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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QlikTech Announces Electronic Medical Records Technology Agreement

QlikTech, (NASDAQ: QLIK), a leader in user-driven Business Intelligence (BI), today announced an electronic medical records (EMR) technology agreement with Epic.

KLAS Ranks Encore Health Resources the Top-Rated Vendor in New EHR-Implementation Report, Go-Live Support 2013: Call in the Cavalry

Encore Health Resources, one of the most successful consulting firms in the health-information technology (HIT) industry, announced today that KLAS Research has ranked Encore as the top-rated vendor in its new Go-Live Support 2013: Call in the Cavalry1report. The report explores the performance, offerings, and organizational impacts of go-live support vendors. KLAS evaluated seven HIT services vendors that are recognized in the industry for their go-live services and then formally ranked five of them. Encore earned the highest marks of all firms in the study, scoring 91.8 – a full 2.5 points higher than the nearest competitor.

Uprise By VisionWeb Delivers Industry's First Cloud-Based EHR With Stage 2 Meaningful Use Certification

VisionWeb, the leading provider of technology solutions in the eyecare industry, announced that Uprise, its cloud-based practice management and EHR solution,has received Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification as a Complete EHR for the ambulatory setting by Drummond Group, an Office of the National Coordinator Authorized Certification Body (ONC-ACB). Eyecare providers using Uprise are qualified to receive federal stimulus monies upon demonstrating meaningful use of the technology.

DoD soliciting EHR vendors

The U.S. Department of Defense is in the market for a new EHR system, publishing a solicitation inviting vendors to demonstrate their products.

Kaiser study links PHRs to more preventative care

Young children whose parents used an integrated personal healthcare record attended six or more of the recommended well-child care visits by 15 months of age, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published in the Journal of Pediatrics.

Aprima and Technology Solutions Provider, Inc. Partner to Provide Physicians with a Platform as a Service Solution to Host their EHR

Aprima Medical Software and Technology Solutions Provider, Inc. (TSPi), today announced a partnership to provide physician practices an option to use TSPi's MicroCloud Platform as a Service (PaaS) solution to host their Aprima EHR (electronic health record) system.

Interoperability Between Cardiac Monitoring Devices and EMRs Improves Quality of Care

With healthcare providers under continuing pressure to provide better care at lower costs, remote cardiac monitoring devices are becoming popular and valuable patient care tools, fueling U.S. market growth expected to top more than 25 percent between 2011 and 2016.[1]  The devices enable cardiologists to monitor patients for extended periods of time outside the costly hospital environment, improving their ability to identify problems and provide early intervention that can support better outcomes and reduce the need for expensive future care.

ED physicians devote more time to EMRs than direct care

Emergency department (ED) physicians spend significantly more time entering data into EMRs than on any other activity, including direct patient care, according to a study published online in the American Journal of Emergency Medicine.

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