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AHRQ awards millions for clinical-decision support systems

March 17, 2008 — 7:59am ET
If you attend a health IT conference, you'll hear much earnest discussion over the role of clinical support in daily medical practices--with some doctors actually downplaying its importance and... Read more...

CMS wants QIOs to stress use of EMRs

February 11, 2008 — 7:59am ET
CMS is changing its contract with Medicare's quality improvement organizations, with requirements that include having the QIOs encourage the use of EMRs by providers. Under the new contract, QIOs... Read more...

The chicken and the egg

May 6, 2007 — 8:01pm ET

So, it seems that health plans aren't as stoked about physician IT adoption as you might think (see article, below), ranking it low in importance when setting up pay-for-performance measurements. While I'm sure …

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BCBS plans offer data for 11 million insureds

April 29, 2007 — 8:01pm ET

A group of Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans spanning four states have come together to funnel data on 11 million people into a broadly-accessible EMR. The EMR, which uses MeDecision's Patient Clinical Summary Software, pulls together patient data from various sources, including eligibility, medication, lab visit, hospitalization and physician office visit databases into a single integrated system. The system then uses data analytics to offer physician reminders, including preventive care …

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Smaller practices still behind in IT adoption

November 12, 2006 — 8:01pm ET

A new report suggests that groups of nine or less physicians are still way behind larger groups when it comes to adopting clinical information technology. In some cases, in fact, the gap between large and small groups is growing, according to new research by the Center for Studying Health System Change. From 2000 to 2005, far more large practices than small practices adopted technology for accessing patient notes, generating preventive care reminders and writing prescriptions. For …

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Comparing disease mgmt systems, EMRs

July 16, 2006 — 8:01pm ET

Chronic disease management systems (CDMS) focus specifically on managing chronic disease and preventive care, while the more comprehensive electronic medical record (EMR) documents the entire patient encounter and provides real-time patient information. But how do you make either one work for you? Help is on the way. An excellent new report from the California HealthCare Foundation reveals surprising strengths and weaknesses with both systems. Example: CDMSs rate highly for functionality, …

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