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During a July 23 hearing held by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT’s (ONC) federal advisory committees, chief information officer and chief medical information officers shared their concerns about the challenges they see ahead in Stage 2 of meaningful use. During a July 23 hearing held by the Office of the National…

On August 16 and 17, the 3rd annual Meaningful Use of Complex Medical Data Symposium is returning to The Saban Research Institute of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. Source: MUCMD Symposium to be held at The Saban Research Institute of Children's Hospital Los Angeles

In August 2013, the California Department of Public Health will launch an immunization-messaging portal that it says will help providers qualify for meaningful use incentive payments. To qualify for meaningful use payments, immunization information will need to be submitted in HL7 format from a certified EHR. In August 2013, the California Department of Public Health…

A joint consensus statement on the treatment of paediatric arrhythmias has been released by the European Heart Rhythm Association of the European Society of Cardiology and the Association for European Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology. …read more Source: EHRA, AEPC release joint consensus statement on treatment of paediatric arrhythmias

A new study from researchers at Columbia University School of Nursing and partner institutions has concluded that when providers use an electronic health records (EHR) to automate immunization data shared between themselves and public health agencies, physicians are able to treat individual patients faster and more effectively. A new study from researchers at Columbia University…

The researchers find that adoption of electronic health records cut costs for some Massachusetts community doctors but may not reduce overall inpatient hospital costs. …read more Source: Study: Electronic health records cut some costs, but may not show savings everywhere

Though analytics are considered key in efforts to improve care and cut costs, healthcare providers say big-name vendors' offerings fail to adequately meet their needs, according to a new KLAS… read more …read more Source: No clear leader in BI technology market

CareCloud, the fastest-growing provider of cloud-based practice management, electronic health records, and medical billing software and services, today announced the next generation release of CareCloud Charts, the company’s cloud-based EHR solution. …read more Source: CareCloud announces release of cloud-based EHR solution

The following is a guest blog post by Vik Anantha, Vice President – Financial Management Solutions, Edifecs, Inc. We all know ICD-10 is a complex and costly initiative. One of the promises of ICD-10 is the potential for enhanced granularity, laterality and overall reporting accuracy. This is particularly important to providers because health plans use…

Use of electronic health records can reduce the costs of outpatient care by roughly 3 percent, compared to relying on traditional paper records. …read more Source: Use of electronic health records can reduce costs of outpatient care, says study