EMR/EHR

Electronic medical records (EMR) are a digital version of a patient’s chart that store their personal information, medical history and links to prior exams, texts and reports. The goal of these systems is to enable immediate access to the patient's data electronically, rather than needing to request paper file folders that might be stored in fragment files at numerous locations where a patient is seen or treated. EMRs (also called electronic health records, or EHR) improve clinician and health system efficiency by making all this data immediately available. This helps reduce repeat tests, repeat prescriptions and repeat imaging exams because reports, imaging or other patient data is not not immediately available. 

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Mississippi Department of Mental Health Selects CoCENTRIX for EHR and to Coordinate Care for Its Citizens Treated in State Behavioral Health and I/DD Programs

CoCENTRIX, a leading provider of coordinated care solutions to state Health and Human Services and community-based providers, is pleased to announce that the Mississippi Department of Mental Health (DMH) selected the CoCENTRIX Coordinated Care Platform (CoCENTRIXccp) as the solution to manage the Health Records and to coordinate care within and amongst its state behavioral health programs as well as its centers and programs dedicated to the care of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).

HITPC: CMS reports $16.5B in EHR incentive payments

As of the end of September, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has doled out approximately $16.5 billion in EHR incentive payments to 325,124 unique eligible professionals and hospitals, CMS Health Insurance Specialist Robert Anthony reported to the Health IT Policy Committee.

Fla. hospitals incorrectly receive $31M in MU incentives

A Florida hospital chain incorrectly claimed $31 million in Meaningful Use incentive payments.

Mostashari: Pressure is on for efficiency

BOSTON—Risk aversion is entrenched in healthcare but opening up data could change that, according to Farzad Mostashari, MD, ScM, former national coordinator of health IT, speaking during the Digital Healthcare Innovation Summit.

Liaison Healthcare and PointClickCare Partner for Lab Connectivity & Interoperability

Liaison Healthcare, a global provider of secure cloud-based integration and data management services and solutions, announced today a strategic partnership with PointClickCare®, the most widely used Electronic Health Record (EHR) platform for the long-term care industry, connecting their EHR platform to more than 120 labs and imaging departments already integrated within the Liaison EMR-Link(TM) hub, as well as others that provide specific services to the long term care community.  Liaison will also be an exhibitor at the PointClickCare Summit, November 3-6 in San Antonio.

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MU chugging along

Meaningful Use Stage 3 is in the air, can you feel it? Even with so much focus (and debate) on Stage 2 in 2013, plans are continuing with Stage 3.

Stage 2 change to help dentists participate in MU

An interim final rule makes a change in a requirement of the 2014 Edition of EHRs that makes it easier for dentists and their software vendors to comply with Meaningful Use.

VA hospital deaths partly due to not following EHR policies

The deaths of three patients in a Veterans Administration (VA) hospital in Memphis last year were due to negligence by hospital staff and related to improperly following the facility’s EHR policies, according to a Veterans Administration Inspector General report.

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