Category: EHR

Where Are We on the Diffusion Curve? Trends and Drivers of Primary Care Physicians’ Use of Health Information Technology EHR adoption in the practice environment hit 69 percent in 2012, but a large divide still exists between solo practices, which have only reached 50 percent adoption, vs. large practices of 20 or more physicians, which…

Using the features in an electronic health record can improve identification and follow up of infants born to mothers infected with Hepatitis C and at high risk of the disease themselves, according to a study published this month in the Pediatric Infections Disease Journal. read more …read more    

Adoption of electronic medical records by primary care physicians has grown substantially, but the “digital divide” between large and small physician practices persists, according to a new study from the Commonwealth Fund. read more …read more

For those of you planning to attend the annual HIMSS 2014 conference in Orlando, I’m excited to share the details of the 5th Annual New Media Meetup at HIMSS. Just last week I got a note from someone who attended the first New Meetup at HIMSS Atlanta (2010). It’s amazing the connections you can make…

Doctors who use electronic health records in the exam room spend about one-third of their time looking at the screen, which might detract from patient communication, according to new research from Northwestern University. read more …read more

I’ve written regularly about the need to move to HIPAA compliant text messaging, because Texting (SMS) is NOT HIPAA Secure. To add to that, I recently wrote a post on EMR and EHR about Why Secure Text Messaging is Better than SMS. I throw out the whole “fear of HIPAA” component and paint a picture…

Three vendors have set themselves apart from the EMR pack as many providers report that they are either replacing their EMRs or worse, feel stuck with their current EMRs. Epic, athenahealth and Greenway Medical have pulled away from the EMR masses in the 11–75 physician practice space according to the latest KLAS report, Ambulatory EMR…

Results of Health IT Research Review Positive Overall, but Some Topics Need More Focus ONC funds a systematic review of health IT research focused on EHRs and how they effect quality, safety, and efficiency in health care. Overall, CPOE and CDS is the most broadly researched health IT topics, and receive largely positive findings. However,…

With the NFL’s championship game a little more than a week away, there is much speculation about the Denver/Seattle match up–and there will be the inevitable Monday morning quarterbacking long after the game ends. Many people disparage Monday morning quarterbacking. It’s always easier to review a decision after it’s been tested and played out. But…

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT is now accepting submissions from entities that wish to become the agency’s “approved accreditor,” which is the entity that approves the organizations selected to be ONC authorized certification bodies and performs other functions related to certification in the Meaningful Use program. read more …read more