Category: EHR

SuccessEHS’s SuccessEHS 7.0, as well as SuccessEHS’s MediaDent 9.0, have been tested and certified under the Drummond Group’s Electronic Health Records Office of the National Coordinator Authorized Certification Body (ONC-ACB) program. Both of these electronic health record (EHR) software products are compliant in accordance with the criteria adopted by the Secretary of the U.S. Department…

With the 2014 EHR reporting period for meaningful use right around the corner, here are 6 key pieces of information you need to know: #1. Does meaningful use (MU) Stage 1 change in 2014? Yes, the 2014 reporting period marks the beginning of a restructured meaningful use Stage 1. Certain “core” and “menu” objectives have…

Several studies have shown that hospitalized patients still have unacceptably high rates of harm and injury due in part to limited access for quality staff to obtain primary care data from electronic medical records. As a result, hospital incident reports do not capture most harm that occurs in hospitals. Source: Administrative data can help gauge…

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) has released what it calls a path to achieving interoperability among different electronic health record (EHR) systems. In a blog post… read more Source: 5 elements to achieving health IT interoperability

The Health Story Project, an alliance that has supported the development of standards for a comprehensive electronic health record (EHR) that can be shared, has become part of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), according to a recent announcement at the National Health IT Week HIMSS Policy Summit press conference. The Health Story…

More than two-thirds of U.S. hospitals have bought technology from a vendor certified to the 2014 Edition certification criteria, according to a newly published report from HIMSS Analytics, meaning that many hospitals already have the tools they need to meet Meaningful Use Stage 2 at their disposal. read more Source: Most hospitals have tools to…

I recently had a chance to talk with Sean West, VP & GM of HealthPort Data Conversion Services, about the hot topic of EMR switching (or EHR switching if you prefer). I’ve written about EMR switching many times before and even predicted it would be a hot topic a year or two ago. I assure…

This is one in a series of blog posts to coincide with National Health IT Week. To follow the conversation on Twitter, look for the #NHITweek hashtag. In August, we announced the first 28 Health IT Fellows, health care providers and office staff who are leaders in achieving meaningful use in their own offices and…

SuccessEHS’s SuccessEHS 7.0, as well as SuccessEHS’s MediaDent 9.0, have been tested and certified under the Drummond Group’s Electronic Health Records Office of the National Coordinator Authorized Certification Body program. Source: SuccessEHS’s EHR software products certified by Drummond Group under ONC-ACB program

Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, announced today that Elsevier’s ExitCare has been tested and certified under the Drummond Group’s Electronic Health Records Office of the National Coordinator Authorized Certification Body program. Source: Elsevier’s ExitCare certified as EHR module for patient-specific education resources