Category: EHR

Today’s EHR and HIT news includes updates from IT Services provider Red River, who is launching Red River Healthcare, as well as customer acquisition news from Merge Healthcare, Hyland Software and Intelligent Medical Objects. Red River Healthcare Set to Enable Providers to Meet Significant Patient Demand for Advanced Healthcare Solutions New Hampshire-based Red River, a …

Practice Fusion has announced that they’ve been voted the No. 1 EHR across all specialties and practice sizes in the 2013 State of the Ambulatory Electronic Health Records Replacement Market survey independently conducted by Brown-Wilson’s Black Book Rankings. For the third year in a row, the EHR also took the top spot for primary care…

2013 has been billed as the year of EHR dissatisfaction, with up to 23 percent of physician practices reporting they were trading in their current EHR system for a new brand altogether, and, according to a new Black Book Rankings report, there were only a handful of vendors that came out on top. read more…

While the 4th of July brought with it the annual array of picnics and fireworks, this year it also saw the kickoff of the 3rd consecutive #HIT100 competition. The brainchild of Michael Planchart, aka The EHR Guy, the list aims to recognize the top contributors to the HIT social media community. read more Source: 3rd…

The creativity of humans will never cease to amaze me. If you’re someone who works in the EMR world, you’ll love this video. I honestly don’t know whether to cry or cry laughing. I’m sure many doctors and nurses reading this will have had some first hand experiences like this. Enjoy a nice patient view…

All too often, usability issues can hamper the successful implementation of technology in healthcare settings. For instance, in a recent survey of electronic health record consultants, analysts, managers and support team members, 88 percent cited lack of focus on usability as the primary reason they believe many EHR companies will be out of business by…

As you know, each weekend I like to do a roundup of interesting tweets and add a bit of commentary. This time I thought it would be fun to grab some tweets from just one person, Neil Versel. Neil has been doing a number of really great posts on his blog Meaningful Health IT News…

When tracked within its electronic medical record, key interventions like transitional care coaching and an expanded Patient Health Questionnaire not only improve the care provided to John C. Lincoln ACO’s population but provide a clearer picture of the accountable care organization’s performance, note Karen Furbush, business consultant, and Heather Jelonek, chief operating officer of the…

Athenahealth Slips To Loss In Q2; Backs FY13 Outlook Athenahealth reports a $12.4 million net loss, or -$0.34 per share in its Q2 results. Despite the poor performance, the company stands by its year end-forecast. Data show electronic health records empower patients and equip doctors CMS releases a report touting standout metrics of the EHR…

The use of electronic health records (EHRs) can reduce the costs of outpatient care by roughly three percent, compared to relying on traditional paper records, according to a new study from the University of Michigan that examined more than four years of healthcare cost data in nine communities. The use of electronic health records (EHRs)…