Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR)
The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives, alongside the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, has sent a joint letter to Regional Extension Center project officers nationwide, pledging assistance in achieving an electronically enabled healthcare system.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services plans to correct a few inconsistencies in the meaningful use final rule it published in July and will post on its Web site more detailed guidance for providers on how to meet quality measures required by the health IT incentive program.
It's not ARRA incentives that are encouraging doctors buy EHRs: rather, they're making the purchase because they want more efficiency in their practices, according to a new study.
Carestream Health has announced that its new cesium iodide CARESTREAM DRX-1C detector is now available around the world in countries where it is approved for use.
A recent survey finds physicians are not well-informed about financial penalties for complying with meaningful use - and that they may have little effect on the decision to implement an EMR.
NextGen Healthcare Information Systems has partnered with Irving, Tex.-based VHA Inc. - a nationwide healthcare network that provides services to help its members improve results and lower costs - to bring integrated clinical and financial solutions to ambulatory and inpatient care providers.
The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology launched its ONC-Authorized Testing and Certification Body (ONC-ATCB) certification program for electronic health records Monday.
Privacy concerns remain the key obstacle in the widespread adoption of electronic health records in the U.S., according to researchers from the North Carolina State University.
The sale of hospital EHR systems nearly doubled in 2009 over 2008, driven by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), according to a new report by research firm KLAS. Epic and Cerner captured nearly 70 percent of the new large hospital sales.
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) has named InfoGard Laboratories, Inc., of San Luis Obispo, Calif., as an ONC-Authorized Testing and Certification Body (ONC-ATCB).