Category: Analytics

Clinical decision support alerts for drug interactions need major improvements. A paper published at the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association offers some recommendations. read more …read more Source:: http://www.fiercehealthit.com/story/how-improve-clinical-decision-support-drug-interaction-alerts/2015-03-31?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=rss       

On March 24, Rep. Phil Roe (R-Tenn.) reintroduced legislation that calls for an integrated electronic health record (iEHR) for military members and veterans, with $50 million going to the creator of the system. On March 24, Rep. Phil Roe (R-Tenn.) reintroduced legislation that calls for an integrated electronic health record (iEHR) for military members and…

0 Although it rejected recommendations to limit Stage 3’s focus to interoperability, CMS is looking to application programming interfaces to provide patients with access to their health information through third-party applications with more flexibility than often found in many current patient portals. From the experience of provider response to Stage 2 of meaningful use, it…

The “Best in KLAS 2014 Software & Services” report, released recently by the Orem, Utah-based KLAS Research, comes at a time when broad policy and business trends in healthcare are strongly affecting the healthcare IT industry. Recently, HCI Editor-in-Chief Mark Hagland interviewed Colin Buckley, director of research strategy at KLAS, on the EHR/EMR vendor segment…

Cerner, Allscripts, and CPSI were the top ranked vendors in a survey of electronic health record (EHR) end users from Black Book Market Research. Cerner, Allscripts, and CPSI were the top ranked vendors in a survey of electronic health record (EHR) end users from Black Book Market Research. The annual EHR user poll from the…

By John Halamka For those who want to start reading The ONC Certification Rule The CMS Meaningful Use Rule I will write an analysis over the weekend …read more Source:: http://geekdoctor.blogspot.com/2015/03/meaningful-use-stage-3-nprms-arrive.html       

NoteSwift, Inc. and Allscripts have entered into an agreement for Allscripts to market and resell NoteSwift 2.0 for Allscripts Professional EHR. In response to customer demand, this strategic agreement may help providers reduce the time spent on creating patient documentation by more than half through the use of medical speech recognition. …read more Source:: http://www.news-medical.net/news/20150319/Allscripts-to-market-NoteSwift-20-for-Allscripts-Professional-EHR.aspx…

0 In the wake of a Congressional hearing on meaningful use, it’s clear that all industry stakeholders are in favor of adapting the program to address the issues of interoperability and innovation. How should this be done? One organization has already laid out some suggestions. A few weeks back, on the heels of the House…

The U.S. Senate’s Committee on Health Education Labor & Pensions (HELP) held a hearing this week on the effectiveness of the meaningful use program, with many senators expressing concern over the lack of usable, interoperable electronic health record (EHR) systems. The U.S. Senate’s Committee on Health Education Labor & Pensions (HELP) held a hearing this…

Legislation expected to be included in the House 21st Century Cures package would define interoperability for qualified EHRs, dismantle the Health IT Policy and Standards Committees and penalize vendors and providers who block information or fail to meet interoperability criteria in 2019. Top News House Bill to Require Interoperability by 2018 Key Takeaway: Legislation expected…