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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HIT Policy Committee: MU data point to progress, some disparities

Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) data show that large and medium hospitals are doing better than average attesting to Meaningful Use (MU), while small urban hospitals are further behind. Meanwhile, small rural hospitals are keeping pace with MU attestations, Jennifer King, PhD, from ONC's Office of Economic Analysis, Evaluation and Modeling, reported to the Health IT Policy Committee on June 5.

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Plan ahead for success

The debate surrounding the Meaningful Use program wages on with several organizations responding to six Republican senators who called for a reboot of the program. Meanwhile, other providers continue to share their advice for successful implementation of an EHR system.

Two ambulatory products earn certification

Two more health IT vendors recently received modular EHR certification for meeting some of the requirements of revised Stage 1 and Stage 2 EHRs Meaningful Use criteria—the 2014 Edition.

Survey: EHR adoption does not ensure better population management

Evan as an increasing number of physicians report adopting a basic EHR system, a national survey shows only a small minority of physicians are able to meet Meaningful Use (MU) criteria or use EHRs to manage patient populations, according to research published in the June 4 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine.

CMS: It's not too late to avoid payment adjustment

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services wants eligible providers (EPs) to know it’s not too late to avoid the payment adjustment designed to penalize those who are not meaningful users of EHRs.

HealthMEDX is the First LTPAC EMR to Achieve Omnicare Certification Utilizing the NCPDP Standard

Ozark, MO, June 04, 2013 -- HealthMEDX, the leading provider of LTPAC EMR solutions, has announced the General Availability of the HealthMEDX Pharmacy Exchange, a bi-directional interface between HealthMEDX Vision and Omnicare, utilizing the NCPDP SCRIPT 10.6 standard.

dashboardMD Partners with Henry Schein’s MicroMD to Provide Integrated Healthcare Analytics and Turnkey Business Intelligence Reporting

June 03, 2013 -- dashboardMD, a leading provider of business intelligence reporting solutions for healthcare, is further expanding its healthcare dashboards and intelligent reporting solutions through a strategic partnership with Henry Schein MicroMD®, a provider of proven and cost-effective practice management (PM) and electronic medical records (EMR) systems.

Seamless Medical Systems Raises $2 Million in Funding

Santa Fe, NM, May 31, 2013 - Patient engagement leader, Seamless Medical Systems today announced it has closed $2 million in early stage funding.The financing will support Seamless Medical’s growth strategy in three main areas: integration of their patient engagement platform with leading electronic medical records companies, expanding market penetration and accelerating product innovation and future platform updates.

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