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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Essia Health Acquires Eastside Specialty Scribes

 WOODLAND HILLS, Calif.--Essia Health, the premier provider of specially trained medical scribes and electronic medical record (EMR) go-live support services, today announced that it has acquired Bellevue, Washington-based Eastside Specialty Scribes.

Augmedix Announces Additional $16 Million in Series A Funding

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 12, 2015-- Today, Augmedix announced that it has received $16 million in Series A venture funding.

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MU developments

Meaningful Use was the big topic in health IT this week with the news that the Stage 3 proposed rule will soon be published but concerning figures about Stage 2 attestation.

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Majority of providers have no plans for Stage 2 attestation this year

More than half (55 percent) of physicians do not plan to attest to Meaningful Use Stage 2 in 2015, according to a survey of almost 2,000 members of SERMO, a social network for physicians.

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CIO survey reveals top priorities

Meaningful Use Stage 2 takes up a lot of CIOs' time, according to an annual end-of-year survey of CIOs conducted by executive search firm SSI-SEARCH.

Medical Document Management Systems Market Worth $424.5 Million by 2019

DALLAS, January 7, 2015 -- According to the new research report "Medical Document Management Systems Market by Solution (Document Scanning Software, Document Management Software), Application (Medical Records Management), Mode of Delivery (Web-Based, Cloud-Based), & by End-User (Hospitals) - Global Forecasts to 2019" published by MarketsandMarkets, the global Medical Document Management Systems Market is estimated to be worth around $220 Million in 2014 and $424.5 Million by 2019, at a CAGR of 13%-14% during the forecast period of 2014 to 2019.

Oregon prison records go digital

The medical records of Oregon’s 14,600 prison inmates are going digital.

Stage 3 proposed rule on the way

Brace yourselves. The proposed rule for Meaningful Use Stage 3 has been sent to the Office of Management and Budget and will be posted in the Federal Register once the office completes their review, according to a spokesperson for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

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