Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR)
Leaders from the University of Michigan Health System and the Physicians' Organization of Western Michigan have announced the founding of the new Physician Organization of Michigan, meant to support independent physicians as they adapt to the new healthcare environment.
In an effort to boost its healthcare IT department, Philips Royal Electronics has finalized the acquisition of Brazil-based software provider Wheb Sistemas.
The New York Department of Health (DOH) and the public-private partnership New York eHealth Collaborative (NYeC) on Tuesday submitted a plan to ONC outlining a proposal to spend $129 million in state and federal funds to build and implement a statewide medical records network.
The U.S. needs to address the challenges of patient privacy and security in order to put healthcare IT to the best use, said ONC head David Blumenthal, MD, Monday at the Medical Group Management Association’s annual conference.
With cardiovascular disease as the leading cause of death in the United States, cardiovascular specialists have long used clinical quality guidelines to optimize care and enhance the quality of life for patients.
Surescripts is expanding its nationwide e-prescribing network with a new service that will allow for the exchange of clinical health information, officials announced Monday at the MGMA 2010 annual conference in New Orleans.
Two industry experts share their list of best practices for implementing electronic health records in hospitals and medical groups.
The Massachusetts eHealth Institute expects 600 physicians and small practices will be signed up by the end of October for health IT consulting services, which it is offering as one of 60 regional extension centers (RECS) now courting health IT newcomers throughout the country.
Medical offices owned by hospitals and health systems are the leaders in adopting electronic health record technology, according to the latest results of an ongoing survey released Monday by SK&A, a healthcare information solutions and research provider.
Medical practices that have implemented an electronic health record system report better financial performance than those that have not, according to the Medical Group Management Association's newly released "Electronic Health Records Impacts on Revenue, Costs, and Staffing: 2010 Report Based on 2009 Data."