Category: EHR

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced Wednesday that it has pushed back the deadline for eligible professionals to attest to Meaningful Use to March 20. read more …read more Source:: http://www.fierceemr.com/story/cms-extends-meaningful-use-attestation-deadline-eps/2015-02-25?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=rss       

The Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) for Health IT has released a resource guide to help providers with electronic prescribing. The Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) for Health IT has released a resource guide to help providers with electronic prescribing. According to ONC, 90 percent of pharmacies in the U.S. are enabled to…

Strengthening Patient Care: Building an Effective National Medical Device Surveillance System The FDA publishes a report outlining its $250 million plan to roll out a national medical device surveillance system over the next seven-years. Epic vs. Cerner Competition Heats Up A KLAS report on acute EHR purchasing decisions asks hospitals that are in the market…

Stiffer competition between key vendors is causing a growing number of providers to be undecided about which EMR to purchase when looking to make a buying decision. In the KLAS acute care EMR purchasing plans report released today, researchers found that even though providers have fewer choices due to market contraction, they are less likely…

Top News In Canada, an IBM/Deloitte-led, $670 million British Columbia Cerner EHR project is delayed with no new timelines announced. Reports say arbitration over a software dispute is a possibility. Reader Comments From Jude Lawless: “Re: 23andMe. They’re excited to receive FDA approval to publish ONE new genetic health report. At this pace, I’m not…

Epic Systems to open its own app exchange A local Madison paper reports that Epic is about to launch an app store that let customers buy apps from third-party developers that integrate with the core EHR system. Number of the Day: 11.4 Million The Obama administration announces that 11.4 million consumers have signed up for…

Electronic health records are making it easier for providers in the St. Louis area to ensure that their patients are vaccinated against measles. read more …read more Source:: http://www.fierceemr.com/story/providers-turn-ehrs-ensure-children-get-measles-shot/2015-02-18?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=rss       

ObamaCare’s Electronic-Records Debacle Jeffrey Singer, MD writes an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal lambasting the Republican party for focusing solely on repealing Obamacare, and not also targeting the repeal of the HITECH Act, explaining “electronic health records have harmed my practice and my patients.” Syracuse hospital loses $21.6 million, wants to join big health…

Service bureaus, business process outsourcers (BPOs), and large multinational organizations must quickly and accurately process massive amounts of paper. At the same time they must meet stringent service-level agreements and reduce costs. To keep their businesses running and paper processing, they need a scanner fleet that avoids jams and misfeeds and minimizes operator intervention—all while…

The Michigan Center for Effective IT Adoption (M-CEITA), Michigan’s regional extension center (REC), has reached its original grant-funded goal of helping 3,724 eligible professionals attest to meaningful use. The Michigan Center for Effective IT Adoption (M-CEITA), Michigan’s regional extension center (REC), has reached its original grant-funded goal of helping 3,724 eligible professionals attest to meaningful…