Category: EHR

The following is a guest post by Kyna Fong, Founder of Elation EMR. In healthcare, there’s a generally accepted rule of thumb.  Before providers are asked to change how they deliver patient care, they must first be convinced that the change adds clinical value, i.e., improves patient care. The adoption of EHR’s should fit squarely…

Stage 3 of Meaningful Use will work to address key gaps in electronic health record functionality, to simplify/consolidate objectives and to new care models and national health priorities, according to draft recommendations made by the Health IT Policy Committee's Meaningful Use Workgroup last week. read more Source: Workgroup: Expect new standards in Meaningful Use Stage…

Marlin Equity Acquires Health Care Software Firm Marlin Equity Partners acquires long-term care software vendor 6N Systems. Doctor lost control of patient records A physician in Canada is cited for failing to exercise control over health records when she tries to obtain the electronic medical records of her patients to start a new practice and…

Most practices in Tennessee have adopted an electronic health record system, but smaller practices are faring better than larger ones at attesting to Meaningful Use, according to Jennifer McAnally Ride, director of the Volunteer State's regional extension center. read more Source: Tennessee REC: 'We're now at a tipping point'

The acceleration of interoperability of electronic health data hinges less on changes to technology and more on payment and cultural changes in the industry, according to HIMSS President and CEO H. Stephen Lieber. read more Source: HIMSS CEO Stephen Lieber: Interoperability of health data requires a culture change

Mobile devices continue to transform the work lives of physicians, with more than four in five using smartphones every day and more than half of doctors using tablets daily and two in five nurse… read more Source: Report: Half of clinicians use tablets for EHR, documentation

Today, someone who calls themselves HIT Sprite sent me a cartoon that looks at ONC dealing with the recently announced departure of Farzad Mostashari. You might not get the cartoon if you don’t know Farzad and ONC well, but for those who live, eat, breathe and sleep health IT, I think you’ll enjoy it. While…

The Curmudgeonly Diatribe One reaction to the penetration of digital technology into medical practice is a type of editorial I hereby term the “curmudgeonly diatribe.” As the name suggests, it’s written by a senior practitioner who is displeased with something — or maybe everything — about the electronic medical record. The prototype is a JAMA…

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT, in issuing a response to their Request for Information on accelerating health information exchange and interoperability Wednesday, released their principles and strategy, taking an “incremental yet comprehensive” approach and steps to “encourage” widespread “voluntary” use. read more From:…

Aprima Medical Software has announced  that their EHR solution, Aprima PRM 2014 EHR  and their Practice Management version 14.0, has received Meaningful Use Stage 2 certification as a Complete EHR for use in ambulatory care settings from InfoGard, an accredited ONC-ACB certification body. This Complete EHR is 2014 Edition compliant and has been certified by…