Category: EHR
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News 4/24/13
Top News Nextgov uncovers a scathing internal Pentagon memo that says DoD’s plans to acquired commercial off-the-shelf software fly directly in the face of the President’s call for a joint DoD-VA EHR based on open standards.
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EMR Implementation Saved Canada Healthcare System $1.3B Since 2006, Study Says
A report by consulting firm Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP (PwC), commissioned by the Canada Health Infoway—a not-for-profit organization tasked with accelerating the development of electronic medical records (EMR) across Canada—has found $1.3 billion in savings from the implementation of EMRs by family physicians across Canada over the last six years.
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3 Alert Fatigue Suggestions
Many of you will remember my previous post about Patient Alert Fatigue . Managing alert fatigue with patients, doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals is a really important subject. Let me offer some suggestions that will hopefully help those creating EMR and other healthcare software deal with alert fatigue. These three simple suggestions will go…
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Frost & Sullivan: Government Initiatives Drive Use of Electronic Medical and Health Records in Asia-Pacific
Electronic health record systems are becoming increasingly popular in Asia-Pacific as the region’s healthcare industry moves towards digitization.
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Colorado Beacon project: Primary care improvements through sharing and coaching
The Colorado Beacon Consortium made gains in quality improvement as physician practices adopted electronic health records and joined a health information exchange known as Quality Health Network (QHN), according to a case study published by The Commonwealth Fund. read more
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Morning Headlines 4/23/13
Nightingale and HealthFusion Partner to Deliver Electronic Health Record (EHR) Benefits to Customers in Kmart HealthFusion has been selected as the vendor of choice for Nightingale Preventative Care, a Long Island-based primary care center based out of the local Kmart. Nightingale has reported that the Nightingale Kmart clinic is thriving and that it intends to…
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Feds aim to audit 5% of participants in EHR program
About one in 20 participants in the federally funded electronic health-record incentive payment program can expect to be audited for compliance with meaningful use and other program criteria, a federal official said Monday.
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PwC Study Shows Electronic Medical Records Deliver Efficiencies, Patient Safety, Improved Communication in Canada
With a two-fold increase in adoption since 2006, use of Electronic Medical Records (EMR) in community-based practices in Canada has yielded efficiency and patient care benefits valued at $1.3 billion, an independent study commissioned by Canada Health Infoway and prepared by PwC reveals. The study drew on more than 250 research publications from around the…
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EHR and HIT News for April 22nd
Today’s EHR and HIT News includes an update from Modernizing Medicine , on their membership into the HIMSS EHR Association. Additionally, athenahealth has announced that they’ll be participating in the Baird 2013 Growth Stock Conference next month in Chicago. There is also partnership news from Nightingale Preventive Care and HealthFusion where Nightingale medical providers will…