Category: EHR
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EHR and HIT News for May 24th
Happy Memorial Day Weekend to everyone. Today’s EHR and HIT news includes a milestone update from DoctorBase, who have surpassed 10,000 doctors on their platform as well as news from Welsh Allen Technology on connectivity between their devices and the Epic EMR System. DoctorBase Doubles User Base to 10,000 Doctors in One Year On Its…
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For accurate heart attack detection, linked EHRs are key
Failure to use patients' linked electronic health records may lead to biased estimates of heart attack incidence and outcome, according to a new study. read more …read more Source: For accurate heart attack detection, linked EHRs are key
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Department of Defense identifies potential EHR vendors
The Department of Defense, which announced earlier this week that it will look to the commercial market for an electronic health record system instead of developing one based on the Department of Veterans Affairs' VistA system, has identified 20 vendors it thinks are capable of meeting its EHR needs. read more …read more Source: Department…
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Readers Write: Are Hospital EHR Vendors Primarily Software or Services Companies?
Are Hospital EHR Vendors Primarily Software or Services Companies? By Kyle Samani Hospital EHR vendors are not primarily software companies with professional services divisions
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Mount Sinai Links Genetics with EMR
New York’s Mount Sinai Medical Center has announced that 25,000 people have signed on to participate in its biobank program, BioMe, where each patient has broadly consented to DNA sequencing, contact from researchers, and longitudinal studies related to data embedded in the electronic medical record (EMR).
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Health info of transgender patients warrants ‘special attention’
Clinicians who deal with the unique needs of transgender patients should use electronic health records differently than they do for non-transgendered patients, according to a recent perspective piece by the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) EHR Workgroup published in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association . read more
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EHR and HIT News for May Day
Did you know that the earliest May Day celebrations date back to the pre-Christian times, with the festival of Flora, the Roman goddess of flowers, and the Walpurgis Night celebrations of the Germanic countries. Well I didn’t, but if Wikipedia says it then it must be true, right? If you’re interested the full article is…
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Nearly half of EPs have received EHR payments
More than a quarter million physicians and other professionals eligible for the federally funded electronic health-record incentive payment programs have received payments, according to the latest government data.
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Continuous Inspiration, Training, and Improvement
Today, I’m about ready to embark on a fun experience. No, I’m not heading to TEDMED or HIMSS or some other conference chalk full of inspiration, training, and improvement
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The Top Five EHR Implementation And Integration Imperatives
Since the push to deploy electronic health records (EHRs) began in earnest with passage of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, health IT vendors have encountered and overcome many organizational and technical challenges to implement complex repositories of clinical and administrative data. This being the case, health systems seeking to…