Category: EHR
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ONC: Hospital EHR adoption, interoperability on the rise
Hospitals continue to make progress in the transition to electronic health records, although adoption still varies widely, according to a new data brief released by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT. read more …read more
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Morning Headlines 5/6/14
Epic, Cerner are top EHRs for docs meeting meaningful-use requirement Epic remains the top vendor for Meaningful Use attestations by eligible providers with a complete EHR, while Cerner is the top vendor for EPs attesting with a modular EHR. CMS Cancels ICD-10 Testing Slated for July CMS announces that it has cancelled plans to conduct…
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Most RECs plan to stay open after 2014
Most of the regional extension centers established by the American Recovery and Reimbursement Act have been “extremely successful” and expect to remain operational even after federal funding runs out in 2014, according to a new HIMSS report. read more …read more
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The Feds Are Supporting Telemedicine
The Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) recently passed a model telehealth policy that promotes virtual visits for first-time encounter. This is notable for 2 reasons: first, many state medical boards liberally borrow from the federal boards, and second, this marks a shift from the old model in which patients were encouraged to see providers…
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Curbside Consult with Dr. Jayne 5/5/14
It’s time for another update in my ongoing saga about the physician group that our health system purchased. We’re in the process of preparing them to upgrade to the 2014-certified version of their EHR software. Initially, they balked at any suggestion of retiring their custom content. Our team has been diligently working on them and…
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Pulse Systems’ Complete EHR, Version 4.2, Achieves 2014 Edition Complete Health IT Certification
Pulse Systems, Inc. has announced that its Pulse Complete EHR, version 4.2, has achieved 2014 Edition Complete EHR Ambulatory ONC Health IT Certification. The Pulse Complete EHR, version 4.2, was certified on April 3, 2014, by ICSA Labs, an Office of the National Coordinator-Authorized Certification Body (ONC-ACB) and is compliant in accordance with the criteria…
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Brief EHR Notes, 40% EHR Replacement, and $23 Billion EHR Market
RT @kevinmd: Brevity is the soul of a good EMR note http://t.co/AuHO9FWPp2 — athenahealth (@athenahealth) May 4, 2014 It’s amazing how this has shifted. When I first started blogging about EMR, it was all about the lengthy note to justify the higher billing. We’re still dealing with the impact of that choice. I’m still not…
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Monday Morning Update 5/5/14
Top News Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota partially blames its poor 2013 performance on newly implemented EHRs of providers that delayed their insurance claims submissions, which it says caused it to underestimate the value of those claims. I didn’t realize until reading the CEO’s discussion that Noridian Healthcare Solutions is a subsidiary of…
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Did We Miss the Patient Engagement Opportunity with Meaningful Use?
One of the most controversial parts of meaningful use is the requirement that a certain percentage of patients engage with the office. The argument goes that the doctor shouldn’t be rewarded or punished based on the actions of someone (the patients) they don’t control. Regardless of the controversy, the requirement remains that doctors have to…
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House approves conditions on VA’s IT budget
The U.S. House of Representatives this week passed a Veterans Affairs appropriations bill that withholds 75 percent of IT funding until the VA and the Department of Defense address their progress on developing interoperable electronic health records systems. read more …read more