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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EHR-based NYC Macroscope collects population data with chronic disease surveillance

Rates of chronic conditions across populations are key data points in improving people health. While electronic health records (EHRs) are able to offer real-time standardization of health information, chronic disease surveillance is low. A study, published by eGEMs, reports how the New York City (NYC) Macroscope could improve the status quo.

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AMA aims to train more medical students on using EHRs

The American Medical Association (AMA) has announced a partnership with the Indiana University School of Medicine and the Regenstrief Institute to get a new clinical learning platform into medical schools, so students can gain experience with electronic health records (EHR) before beginning their residency. 

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AMA, Regenstrief Institute launch platform to include EHR training in med schools

In an effort to incorporate electronic health record (EHR) training into medical school curricula, the American Medical Association (AMA) and the Regenstrief Institute in Indianapolis have partnered to give medical students the training needed to efficiently interact with the developing technology.

Records Bank Launches Free Medical Record Storage and Scan-on-demand Service for Health Care Providers

Records Bank, a division of HemCare Health Services Inc. (OTC: HCRE) is pleased to announce the launch of its Free Medical Record Storage and Transfer program for health care providers.

Physicians split time between face-to-face visits, desktop medicine

A study published in Health Affairs, analyzing how physicians spend their time during office visits, found physicians spend equal time seeing patients and engaging in desktop medicine. 

Former St. Joseph CIO: EHRs ‘not even remotely’ making effective use of data

You can count Michael Marino, DO, MBA, chief of information security (IS) operations and clinical systems at St. Joseph Health, among the critics on what health IT vendors are offering to hospitals and health systems, comparing them to using old flip phones that debuted in the late 1990s. 

4 measures of EHR, clinical documentation effectiveness

Electronic health records (EHRs) have become an integral part of the healthcare system, but how do clinicians view this technology?  In a study conducted by Nuance, researchers analyze multiple factors in how clinicians view and use EHRs in everyday care.

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EMRs improve mental healthcare in more ways than one

Electronic medical records (EMR) is the standard in patient data for many hospitals, but the impact is less well understood in mental healthcare. A study, published in Journal of Medical Internet Research: Medical Informatics, examines the effects of electronic records on patient outcomes in a mental healthcare facility.

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