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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South African lung institute installs Delft DR system

Delft Imaging Systems has installed its Odelca-DR digital x-ray camera system at the University of Cape Town Lung Institute in Cape Town, South Africa.

KLAS: Merger frustrates Allscripts and Misys customers

Health IT developer Allscripts' customer rapport has dwindled following its merger last year with Misys, according to a report from market research firm KLAS.

EHR summaries roll out in London

A summarized form of EHRspart of a plan expected to roll out across England over the next yearhas gone online in the city of London, the U.K.'s Department of Health announced yesterday.

Kerry introduces bill to make small practices eligible for health IT loans

Senator John Kerry (D-Mass.) introduced legislation last week that would help underwrite efforts by family doctors and other small medical practices to modernize their patients records and prescriptions.

U.K. hospital installs Siemens Avanto MRI

The Royal Victoria Infirmary, part of Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, has installed a Magnetom Avanto 1.5 Tesla MRI system from Siemens Healthcare.

EDDA, Shimadzu ink CAD, DR partnership

Shimadzu of Kyoto Japan, and EDDA Technology of Princeton, N.J., have entered into a business partnership for digital chest x-ray computer-aided detection (CAD).

DecisionOne to support Allscripts' clients

Technology support services company DecisionOne has forged a hardware maintenance agreement with the EHR provider Allscripts.

Survey: Healthcare professionals still lacking ARRA knowledge

A survey from health IT company Ingenix revealed that more than half (58 percent) of 1,001 healthcare professionals surveyed have little to no familiarity with the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).

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

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