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 vendors fire back on information blocking

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT has focused on the problem of health IT interoperability this year, sending a report to Congress in April about vendors who engage in information blocking.

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New NIST guide focuses on user-centered design for EHRs

A new guide from the National Institute of Standards and Technology aims to make EHRs more usable and safer. 

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National HIT Week packs in the headlines

National Health IT Week has set a precedent for solidly putting the spotlight on EHRs, interoperability, telemedicine and more related to electronic information in healthcare but the developments occurring this week might just take the cake. 

Cerner Clients Test SMART on FHIR Apps Within EHR

Cerner, a global leader in health care technology, has unveiled a production version of HL7's FHIR(R) standard that is being tested in the Cerner Millennium(R) electronic health record.

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Two win HIMSS Enterprise Davies Awards

HIMSS has named two organizations as winners of 2015 HIMSS Enterprise Davies Awards.

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Final Interoperability Roadmap released; paves way for patient-centered care

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT has issued the final version of the Interoperability Roadmap, which “lays out the milestones, calls to action and commitments that public and private stakeholders should focus on achieving,” according to a blog post authored by National Coordinator Karen DeSalvo, MD, MPH, MSc, and Erica Galvez, ONC’s Interoperability and Exchange Portfolio Manager.

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CMS finally issues MU Stage 3 rule

The final rule for Meaningful Use Stage 3 is out and addressed concerns regarding reporting burden, interoperability and reporting periods. 

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AMA seeks automatic hardship exemption for those who couldn't attest MU this year

Since the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has yet to finalize a rule to ease compliance with Stages 1 and 2 of Meaningful Use, the American Medical Association is calling on the agency to create an automatic hardship exemption for physicians who did not have the opportunity to report successfully this year.

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Updated compensation data includes good news for multiple subspecialties. The new report also examines private equity's impact on employment models and how much male cardiologists earn compared to females.

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FDA’s tirzepatide decision creates uncertainty for patients—and leads to a lawsuit

When drugs are on the FDA’s shortage list, outsourcing facilities can produce their own compounded versions. When the FDA removed tirzepatide from that list with no warning, it created a considerable amount of chaos both behind the scenes and in pharmacies all over the country. 

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