Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR)
New research from the National Quality Forum supports the use of effective IT tools and promotes clinical decision support.
Many hospitals and doctors already plan to adopt electronic health records and qualify for federal incentive payments, according to survey data released last month by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology.
The Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology has announced the launch of its new EHR certification program for hospitals.
IBM and Premier healthcare alliance executives say they will integrate health information from hospitals and other healthcare sites to create a model that could benefit more than 2,400 hospitals and thousands of other healthcare organizations across the country.
Thinking about the role healthcare providers and the creators of HIT systems will play in transforming the contemporary medical practice model
Every year, the HIMSS annual conference has provided a milestone on our journey toward a future of HIT-assisted healthcare. Every year we’ve seen progress. Yet past years have been marked by the stubborn gap between the potential we perceive for HIT-assisted care and a sluggish rate of adoption among providers.
This February, I'll be attending my eighth HIMSS Annual Conference and Exhibition. Back in 2004, the industry was fairly new to me, although I had written about both healthcare and information technology for other publications. But it was a thrilling time to begin a new career, not least because, as one headline in the HIMSS Show Daily put it, "Suddenly, EHR is the talk of D.C."
Many cite complications, costs and frustrations.
Canada Health Infoway is investing $380 million to fund electronic medical record systems in community-based practices and outpatient settings throughout Canada, Infoway President and CEO Richard Alvarez announced.
Physicians at Ohio State University Medical Center (OSU) are incorporating genetic risk information into their patients' electronic medical records, as part of a study by Coriell Institute for Medical Research.