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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Two hospitals achieve HIMSS EMRAM Stage 7

St. Mary’s Hospital, in Madison, Wis. and SSM Cardinal Glennon Children’s Medical Center in Saint Louis, part of SSM Health Care, have been recognized by HIMSS Analytics as Stage 7 hospitals on its EMR Adoption Model.

Case study: EHR errors ‘significantly lower’ two years post implementation

EHR error rates dropped significantly two years after providers had transitioned from older, locally developed EHRs to commercial EHRs that featured clinical decision support (CDS) and implemented several system refinements, according to research published online on April 11 in the Journal of the American Informatics Association. The results underscore the positive outcomes of federal efforts to support meaningful use of EHRs, according to the research.

Study: Interns spend more time on computer than patients

An observational study of 29 interns found that they spent more time on computer-related tasks than examining and talking with patients, according to a study published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.

ONC: EHR products lose certification

The Office of the National Coordinator on Health IT (ONC) revoked the certification of two EHR products and announced on April 25 that they no longer meet the requirements of Medicare and Medicaid EHR incentive programs.

The Not-so-distant Horizon: MU Stage 2

Ready or not, Meaningful Use (MU) Stage 2 is around the corner. The flip of the calendar page from 2013 to 2014 will mark the move from Stage 1 to Stage 2 for those on the leading edge of MU. Some changes are fairly simple, and represent an upping of the denominator on Stage 1 measures. While measures such as increasing the percentage of medication orders placed via CPOE from 30 percent in Stage 1 to 60 percent in Stage 2 are almost a piece of cake, others, particularly patient portals, are far more challenging. To learn more about those challenges and how pioneering organizations are addressing them, Clinical Innovation + Technology spoke with a trio of providers atop the HIMSS EMR 7-stage adoption model.

NextGen Healthcare Designated Healthcare Information Solutions Provider for Syracuse Community Health Center

HORSHAM, Pa.-- NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, LLC., a wholly owned subsidiary of Quality Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: QSII) and a leading provider of healthcare information systems and connectivity solutions, announced today it has entered into an agreement with Syracuse Community Health Center Inc. (SCHC, Inc.) to deploy NextGen® Ambulatory EHR, NextGen® Practice Management and NextGen® Electronic Dental Record (EDR) across its 16 locations within Syracuse and Central New York.

Website platform seeks to answer all questions health IT-related

Got a burning health IT question? A newly launched website—breadcrumbsqa.com—is looking to become both the go-to resource for EHR users needing help with their systems, and as a place for health IT gurus to demonstrate their expertise by supplying the best answers.

MU at a crossroads?

Amid reports of increasing EHR adoption, it seems that Meaningful Use has reached a crossroads.

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