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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Health IT victory

In what is being hailed as a victory for the Meaningful Use program and care quality efforts, the big news this week was the report that health IT is working when it comes to reducing medical errors.

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Frist, DeSalvo on healthcare's future

While one can approach innovation in healthcare from many different angles, “the transformative use of technology in an appropriate, timely way is real,” said Sen. Bill Frist, MD, former Senator majority leader, senior fellow and co-chair, Health Project, speaking Dec. 3 at the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Health Innovation Initiative policy forum.

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Organizations achieve EMRAM Stage 7

Despite few successful attestations for Meaningful Use Stage 2, several organizations have been recognized by HIMSS Analytics for achieving Stage 7 on the EMR Adoption Model, which evaluates the progress and impact of EMR systems for hospitals. Stage 7 represents an advanced patient record environment.

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McKesson's Hammergren talks interoperability, innovation

A more informed, educated and engaged consumer will help us transform the delivery system, said John Hammergren, chairman, president and CEO of McKesson, speaking Dec. 3 at the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Health Innovation Initiative policy forum.

OIG report finds incorrect MU payments in Mass.

The Massachusetts Medicaid program made incorrect Meaningful Use incentive payments to 19 hospitals totaling $3.3 million, according to the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG).

CMS extends MU attestation deadline

Hospitals are getting an extra month to attest to Meaningful Use for the 2014 reporting year.

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Bill would exempt regulation of EHRs, CDS

A bipartisan bill would exempt regulation of EHRs and certain types of decision support software.

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IT in the courts

This week in health IT was all about the courts.

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