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 2.0: Pivoting from Implementation to Optimization

With the rate of EHR adoption hovering at about 70 percent of providers, has healthcare truly pivoted, as the Office for the National Coordinator for Health IT claims, from implementation to optimization? It seems the answer is a firm maybe.

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AHA calls for swift finalization of MU proposed rule

The American Hospital Association is urging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT to quickly finalize its proposed rule to expand the choice of certified EHR technology for 2014.

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Going hands-free

The EHR market has seen interesting developments in mergers and technological advancements over the past month.

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Software for Google Glass allows for first 'wearable record'

drchrono, the creator of a free EHR platform on the iPad, iPhone and cloud, has created the first “wearable health record.”

EHRA switches up leadership

The Electronic Health Record Association will have new leadership after the group’s annual elections in early June.

Medtronic to acquire Covidien for $43B

Medtronic and Covidien have entered into a definitive agreement under which Medtronic has agreed to acquire Covidien in a cash-and-stock transaction valued at $42.9 billion.

Study: Providers approach the same EHR differently

It may be the same EHR system, but different providers and clinicians develop their own personalized pattern of using its features, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association.

AMA urges CMS to get going on proposed public health readiness database

The American Hospital Association has established its support for a proposal to open up data on the ability of public health agencies and registries to receive data from healthcare providers under Meaningful Use and urges the government to get the website up and running.

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