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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NEJM: Cost-effectiveness chief barrier to implementing lung CT screening

Despite an abrupt halt amid results that lung CT screening reduces mortality by 20 percent, researchers with the National Lung Screening Trial say it may be some time before the medical community can employ CT screening for the nations No. 1 cancer killer, owing in large part to a false-positive rate above 95 percent.

Appeals court upholds PPACA individual mandate

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has upheld the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Acts (PPACA) individual mandate in Thomas More Law Center v. Barack Obama.

AAMI: Meaningful use rewards early interoperability adopters

SAN ANTONIOEvaluating hospital networks, data, drivers and device types should be completed before embarking on an interoperability strategy, offered Bridget A. Moorman, MS, CCE, of BMoorman Consulting, at the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) Conference & Expo June 25.

AAMI: Agfa highlights DR technologies

Agfa HealthCare is showcasing its direct radiography (DR) technologies at the 2011 annual meeting for the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) June 25-27 in San Antonio.

CMS: Why the check might not be in the mail

With more facilities attesting to meaningful use criteria, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has added a reimbursement question and answer to its FAQ list for meaningful use. The FAQ clarifies the time table for incentive payments.

O-HITEC gains EHR adoption partner

Mid Rogue eHealth Services (MReHS) and the Oregon Health IT Extension Center (O-HITEC) have partnered to advance EMR adoption in the state of Oregon.

EHR certification update 6.24.11

CMIO presents a weekly update of the EHR products certified by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT Authorized Testing and Certification Bodies (ONC-ATCBs). The following EHR certifications were announced recently:

Weathering the storm: CT, EHR prove mission critical

The tornadoes of spring 2011 devastated the Birmingham, Ala. area and Joplin, Mo. As physicians in both communities treated victims and patients, they gained insights into the value of CT imaging and EHR technology.

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