Category: EHR

Epic, athenahealth and Greenway all stand out as EHR vendors, according to the latest KLAS Research report. read more …read more

As most of you know, I’ve been sharing a number of different 4Med approved education courses on this site and throughout my various social media channels. I think 4Med’s done a pretty good job putting together training courses that matter to those of us in Healthcare IT. For example, they have HIPAA courses, EHR Courses,…

Significant additional outreach and engagement strategies are necessary to get patients to complete an electronic health risk assessment (eHRA), according to a study published at the American Journal… read more …read more

The following is an interview with Barry Haitoff, CEO of Medical Management Corporation of America. Tell us about Medical Management Corporation of America (MMCOA). MMCOA helps physicians and physician groups increase collections, assure compliance, manage overhead and navigate the maze of EMR/EHR, Meaninful Use, PQRS and other Government incentive programs and regulations. With a focus…

Our patients will now be able to see medical notes in their records I http://t.co/gCECyCQ5q2 #EMR — Cleveland Clinic (@ClevelandClinic) January 18, 2014 I hate that this is news. As if this is a huge breakthrough. Wow! The #EHR #EMR Meaningful Use “medical bridges to nowhere” meme is really blowing up on Twitter search! >…

The Meaningful Use incentive program is “on track,” as providers use their electronic health records as tools to improve care, communicate with patients and participate in health reform initiatives, according to new National Coordinator for Health IT Karen DeSalvo. read more …read more

States may be expanding the role of nurse practitioners to ease the looming physician shortage, but electronic health record documentation habits and other actions may impede the ability to utilize them fully, as well as lead to faulty EHR billing, according to a recently published study in the Journal of Professional Nursing. read more …read…

The Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs must not lose sight of the ultimate goal of interoperability in their pursuit of their electronic health record systems, lawmakers said in… read more …read more

ONCHIT has released a new set of guidelines and tools designed to help providers make safer use of EMRs and related technology. ONCHIT calls the set of nine toolkits SAFER, or Safety Assurance Factors for EHR Resilience. (Access the toolkit here.) According to Healthcare IT News, the SAFER tools include checklists and recommended practices designed…

The following is a guest post by David Vogel, blogger for Layered Tech. 2013 was a historic year for HIPAA violations, with more than 5.7 million patients affected and the second-largest breach ever reported in the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services online database. The year also featured some of the strangest violations ever…