Category: EHR
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Researchers: EHR outcome, MU studies need to shift focus
Clinical decision support tools and computerized physician order entry–both Meaningful Use program requirements–are proven to have positive effects on quality outcomes, but reporting of contextual and implementation details have been “poor,” making it impossible to determine why some electronic health record implementations were successful and some not, according to a new study funded by the…
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Curbside Consult with Dr. Jayne 1/13/14
This is the last of a three-part response to a reader’s comments on EHRs (Part 1, Part 2.) What is meaningful for the government is not meaningful for the patient. We sacrifice good care so the government can collect statistical data for free. I’ve written on this topic before. It’s easy to play armchair quarterback…
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ONC: Clinicians must recognize when EHRs create unsafe conditions
EHR users know that health IT can help enhance patient care, but many still don’t recognize that the “unintended consequences” of using EHRs also can cause adverse patient events, speakers said during a webinar produced by ONC on Jan. 10. The webinar was based on a guide issued by ONC in November 2013 to help…
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Time Capsule: Meaningful Use in the ED: Get Outta My Emergency Room
I wrote weekly editorials for a boutique industry newsletter for several years, anxious for both audience and income. I learned a lot about coming up with ideas for the weekly grind, trying to be simultaneously opinionated and entertaining in a few hundred words, and not sleeping much because I was working all the time. They’re…
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Connecting Smart Mobile Devices to the EHR
My colleague, John Lynn, posted a hilarious CES marketing video advertising a new product it calls the iOximeter. The iOximeter, which operates on both the iOS and Android platforms, is an independent device which attaches to smart phones, turning the phone into a pulse oximeter. I strongly suspect that an i-glucose meter, i-scale and i-blood…
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Federal report finds electronic health records push lacks key safeguards
Although the federal government is spending more than $22 billion to encourage hospitals and doctors to adopt electronic health records, it has failed to put safeguards in place to prevent the technology from being used for inflating costs and overbilling, according to a new report by a federal oversight agency (Abelson and Creswell, 1/8). …read…
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Morning Headlines 1/9/14
The HIMSS Health IT Value Suite HIMSS launches a platform designed to help hospitals substantiate the value of healthcare IT investments by collecting hundreds of case studies that demonstrate EHR related safety, quality, or financial improvement, and then creating a nice data visualization that lets you explore the information. A Standard Model For Evaluating Return…
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More Honest Perspective on Meaningful Use Stage 2
There’s been a really strong reaction to this post on One EHR Vendor’s Experience with MU Stage 2 certification. Although, Gabriel Perna pointed out that there was a lot of “I dislike” in the article and not enough like. Of course, part of that was because it wasn’t intended as a journalistic effort to cover…
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FDA wants to use EMRs to streamline adverse drug event reporting
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration wants to leverage electronic medical records to probe for adverse drug events. read more …read more
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Wireless EHR market to hit $23.5 billion by 2018
The global market for wireless electronic health records is robust and expected to evolve in the next few years, according to the latest report from BBC Research. read more …read more