Category: Analytics

When it comes to nurses, a couple things go without saying. First, they’re absolutely essential to good care delivery. Second — and this follows from the first — they’re “very, very, very busy people,” says David Holland. “When you’re in the hospital, I know physicians make a lot of decisions about your care, but it’s…

Using a health information exchange system may reduce hospitalizations from the emergency department and save money, according to a new study from Weill Cornell Medical College published this week in Applied Clinical Informatics. read more …read more    

Just a few days after GOP senators pressed the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for more clarification on meaningful use hardship exceptions, the federal agency has provided more details for eligible hospitals and eligible professionals participating in the program. Just a few days after GOP senators pressed the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid…

Stage 2 of meaningful use brings unprecedented challenges and difficulties upon provider organizations. Staff members from one regional extension center in Indiana discuss how they are helping their clients overcome MU challenges and take advantage of opportunities. Stage 2 of meaningful use brings unprecedented challenges and difficulties upon provider organizations. Extending MU deadlines and pleading…

0 A recent online survey of Medical Economics readers found two sets of results around physician satisfaction with EHRs. Guess which set of reactions was more legitimate? In a recent online survey of its readers, the physician business publication Medical Economics probed the views of physicians in practice regarding the purchase and implementation of commercial…

After a contentious March 11 Health IT Policy Committee meeting, members of the federal advisory committee voted to approve the Meaningful Use Work Group’s Stage 3 recommendations. After earlier feedback from the Policy Committee, the Meaningful Use Workgroup had eliminated eight of 26 initial recommendations. After a contentious March 11 Health IT Policy Committee meeting,…

Cerner, the Kansas City-based electronic health record (EHR) vendor, will pay a North Dakota hospital $106 million after losing out in an arbitration ruling over a patient accounting product. Cerner, the Kansas City-based electronic health record (EHR) vendor, will pay a North Dakota hospital $106 million after losing out in an arbitration ruling over a…

Allscripts is the top ranked EHR vendor for large hospitals and academic medical centers, according to the latest report from market research firm Black Book Rankings. “Top scoring EHR vendors that are attracting the available market share are looking for patient engagement tools, clinical decision support, quality measurement solutions, mobile capabilities, intelligent interoperability and financial…

Six senators sent a letter to HHS regarding plans to expand Meaningful Use hardship exceptions, asking for details of the expanded criteria in lieu of an extension to the 2014 timeline for Meaningful Use. Top News read more …read more    

Auditing who is accessing patient data in an electronic health record (EHR) is a requirement for hospitals attesting to Stage 2 of meaningful use under HITECH. Leaders at Middlesex Hospital explain in this exclusive interview how they have been able to easily and effectively to do this using big-data analytics. Middlesex Hospital, located in Middletown,…