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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Patient's focus leads to brain tumor detection

A 26-year-old's experience detecting his own brain tumor points to the potential benefits of patients having full access to their health data.

Vocera Expands Clinical Integrations With Electronic Health Records

SAN JOSE, Calif., April 2, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vocera Communications, Inc. (NYSE:VCRA), the leading provider of intelligent, real-time communication and collaboration solutions for mission-critical mobile environments, announced today the introduction of enhanced functionality that enables interactive communications between Electronic Health Record systems (EHR) and the Vocera Communication System.

EHR initiative leads to IT staff cuts at Pa. hospital

Reading Health System, the largest employer in Berks County, Pennsylvania, has reduced its IT staff.

Ohio Entrepreneur Develops Technology that Allows Patients Control Over Their Healthcare Records

ATHENS, Ohio, March 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- An Ohio entrepreneur is introducing a product designed to give people control over their own medical records.  As CEO for a start-up company known as SEED Protocol LLC, Tom Reid is launching a new business that will empower individuals to manage, review, and protect their healthcare files, delivering a quantum leap over today's insecure methods.

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Wachter addresses IT's impact on relationships, safety

Patient safety expert Robert Wachter, MD, penned an op-ed in The New York Times lamenting the effect digitization is having on the practice of medicine.

Cerner, Intermountain Healthcare implement iCentra EHR

SALT LAKE CITY — March 19, 2015 — Cerner Corp. and Intermountain Healthcare announced today  the implementation of iCentra, a model electronic health record (EHR), practice management and revenue cycle system, at two Intermountain hospitals and 24 clinics across northern Utah.

Patient Engagement Platform Seeks Collaborative Partners

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark., March 17, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- SOAPware Inc., an electronic health record (EHR), recently introduced myHEALTHware: the complete solution to patient care coordination.

Faulkner's strategy to keep Epic private

The 71-year-old CEO of privately held EHR giant Epic has no plans to slow down any time soon but has devised a plan to keep her company private well into the future.

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