Category: Patient Engagement
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EHR and HIT News for March 14th
Today’s EHR and HIT News includes a ‘go live’ announcement from iSirona as well as news from DMH International who has announced the selection of beta partners for their medical imaging software, TouchPACS. There was also vendor section news from Surgical Information Systems .
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The Patient-Centered Medical Home in Practice
For some medical practices, particularly those in rural areas, the patient-centered medical home (PCMH) is a pipe dream.
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SuccessEHS among First EHR Vendors to Enter Production HIE with South Carolina’s HIE
SuccessEHS has announced that they are among the first ambulatory electronic health record vendors to successfully move into production health information exchange with South Carolina’s Health Information Exchange (SCHIEx).
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EHR adoption, Meaningful Use progress up for acute care hospitals
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT last week released a pair of data briefs on electronic health record adoption and Meaningful Use attestation for acute care hospitals in the U.S. based on data from the American Hospital Association.
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EHR use puts physicians between a rock and a hard place
The electronic health record landscape is pretty gloomy for physicians these days.
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Commentary: Current EHRs are building blocks for the future
While some providers, no doubt, are frustrated with the current state of electronic health records, optimism lies ahead, according to James Cimino, M.D., chief of Laboratory for Informatics Development at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center in Bethesda, Md. read more
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Readers Write: A Balanced EHR Copy Forward Solution
A Balanced EHR Copy Forward Solution By Kyle Samani There’s been a recent wave of media coverage surrounding the topic of EHR copy forward functionality. Many have suggested that this function should be outright banned
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EHR implementation in Malawi brings additional challenges
Implementing an electronic medical records system in Malawi included the usual challenges, such as having tech staff available, selling clinicians on its value and training them to use it. But there were additional challenges, including power outages, low computer literacy in some areas and co-existing with a paper-based system, according to a new study published…
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Bringing Long Term Care Into HIEs Without An EMR
HIEs will never achieve their full potential if all players in the healthcare process aren’t included in the network. But without an EMR to connect to the HIE, how can a provider participate? A new software package developed by Geisinger Health System and the Keystone Beacon Community Program offers a new option allowing nursing homes,…
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The Use of Scribes for Clinical documentation
Given the rigors of documentation required for Meaningful Use, quality measurement, and ICD10, some organizations are adding dedicated scribes to rounding and evaluation teams. I was recently asked two questions about scribes. Does Meaningful Use allow the use of scribes? Meaningful Use does not specify who does the documentation, as long as the thresholds for…