Category: EHR

Stage 2 of Meaningful Use should start as scheduled, but the attestation period for its first year should be extended, according to the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS). read more Source: HIMSS: Don’t delay MU Stage 2, but give providers more time to attest

Healthcare providers that plan to use cloud-based services to host their electronic health records should first audit such providers via an external company to help build a relationship of trust, according to a new study published this week in the Journal of Medical Internet Research. read more Source: Researchers: Ensure management transparency when moving to…

A nurse at Ontario’s Norfolk General Hospital has been fired after the hospital discovered she had been improperly accessing patients’ medical records in the hospital’s electronic health record system for the past nine years, in violation of Canada’s Personal Information Protection Act. read more Source: Hospital beefs up EHR audits after firing snooping nurse

Electronic health records may be helpful in reducing unplanned hospital readmissions by generating health risk scores that can automatically assess which patients are most at risk for returning after discharge. read more Source: EHR-generated scores may predict, reduce readmission risk

In part 2 of a two-part podcast series, Micky Tripathi, the President and CEO of the Massachusetts eHealth Collaborative (MAeHC), reveals the secrets to success with the work being done at the NH Regional Extension Center (REC). He also reveals whether or not his glass is half-full or half-empty when it comes to EHR adoption.…

Patients whose electronic health data is used for secondary purposes aside from their own care aren’t terribly concerned with the sensitivity of such information, but are interested in why the information is used, according to research published this week in JAMA Internal Medicine. read more Source: Sensitivity of e-health data not used in care a…

Twenty-eight Meaningful Use-savvy clinicians and healthcare professionals from 18 states will be helping other providers find IT success as part of a new initiative at the the Office of the National Coordinator. The inaugural class of ONC’s Health IT Fellows will “provide grassroots insight and…act as champions to their provider and practice community colleagues on…

Good luck Rob “@iHealthBeat: Building Your Own #EMR (via @THCBstaff) http://t.co/4be8Xxecxj” @doc_rob — Farzad Mostashari (@Farzad_ONC) August 16, 2013 It looks like Dr. Rob Lamberts is crazy. It’s nice of Farzad to support him. I think Dr. Lamberts response to Farzad was enlightening as well: “Thanks. More endurance than luck, though.” He’s right. None of…

Few things frustrate clinicians more than having to engage in a long string of clicks to get their EMR work done. But according to a piece in Health Data Management, medical practices can take a series of steps that will gradually reduce the number of clicks practitioners need to execute to do what they want to…

Electronic health record provider athenahealth's recently published Physician Sentiment Index report finds that although most physicians believe EHRs can improve outcomes, more than half also say that the cost of such tools outweighs their benefit. read more Source: Physicians: EHR costs outweigh benefits