Category: EHR

Data-sharing in healthcare remains difficult, and despite assertions that the industry is on the cusp of a breakthrough, many are impatient with the slow pace of progress. Those attending the Digital Healthcare Conference in Madison, Wis., last week addressed some of the biggest questions about the sad state of interoperability. read more …read more Source:…

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality recently published a new guidebook to help primary care physicians join and use health information organizations. read more …read more Source: AHRQ guide aids primary care docs in connecting to HIEs

The Electronic Health Record Association  has announced new leadership for the coming year.  Results of this year’s elections return several Executive Committee members, including the chair and vice chair, and add new members, maintaining balanced representation from companies that serve healthcare enterprises with both ambulatory and acute care EHRs, and companies that focus solely on…

Healthcare Management Systems, Inc. v12 has been tested and certified under the Drummond Group’s Electronic Health Records Office of the National Coordinator Authorized Certification Body program as a 2014 Edition Complete Inpatient Electronic Health Record. The EHR software from Healthcare Management Systems (HMS) is compliant in accordance with the criteria adopted by the Secretary of…

Today’s EHR and HIT News includes  news from iPatientCare that they’ve been selected by Wyle  to supply an Ambulatory EHR to the Exploration Medical System Demonstration Project for NASA, as well as partnership news between to HIT training vendores, Train For E.H.R. Enterprises and Florida based Codesmart University.  There is also a product announcement […]…

Here’s a statistic that caught me off guard: according to IDC Healthcare Insights, clinicians on average use 6.4 mobile devices in a day. That stat, courtesy of HIT Consultant, underscores the need for a smart and thorough security policy for clinicians who use their own devices at work. Increasingly, healthcare organizations are crafting security policies for…

Providers have made great strides in adopting electronic health records, but the process is not without its challenges, Jonathan Kolarik, Director of Health IT for the Oklahoma Foundation for Medical Quality's Regional Extension Center Network, tells FierceEMR in an exclusive interview. read more …read more Source: Oklahoma REC a health IT 'fixture' for rural providers

While the HIMSS EHRA's new Code of Conduct already has been heralded by the EHR vendor industry, I can't help but be a little cynical. read more …read more Source: EHRA code of conduct only a baby step toward greater patient safety

Physicians, take heed: The usability of ambulatory electronic health record systems varies significantly, according to a new report from Orem, Utah-based KLAS Research. read more …read more Source: Epic, athenahealth tops for EHR usability, KLAS says

Today’s EHR and HIT news includes customer acquisition news from eClinicalWorks and simplifyMD as well as partnership news between NoMoreClipboard and ICA, who are  to Collaborating on Health Information Exchange and Patient Engagement Opportunities. Chicago’s Swedish Covenant Hospital Selects eClinicalworks EHR and RCM eClinicalWorks has announced that Chicago’s Swedish Covenant Hospital has selected eClinicalWorks comprehensive…