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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Riverain appoints new medical advisory board

Riverain Medical has established a new board of advisors, made up radiology, oncology and hospital administration professionals who will oversee product development and improvement for its advanced visualization technologies.

PHRs, patient portals could assist in chronic care management

Faster and more widely available internet access has improved lives in many ways but healthcare is lagging behind, considering the potential benefits of chronic disease management coupled with internet usage, according to an article in the fourth-quarter edition of International Journal of Medical Engineering and Informatics.

EDIMS 2.6 earns Module certification

EDIMS, a provider of emergency department information systems (EDIS) for hospitals, has announced that EDIMS 2.6, its emergency department EHR, has been certified as an EHR Module by the Certification Commission for Health IT (CCHIT), an ONC-Authorized Testing and Certification Body.

Report: Providers will likely stick to core health IT purchases

Healthcare professionals and providers will purchase new IT products and systems in core areas such as PCs, printers, phone systems and networking equipment, with some consumer electronics devices mixed in, according to new research from CompTIA.

VitalHealth, Mayo Medical Laboratory to offer EHR technology

Healthcare software provider VitalHealth and Mayo Clinics reference laboratory, Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Medical Laboratories, have entered into an agreement to offer VitalHealths EHR as part of Mayo Medical Laboratories outreach technology.

Emdeon 'EHR Lite' certified for Stage 1 by Drummond

Emdeon Clinician, a component of the Emdeon Office Suite, has been Module-certified to meet Stage 1 criteria for meaningful use by the Drummond Group.

MGMA: EHRs translate into more $ for practices

Medical practices that have implemented an EHR system report better financial performance than those that have not, according to a survey from the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA).

CCHIT: Roster of certified EHRs growing for 2011/2012

The list of certified EHRs and modules is expanding, according to the Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (CCHIT).

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