Category: EHR

CPSI once again is the top ranked electronic health record vendor for small, rural and critical access hospitals, according to the latest report from market research firm Black Book Rankings. read more …read more    

The Health IT Policy Committee’s Meaningful Use workgroup is planning on recommending seven new objectives for Stage 3 of the Meaningful Use program. read more …read more    

Today is President’s Day here in the US and so I thought I’d do a little something to honor the past President’s of the United States. I’m not sure why, but I always immediately go to George Washington and Abraham Lincoln on President’s Day. I think they were both extremely powerful leaders and healthcare could…

I hope you’ll indulge me for a moment as I get a bit nostalgic. Yesterday, EMR and HIPAA just passed the 9 million pageview mark. Happy Valentine’s Day indeed! When I look at that number, I really can’t quite process what it means. When I first started blogging, I would track and celebrate my blogging…

The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services’ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality is ramping up its research on the safe use of electronic health records and health IT, issuing two special emphasis notices of funding opportunities for interested researchers. read more …read more    

The nation’s 62 regional extension centers have outdone themselves in their efforts to increase electronic health record adoption among physicians, rural hospitals, federal qualified health centers (FQHCs) and others, according to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT. read more …read more    

Certification: Third-Party Validation for People Who Are Lazy, Insecure, or Stupid By Mr. HIStalk I admit that I don’t understand why everything and everybody has to be certified these days. EMRs, CIOs, healthcare IT professionals, and nurses all can – for the right price – earn a third party’s validation of their existence (CCHIT, CHCIO,…

Download the printable PDF version of this guide to bring along to the conference here. Access Booth 5175 Contact: Lindsey Eaton, sales and marketing operations manager lindsey.eaton@accessefm.com 913.752.9938 Hundreds of hospitals worldwide use paperless Access solutions to integrate e-forms, electronic patient signatures, and clinical data into EHRs. Access Passport is a web-based forms solution that…

RECs surpassed their goals to increase EHR adoption As the Regional Extension Center program turns four years old, ONC posts a HealthIT.gov blog suggesting that they have “far exceeded” their goal of supporting 100,000 physicians with their health IT adoption goals. 25 Highest Rated Companies Hiring Interns in 2014; Facebook Debuts at #1 Epic is…

Every once in a while I like to put my old IT hat back on (I am @techguy on Twitter after all) and look at some of the more physical IT aspects of EMR and healthcare IT. I still get really excited about EMR Technology products and the evolution of these products. I’ve long argued…