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Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR)

By Mary Mosquera | 05:07 pm | November 14, 2011
The federal advisory Health IT Standards Committee is asking for feedback from individuals and organizations experienced in deploying specifications developed for the nationwide health information network (NwHIN) Exchange.
By Bernie Monegain | 04:53 pm | November 14, 2011
The government will award up to $1 billion to fund innovative projects across the country that test creative ways to deliver high quality medical care and save money.
More than 80,000 healthcare providers have signed up to receive incentives tied to the meaningful use of electronic health records.
By Molly Merrill | 05:31 pm | November 01, 2011
Google and Yahoo were cited by 46 percent of physicians in a recent survey as a frequent source of information used to diagnose, treat and care for patients.
By Molly Merrill | 01:18 pm | October 31, 2011
A bill introduced last week seeks to provide greater legal protection to Medicare and Medicaid providers that use electronic health records.
By Diana Manos | 10:58 am | October 28, 2011
Pay-for-performance (P4P) does not result in providers cherry-picking patients, nor does it cause a negative impact on patient outcomes, according to a new study.
By Molly Merrill | 11:02 am | October 27, 2011
The Department of Veterans Affairs announced Wednesday that it is revising a rule that aims to make it easier to share records related to the treatment for drug abuse, alcoholism or alcohol abuse, HIV and sickle cell anemia with the Department of Defense.
By Bernie Monegain | 07:33 am | October 27, 2011
Less than 10 percent of healthcare providers are more than halfway ready for ICD-10, according to a new report from research firm KLAS. Two that are well on their way to compliance, however, are Rady Children's Hospital in San Diego and St. Louis, Mo.-based SSM Health Care.
By Bernie Monegain | 04:35 pm | October 26, 2011
Global economic forces will compel the U.S. healthcare system to change the way it delivers care -- whether the key players are ready or not, former Health and Human Services Secretary Michael O. Leavitt told an audience of about 700 healthcare CIOs Wednesday morning.
By Diana Manos | 11:10 am | October 26, 2011
The University of Michigan Health System (UMHS) has signed an agreement to connect with the Great Lakes Health Information Exchange (GLHIE), officials announced on Tuesday.