Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR)
A total joint replacement registry based on carefully designed and integrated technology can enhance patient safety, quality of care, cost-effectiveness and research, according to a paper published online in "Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research," a journal of the Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons.
As we head into the next stage of EHR adoption, now that the meaningful use criteria have been finalized, it's time for health IT advocates to start rallying their physician colleagues to get serious about implementing and deriving value from EHRs.
Borough of Manhattan Community College of The City University of New York (BMCC) and The State University of New York (SUNY) Manhattan Educational Opportunity Center (MEOC) have been awarded a $3 million U.S. Department of Labor, Community-Based Job Training Grant to help prepare a labor force for new healthcare IT jobs and other high-growth healthcare occupations.
Officials from a New York-based company that aims to identify "Top Doctors" for consumers said it is developing standards to recognize physicians who have incorporated meaningful use of health IT in their practices.
A physician from a small general medical practice in Saugerties, N.Y., is set to testify about his use of healthcare IT before the House Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Health Tuesday.
South Shore Hospital in Weymouth, Mass., reported on Monday that back-up computer files containing personal, health and financial information for approximately 800,000 individuals may have been lost by a data management company that was hired to destroy them.
Seventy-four percent of healthcare IT professionals reported that their existing information on meaningful use and electronic health record certification was "adequate" and that their technical implementation questions have been answered, according to a new survey.
Last week, we took great steps forward in bringing America’s health records into the 21st century. Widespread and meaningful use of fully functional electronic health record systems combined with a robust infrastructure for broad-based health information exchange can improve the quality, safety, and efficiency of health care for all Americans.
Fundação Instituto de Pesquisa e Estudo de Diagnóstico por Imagem (FIDI) in São Paulo, Brazil, has purchased a new electronic health record and PACS solution, aimed at improving quality of care at the facility.
As they work to consummate the merger between them first announced in June, Chicago-based Allscripts and Atlanta-based Eclipsys have announced investor meetings next month in their respective cities.