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.

Private equity-backed cardiology group puts cloud-based technology in hands of its cardiologists
Cardiovascular Associates of America, backed by Webster Equity Partners, currently includes practices in eight different states. Its partner cardiologists now have preferred access to multiple cloud-based services provided by Athenahealth.
AI helps cardiologists deliver personalized healthcare—but there is still plenty of work to do
A new scientific statement from the American Heart Association explores the many ways AI and machine learning are being used to improve care for heart patients.
Indiana hospitals reduce nuisance alerts by 77% with medication decision support software
"Changing just six alerts in the system knocked out about 5 million alerts annually," explained Patrick McGill, MD, executive vice president and chief transformation officer at CHN.
Leveraging machine learning to rapidly create clinical AI algorithms
Phoenix Children's Hospital uses AI to rapidly develop new algorithms to help solve clinical and automation issues specifc to the hospital in as little a few hours.
How medication reconciliation data consolidation in the EHR enables better patient care
Baptist Health in Jacksonville, Florida, consolidated patient medication history from numerous facilities into one location in its Epic EHR to improve patient safety and allow data analytics.

Q&A: EHR system helps providers diagnose rare diseases

Practice Fusion, a provider of cloud-based Electronic Health Record (EHR) platforms, has developed a new program that is capable of assisting physicians in diagnosing rare diseases.  

July 29, 2016

Diverse Health Organizations to Pioneer Strategies to Improve Patients’ Access to their Health Data

WASHINGTON, D.C. ─ July 5, 2016 ─ The GetMyHealthData initiative today announced commitments from leading health organizations to take concrete steps over the next year to make it easier for patients and families to access and use their electronic health information. 

July 15, 2016

MU, MIPS reporting periods would shorten to 90 days under Senate bill

A group of Republican senators, led by South Dakota’s John Thune, have introduced legislation to reduce reporting periods within the EHR Incentive Programs and the new Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) to 90 days.

July 14, 2016

Users will soon be able to view health records on iPhones with Apple’s improved Health app

Apple device users will now have a better way to log and document their health with improvements made in iOS 10, the operating system for the tech giant's mobile devices.

July 6, 2016

Making EHR's easier shouldn't be so hard

The good and the bad of electronic health records have been dominating healthcare for what seems like ages. This technology has the potential to improve wait times, make data secure and make work easier for physicians, yet it seems to be doing the exact opposite.

June 30, 2016

Where did the money go? GAO report finds VA at high risk after billions invested in IT

A recent GAO report on VA healthcare found the IT systems to be severally outdated despite the organization spending billions on IT. If they spent billions on IT “improvements," why is the IT system still outdated?  

June 30, 2016

Florida cancer center launches private data network

Tampa, Fla.-based Moffitt Cancer Center, one of the largest cancer treatment centers in the country, has launched a new private enterprise network to streamline data-heavy applications like advanced imaging, electronic health records (EHR) and molecular medicine.

June 28, 2016

McKesson hints at sale of EMR business

On the same day McKesson announced most of its health IT unit will be merged into a brand new company, a second announcement says it could also divest itself of its hospital information systems division.

June 28, 2016

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Payment cuts and beyond: Key takeaways for cardiologists from the 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

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FDA commissioner urges clinicians to join fight against medical misinformation

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EMR/EHR

Private equity-backed cardiology group puts cloud-based technology in hands of its cardiologists

AI helps cardiologists deliver personalized healthcare—but there is still plenty of work to do

Indiana hospitals reduce nuisance alerts by 77% with medication decision support software

Leveraging machine learning to rapidly create clinical AI algorithms

How medication reconciliation data consolidation in the EHR enables better patient care

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