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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KLAS: Meditech v.6 is costly, 'half-baked'

While Meditech has the largest EMR market share of any healthcare software vendor in the U.S., some clients are questioning v.6 go-lives, according to a report from market research firm KLAS.

KLAS: Are EDIS living up to expectations?

Eighty-three percent of more than 500 providers interviewed plan to utilize their emergency department information systems (EDIS) to help them attest for Stage I meaningful use, according to a new report from market researcher KLAS.

PACSGear unveils initiative to integrate images to the EHR

PACSGear has launched an expanded strategy to combine medical images from all departments with EHRs, as part of its PACS 2.0 initiative.

iPractice Group completes deal for Doctors Access

iPractice Group has acquired Doctors Access, a Nashville, Tenn.-based health IT developer of practice management software and billing services for small to mid-sized independent practices. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed.

Clinical Documentation: When Is There Too Much Information?

When is a clinical note too bloated with information to cease being helpful for clinical care? Some clinicians worry that too much documentation is information overload.

Using Carrots to Make EMRs & Quality Initiatives Palatable

Developing an EMR that doctors will embrace requires an understanding of practitioners motivations and habits, as well as quality assessment markers. Three doctors share their strategies.

AIM: EHR reminders, panel management power elderly primary care

EMR reminders accounted for improvement in vaccination rates and when augmented by panel management, proved effective in vaccination rates and the rates of healthcare proxy designation and bone density screening, according to an article published Sept. 26 in the Archives of Internal Medicine.

Stage 1, Meaningful use deadline looms: Oct. 3

If you thought Oct. 3 was just another Monday, hold on to your EHR reports and think again. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) offered a reminder that Oct. 3 is the last day for professionals eligible for Stage 1 EHR meaningful use incentives to commence their 90-day reporting period for the first year of incentive payments.

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