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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Physicians spend 30% of office visits multitasking

The widespread implementation of electronic heath records (EHRs) has changed the healthcare environment from a system of paper to one more reliant on digital information. Some physicians, however, feel this change has negatively affected the quality of care. In a recent study, published by JAMA Internal Medicine, researchers evaluated how physician use EHRs during an office visit and how these factors affect patient satisfaction.

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Neal Patterson, Cerner CEO and co-founder, dies from cancer complications

The co-founder and CEO of health IT giant Cerner, Neal Patterson, died July 9 at age 67 according to a company statement.

Cerner wins $33M contract in Epic’s home state

Even though electronic health record (EHR) giant Epic is based in Wisconsin, it didn’t bid on a contract for serving seven state-run facilities, with rival Cerner instead winning the 10-year, $33 million contract.

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5 improvements to EHR design to protect patient data

The Electronic Health Record Association (EHRA) has released its "Electronic Health Record Design Patterns for Patient Safety" report on the relationship between usability and patient safety in regards to EHRs. The report outlines five areas for improvement in securing patient data when using EHRs.

Getting physicians to fall in love with EHRs

The implementation of electronic health records (EHRs) was promised to do away with paperwork and allow physicians to focus on patients. However, more than half (57 percent) of physicians report EHRs have decreased face-to-face time with patients. In an article from the San Francisco Chronicle, Dominic Fracassa showcases solutions to the EHR problem.

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Control V: 46 percent of EHR info is copy and pasted

Electronic health records (EHRs) are meant to store the latest healthcare data, but much of the information is copied or pasted, which decreases accuracy and leads to clinical error. In a study, published in JAMA Internal Medicine, researchers from the University of California, San Francisco evaluated how data are documented with EHRs.

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Health IT groups oppose $22M cut to ONC in Trump’s budget

Reducing funding to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) from $60 million to $38 million, as the Trump administration has proposed, may hamper advancements in interoperability and the goals of 21st Century Cures Act, according to several leading health IT groups.

Top 7 findings on 2017 global EMR market

Electronic medical records (EMRs) now span all over the globe, but some are doing better than others at traveling abroad. The recently released “Global EMR Market Share 2017” report, conducted by KLAS, evaluated new contracts to EMR systems around the world.

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