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Physician group helps doctors buy, install EMRs

June 14, 2008 — 10:46pm ET | By Anne Zieger
The American College of Physicians has begun a program helping members buy and install electronic medical records meeting Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (CCHIT)... Read more...

Congress considers another HIT subsidy bill

June 2, 2008 — 6:59am ET
Proposals to help doctors pay for EMRs and other cool patient care technology have bounced around the Hill for years now--but maybe this one will be the ticket. Members of the House's Committee on... Read more...

Study: Almost half of MDs say EMRs are key to reform

April 7, 2008 — 6:59am ET
Physicians may be reluctant to spend big bucks on EMRs, but when backed into a corner, they admit that such automation is important. In fact, a new survey found that 46 percent of doctors believe... Read more...

MN offers $2.3M in EMR loans

March 24, 2008 — 7:59am ET
The state of Minnesota is offering a total of more than $2.3 million in state loans to help a pair of hospitals complete their EMR rollout. Swift County-Benson Hospital and Mille Lacs Health System... Read more...

MN offers $2.3M in EMR loans

March 24, 2008 — 7:59am ET
The state of Minnesota is offering a total of more than $2.3 million in state loans to help a pair of hospitals complete their EMR rollout. Swift County-Benson Hospital and Mille Lacs Health System... Read more...

AMA develops EMR security guidelines

June 24, 2007 — 8:01pm ET

The American Medical Association has developed some proposed guidelines intended to make sure patient access to EMR systems is secure and appropriate. The guidelines, while not breaking any major ground from an IT perspective, could give practices some much-needed confidence that they're doing the right thing. The AMA's guidelines recommend that:

  • Interactions with EMR systems should take place over a secure, encrypted network.
  • Physicians should authenticate patient …
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Study: Physicians at EMR "tipping point"

May 28, 2007 — 8:01pm ET

Over the past year, study after study has documented that physicians aren't investing heavily in HIT upgrades, particularly EMR systems. But a new study suggests that the tide is about to turn. Researchers with Manhattan Research surveyed 1,353 physicians this year and found that about 30 percent are using EMRs, including not only the larger, better-capitalized finances practice but also smaller medical groups. Another 20 percent reported that that they were "ready" to adopt, the analyst …

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Health IT not playing key role in P4P

May 6, 2007 — 8:01pm ET

In theory, payers include smart use of technology in their standards for handing out pay-for-performance bonuses. In reality, however, they aren't paying that much attention to IT adoption, according to a new study by analyst firm Health Industry Insights. The study, which surveyed 57 U.S. health plans with P4P programs planned or underway, found that when provided with a list of seven factors needed for P4P success, payers ranked physician IT adoption near the bottom, at …

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Bill would pay for physician health IT costs

April 22, 2007 — 8:01pm ET

A new federal bill is now under consideration which would help physician practices afford the cost of implementing more sophisticated health IT tools. Interestingly, the bill was shaped not solely by Congressional staffers, but also by direct input from a vendor, Carrollton, GA-based Greenway Medical Technologies, which makes software integrating EMR and practice management functions. The bill, the National Health Information Incentive Act, would offer physicians grants, loans and tax …

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