Category: Analytics

One in every three EHR adoptions fails. Survey results released in 2013 by the American College of Physicians indicated that since 2010, satisfaction and usability ratings for certified electronic health records (EHRs) have decreased among clinicians across a range of indicators. Overall, user satisfaction fell 12 percent from 2010 to 2012. …read more    

In the quest to meet meaningful use standards, clinical informatics executives have been searching more than ever for upgrades and add-ons to their existing EHRs. Implemented to save time and meet criteria for meaningful use, many EHRs have had unintended consequences, wasting considerable time and energy while not supporting the HITECH Act’s standards. …read more    

Clinicians constantly need current information when caring for patients. Instead of having to look-up information at a stationary computer, VoiceFirst allows clinicians to access patient information completely hands-free using their voice. For example, a clinician can ask their EMR, “Review Allergies” or “Review Blood Type.” …read more    

VoiceFirst™ is a revolutionary voice-enabled solution that greatly reduces the time clinicians spend at keyboard terminals, while enhancing patient interactions. For the first time ever, clinicians will literally be able to “have a conversation with their EMR” while being completely mobile and free to focus on patient care. …read more    

Physician office usage of electronic health records (EHRs) has increased in solo and smaller practices, and implementation continues to grow across the board for all U.S. offices, according to a new survey from SK&A, an Irvine, Calif.-based provider of healthcare information solutions and research. Physician office usage of electronic health records (EHRs) has increased in…

0 The March 26 Health IT Standards Committee meeting reviewed the Policy Committee’s Stage 3 recommendations. Led by Standards Task Force chair John Halamka, M.D., the committee covered a range of topics, including patient engagement and care coordination. The committee sought to determine the standards maturity and development effort involved in each measure. In many…

Solo physicians and small practices are finally starting to show encouraging electronic health record adoption rates, according to a new report from SK&A. [See also: Don’t let meaningful use dictate EMR choices, IDC tells small practices] read more …read more    

The latest round in a White House Rural Council initiative to link rural doctors and hospitals with financing they need to adopt Health IT, such as electronic health records, kicks off today in Tennessee. The program focuses on the poorest counties in Tennessee and is part of a broader initiative that generated over $70 Million…

No one IT system is perfect for improving care, according to Ann O’Brien, RN, director of clinical informatics at Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente. Rather, she said, continuous performance improvement should be the primary goal of technology use in healthcare. read more …read more    

Machine-to-machine (M2M) and mHealth will be among the technologies fueling the drive to incorporate Big Data in healthcare, but few organizations are fully prepared to handle the influx of data,… read more …read more