Molly Merrill
Detroit Medical Center's chief medical information officer says the system, which has 2,000 beds, is working on "filling the gaps" in its electronic documentation as it strives to meet meaningful use and become paper free.
The way some physician performance is being reviewed – from those who are working on the battlefield to those serving in rural areas and teaching hospitals – is changing and for the better, thanks to technology.
The percentage of small physician practices that are planning to implement an EMR has grown in the last six months, according to a new vendor survey. But while the percentage of respondents who said the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) was driving technology adoption more than doubled during this period, most are still unaware of requirements and nearly half say it will not impact their buying decision.
Kathy Mechler, COO and co-director of the Texas A&M Health Science Center (HSC) Rural and Community Health Institute (RCHI), a resource for physicians and healthcare facilities operating in rural areas, shares how the institute is using technology to improve the peer review process, in a Q&A with Healthcare IT News.
A new report finds that adults living with chronic diseases are less likely to have access to the Internet, but are also more likely to use social media as a tool for coping with their condition.
On Wednesday, the Office of the Federal Register made the DEA's Interim Final Rule on electronic prescribing of controlled substances available for public inspection.
The remote health management market (RHM) is the smallest, but fastest growing segment of the home health management (HHM) market, according to global strategy consulting firm, Scientia Advisors. But to reach its full potential health insurers must broaden their reimbursement practices to encourage greater physician adoption, the firm says.
Jason Hess, general manager of clinical research at Orem, Utah-based research firm KLAS, says he expects to see change in clinical information system sales going forward.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released the first of four installments of a new health IT test method and related software.
Twitter will soon be an essential tool for medical practices according to a poll conducted by Case Western University, an independent research university in Cleveland.