Category: EHR

Medflow, Inc., Medflow 2.0 EHR, Release 10 has achieved ONC HIT 2014 Edition COMPLETE EHR certification, which designates that the software is capable of supporting Eligible Providers with meeting the Stage 1 and Stage 2 Meaningful Use measures required to qualify for funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). …read more Source:: http://www.news-medical.net/news/20150213/Medflow-20-EHR-Release-10-gets-ONC-HIT-2014-Edition-COMPLETE-EHR-certification.aspx…

Practice Fusion, the #1 cloud-based electronic health record for doctors and patients, released Online Patient Check-In – a new service that lets patients complete traditional check-in forms from their phone, tablet, or computer before getting to the doctor’s office. By digitizing this part of the patient’s office visit experience, Practice Fusion is freeing patients from…

Today Deloitte announces Evergreen, a new approach to electronic health records implementation and maintenance designed to help reduce hospital system IT costs as health care moves to a value-based model more reliant on clinical and enterprise data. Evergreen may help health systems save up to 30 percent on EHR operating costs by using a global…

This week I’ve been inundated with press releases and companies promoting their Best in KLAS ranking/rating (whatever you want to call the award). In fact, I’ve gotten so many notices from so many healthcare IT companies, it prompted to me to send the following tweet: Given all the press releases I’ve gotten, are there any…

Sutter Health’s California Pacific Medical Center (CPMC) recently announced an employee accessing patient files without a business or treatment purpose. Here are the details from their press release: California Pacific Medical Center (CPMC) recently notified 844 patients of its discovery that a pharmacist employee may have accessed their records without a business or treatment purpose.…

Maine is piloting a project to use predictive modeling software to comb through nearly all of the state residents’ electronic health records to determine which patients are most at risk of visiting the emergency room, being admitted to the hospital, suffering a stroke or heart attack or developing type 2 diabetes. read more …read more…

EHR Go-Live Activation – Big-Bang or a Phased Approach? By Zack Tisch After completing the RFP process and determining which vendor and products will be part of the implementation, the real fun begins. Should the organization deploy this change in a single event — typically referred to as a big bang go-live – or would…

CMS intends to modify requirements for Meaningful Use Following months of growing pressure from industry groups, CMS announces that it will reduce the 2015 Meaningful Use reporting period for from 365-days to 90-days. Best in KLAS & Category Leaders 2014 KLAS publishes its annual “Best in KLAS” awards, with Epic winning top spot for: Acute…

With only a month left for eligible professionals to attest to Stage 2 of the Meaningful Use program, only 15 percent have done so, officials from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT said during a HIT Standards Committee meeting this week. read more …read more Source:: http://www.fierceemr.com/story/eps-still-behind-mu-attestation-deadline-looming/2015-01-29?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=rss       

Without continued support, low-resource primary care physician practices may meet Stage 1 Meaningful Use only to fail to progress further, contributing to the increasing “digital divide,” according to a study published this month in the Annals of Family Medicine. read more …read more Source:: http://www.fierceemr.com/story/low-resource-providers-need-help-meet-mu-maintain-health-it/2015-01-28?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=rss