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Telehealth brings the virtual classroom to rural providers
New research shows a telehealth network is an effective way to conduct certification courses in chemotherapy biotherapy to oncology nurses living in rural areas--but most say they'd rather do their
Study: EHRs improve hospital nursing care
Electronic health records do more than improve care rendered by physicians. They also improve care provided by nurses. That's the scoop in a study of more than 16,000 nurses published in the Journal
Cost, training among biggest ICD-10 hurdles for hospital execs
Hospital executives are finally starting to grapple with the challenge of converting to the ICD-10 diagnostic code set in 2013, according to an article in Healthcare Informatics. CIOs agree that the
Five factors to look for in a certified EHR specialist
As the demand to certified electronic health record specialists (CEHRS) continues to escalate, healthcare organizations will have to take additional steps to ensure that potential candidates are
Hire top health IT talent before talent pool drains
Looking for Santa to bring you a network administrator, security expert or software developer in the near future? Better get on it now. Positions that earn $80,000 to $90,000 today will jump into six
Half of providers said to have EMRs, but many docs fear intrusion
Finally, someone in the mainstream media is starting to get it. "There's an argument that we're eventually going to look back at the stimulus bill's investment in electronic medical records as the
Using your hospital's EMR implementation to your advantage
Like it or not, if you work for a hospital you will be involved in an EMR implementation project in one way or another--sooner than later. This fact has many hospital employees squirming, for it
Many docs not worried about penalties for EMR non-use
While a large majority of physicians know that the federal government is offering financial incentives for EMR implementation, more than 35 percent of doctors surveyed by a malpractice insurer were
SPOTLIGHT: Online help for EHR adoption
Physician practices are looking for all the help they can get to implement EHRs, and North Chelmsford, Mass.-based consulting firm Concordant believes that should include do-it-yourself tools online.
As EHR installation nears completion, Kaiser recommends 'big bang'
Believe it or not, Kaiser Permanente is nearing the end of its long effort to implement comprehensive, interoperable EHRs at all of its 431 physician offices and 35 hospitals, the largest such
