Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR)
More than 700 exhibitors will be on hand at RSNA10 to unveil their latest cutting-edge technology. To pique your interest, we've highlighted just a handful of healthcare IT vendors and the products and solutions they will be demonstrating. With such a large number of exhibitors, you'll need to check out the entire exhibitor list and strategically map out which demonstrations to see.
Northwestern Memorial Hospital is one of six national participants in a pilot study that will test whether operable lung cancer patients have better outcomes by hardwiring data systems to reduce medical error and sticking to best practice standards.
Vangent has been awarded a $3.3 million contract with the Indian Health Service (IHS) to support meaningful use interoperability deployment. Its Health Information Exchange Open Source (HIEOS) technology will help IHS meet requirements for EHR certification.
The Department of Veterans Affairs plans in 2011 to create prototypes to help bring its more than 30-year-old VistA electronic medical record system into the Internet age.
IBM and Aetna subsidiary ActiveHealth Management, alongside Medens Corp., will deliver cloud services to help physicians in Puerto Rico share and exchange health information and make more accurate decisions about patient care.
When it comes to referrals, physicians are still more likely to pick up the phone than to electronically share the patient's information with another provider, according to a new survey.
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Indian Health Service (IHS) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to improve the health status of American Indian and Alaska Native veterans, officials announced Tuesday. The MOU includes improving care though the development of health information technology.
eHealthTrust opened its first large-scale health record bank (HRB), a secure repository where consumers can store and control their health information, in Phoenix last month. "We know the demand is there," said William Yasnoff, MD, founder of eHealthTrust, noting that thus far, a modest amount of local marketing to generate visibility has drawn "good reception from a small number of folks."
There's little question that electronic health records reduce adverse drug events and improve quality of care. But that doesn't mean we shouldn't be doing everything to make sure they're as safe and as easy to use as possible, said National Coordinator for HIT, David Blumenthal, MD, at the launch of EHRevent.org, a new safety reporting system that will allow healthcare providers to report adverse issues related to the implementation and use of EHRs.
The public comment period for the Certification Commission's first draft of certification criteria and test scripts for EHRs used in oncology and women's health (obstetrics component) is open through Dec. 10, until 5 p.m. Central Time. Comments will only be taken through the Commission's website.