Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR)
Establishing 60 health Regional Extension Centers across the country to help solo and small physician practices get on board with electronic health records is the right prescription for a system that remains mired in paper. A recent report from eHealth Initiative shows that the centers - called RECs - are off to a slow start.
With the publication of the meaningful use guidelines on July 13, it is now clear what hospitals and doctors must demonstrate in their adoption of electronic medical records to grab a share of the billions of dollars available in federal incentives.
Nimble, a new comprehensive EMR application designed and developed specifically for the iPad, hit the market Tuesday with the aim of allowing docs to provide meaningful care - at the point of care.
For the most part, electronic health records are terrific. But they're far from perfect. And providers implementing EHRs shouldn't expect them to be problem-vanquishing panaceas, said Ann Meehan and Julia Kendrick of Nashville's Ardent Health Services.
A lot of attention is paid to the medical and technological ramifications of the EHR. But not enough is devoted to the legal ones. That was the message at an AHIMA session Monday, "The Impact of the Electronic Health Record on Litigation and in the Courtroom."
Bonnie Cassidy, vice president of HIM product management at Reston, Va.-based QuadraMed and the president-elect of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), sat down with Healthcare IT News at AHIMA's 82nd annual convention and exhibit to talk about the importance of the health information management profession, and her vision for the future.
Computer giant Dell is making a $15 million investment in computer equipment and services to support the launch of the University at Buffalo's new Institute for Healthcare Informatics.
The 82nd annual AHIMA convention and exhibition is in full swing today with education sessions slated on topics that include, electronic health records, ICD-10, employment opportunities in the field of healthcare informatics, and the changing role of health information management.
The Senate Appropriations Committee wants more details about how the Defense Department plans to modernize its electronic health record system, which DOD is upgrading in coordination with the Veterans Affairs Department.
KLAS' latest report revealed many interesting things about the EMR market, specifically in the area of acute-care EMRs for large hospitals with 200-plus beds. It's a snapshot of a market in transition, thanks to the ARRA funding.