Category: EHR

Today’s EHR and HIT News includes customers acquisition updates from Capsule Tech, strategic partnership news between Streamline Health and Patientco. The University of Arizona Health Network Chooses Capsule Tech With a goal to improve the accuracy and speed of documentation at the point-of-care, The University of Arizona Health Network (UAHN), Tucson, AZ has chosen to…

Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; and working together is success.  – Henry Ford Since the launch of the Stage 2 Certification program, ONC has been actively listening to the buzz among implementers as EHR vendors strive to update their systems to conform to the Consolidated Clinical Document Architecture (Consolidated CDA) standard…

Health data geeks from across the US have descended on Washington DC this week for what’s called Health Datapalooza. It’s a sort of Mecca for healthcare data sharing where health data geeks virtually hold hands and sing koombaya as they circle around blue buttons and hard drives full of granular health data. As someone who…

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IGI Health’s Orbit Patient Portal version 6.0 has been tested and certified under the Drummond Group’s Electronic Health Records Office of the National Coordinator Authorized Certification Body (ONC-ACB) program. This EHR software is compliant in accordance with the criteria adopted by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. “The ONC-ACB […]…

Mobile computer carts aren’t commodities. Their differences, whether minor or major, affect caregivers’ abilities to care for patients. So, when Kadlec Regional Medical Center in Richland, WA implemented its electronic medical record (EMR) system, it put multiple carts through their paces in everyday use. The EMR system replaced a system in which the physicians’ notes…

Yesterday, the HIT Council met to review Massachusetts Healthcare IT progress. Here is the presentation we used. The meeting began with a presentation from Holyoke Medical Center, describing an ideal subnetwork – a local HIE that meets the needs of local stakeholders while also connecting to the state HIE, enabling any authorized stakeholder in the…

Mass EHR mandate draws criticism, impact remains unclear A change introduced with the Massachusetts’ health reform law is coming under recent fire. The change requires physicians to demonstrate proficiency in the use of CPOE, e-prescribing, and EHRs as a standard of eligibility for medical licensure in the state. Secure health data helping patients, doctors improve…

Did you finish the last year attesting for meaningful use Stage 1? If you did, congratulations! You may be thinking you just made it, you’re aware that Stage 2 is waiting for you, and you’re thankful to have preparation time. Before you rest too much, remember that the Stage 2 clock is ticking. It requires…