
The continuity of care document (CCD), a standardized care summary designed for information exchange among different kinds of electronic medical records, has not been widely used up until now. But Read more...
GE, UPMC to test PACS-like digital pathology system
Those who say we practice 19th Century medicine in the 21st Century usually are referring to paper medical records, but could just as well be speaking about pathology, since laboratory medicine has Read more...
Telemedicine adoption picks up as costs fall, quality rises
With costs falling and video quality rapidly improving, more healthcare providers are taking a serious look at videoconferencing for telemedicine, helping to standardize the field while also Read more...
| Press ReleasesQuadMed Forms Partnership with MDLiveCare to Extend Reach of Clinic Healthcare ServicesNew agreement for telehealth technology enables ‘Virtual QuadMed’ model SUSSEX, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- QuadMed, a nationwide leader in employer-sponsored healthcare solutions, will deploy Read more >> UnitedHealthcare Donates $125,000 to Three Arizona Medical Facilities to Help Improve Health Care Delivery for Local ResidGrants for facilities in Tucson, Flagstaff and Yuma to improve care coordination, use of electronic medical records, among other efforts PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- UnitedHealthcare of Arizona has Read more >> Healthcare Practices Embrace Mobile Technologies, New CompTIA Research RevealsTablets and medical apps usage on the rise; remote access to EMR/EHR data a priority DOWNERS GROVE, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Mobile health (mHealth) is becoming more of a reality as medical practices Read more >> EMR Initiatives Driving Need for ITSM Automation in HealthcareHealthcare IT organizations are focusing on automation of key IT processes to reduce costs and improve service delivery to support EMR and HIPAA initiativesTAMPA, Fla., Nov. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Read more >> CareFusion Announces New Ventilation Solution to Help Hospitals Provide Improved Patient Care and Reduce CostsNew technologies to be featured at American Association of Respiratory Care (AARC) Congress, booth #1023SAN DIEGO, Nov. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- CareFusion today announced the CareFusion Ventilation Read more >> |
