Category: EHR

A pay-for-performance program in electronic-health-records-(EHR)-enabled small practices led to modest improvements in cardiovascular care processes and outcomes, according to a study in the September 11 issue of JAMA. Source: P4P incentives in EHR lead to improvements in CV care processes, outcomes

While the timing of Stage 2 of meaningful use has been a hot topic lately, there are tools and technology to help providers automate meaningful use so that practices of all sizes are ready for this huge next step. George Washington Medical Faculty Associates has found one solution to help them with the tedious tasks…

Today’s EHR and HIT News includes partnership news between simplifyMD and Apex Practice Solutions. There is also news on the availability of mobile lab results from Liaison Healthcare as well as news of a distribution agreement between Aprima and NoteSwift. simplifyMD collaborates with Apex Practice Solutions to provide a flexible EHR solution to Twin Fountains…

The use of electronic health records is associated with a decrease in emergency department visits and hospitalizations of diabetic patients, according to a study published Wednesday the Journal of the American Medical Association. read more Source: EHR use reduces ED visits, hospitalizations for diabetics

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT revealed new analysis looking at vendor readiness on 2014 Edition CEHRT during this month’s Health IT Policy Committee. ONC’s Data Analytics team sought to answer the question, “What percentage of successful Meaningful Users attested with vendors that have passed certification for 2014 Edition CEHRT?” ONC Reveals…

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT has issued guidance to electronic health record technology developers offering systems to providers not eligible for the Meaningful Use program that enables those providers to share data with ONC-certified EHRs. read more Source: ONC guidance focuses on providers ineligible for Meaningful Use

The 24-hospital Sutter Health system in Northern California was the talk of the town late August after a software glitch rendered its $1 billion Epic electronic health record system inaccessible to nurses and clinical staff throughout all Sutter locations. read more Source: What to do (and what not to do) when your $1B system-wide EHR…

Payment incentives tied to electronic health records can positively influence patient care, even in small physician practices, according to new research published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association. read more Source: Incentivized EHR use improves cardiovascular outcomes

Medflow has announced that their Medflow Electronic Health Records v8.1 has been certified under the Drummond Group’s Electronic Health Records Office of the National Coordinator Authorized Certification Body (ONC-ACB) program. By receiving the 2014 ONC HIT Certification, Medflow’s EHR software is compliant in accordance with the criteria adopted by the Secretary of the U.S. Department…

The Saban Research Institute recently hosted the 3rd annual Meaningful Use of Complex Medical Data (MUCMD) Symposium. Organized by Randall Wetzel, MD, chairman of the Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, MUCMD is a forum that fosters communication between physicians and “Big Data” experts in order to make use…