Tag: ehr
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CDS system grows on pediatricians
Pediatrician satisfaction with a decision support system grew over time and a development team working with their feedback is refining it further, according to a study published in the Journal of the… read more Source: CDS system grows on pediatricians
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Two Hospitals Achieve Recognition for EMR Adoption
HIMSS Analytics, a division of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), has announced that Emory-Adventist Hospital, located in Smyrna, Ga., has received the acute care Stage 7 award, and that Mount Sinai Queens in Astoria, N.Y. has reached Stage 6 status on theHIMSS Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model (EMRAM). HIMSS Analytics, a division…
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Intermountain, Deloitte launch comparative effectiveness tool
Intermountain Healthcare, in collaboration with consulting firm Deloitte, unveiled a data analytics tool this week that will leverage information from electronic health records improve patient treatment efforts via comparative effectiveness research. read more Source: Intermountain, Deloitte launch comparative effectiveness tool
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3 keys for successful CPOE implementation
Training, support and managing anxiety are key to the implementation of computerized physician order entry systems, according to research published this week in BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making. read more Source: 3 keys for successful CPOE implementation
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Emergency department EHRs ‘particularly error prone’
Electronic health records provide many benefits, but also bring about “unintended consequences” of errors that can affect patient safety in the emergency department, according to a new article in the Annals of Emergency Medicine. read more Source: Emergency department EHRs 'particularly error prone'
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EHR and HIT News for June 25th
Today’s EHR and HIT news includes updates from eClinicalWorks as well as news from Sprint on the launch of a secure messaging solutions to Enable HIPAA Compliance. Finally, there is customer acquisition news from simplifyMD. eClinicalWorks Signs 1,000 for Revenue Cycle Management eClinicalWorks has announced that they have signed 1,000 providers to their Revenue Cycle…
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athenaClinicals Receives 2014 ONC HIT Certification
athenahealth has announced that athenaClinicals® (13.6), its cloud-based EHR service, is compliant with the ONC 2014 Edition Standards & Certification Criteria and was certified as a Complete EHR on June 21st, 2013 by the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology. The ONC 2014 Edition criteria support both Stage 1 and 2 Meaningful Use measures required…
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Vocera Communications founder awarded 2013 Jean-Claude Laprie Award in Dependable Computing
Vocera Communications, Inc., the leading provider of solutions that address critical communications and productivity challenges facing healthcare, hospitality, retail and other mobile work environments, today announced that its founder and chief technology officer, Robert Shostak, PhD, has been awarded the 2013 Jean-Claude Laprie Award in Dependable Computing for his co-authored paper, “The Byzantine Generals Problem”.…
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Hospital VBP: FY 2013 Actual Percentage Payment Summary Report NPC 10/4/12
This National Provider Call (NPC) (with Q&A session) which was held on October 4, 2012 provides a presentation on the Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 Actual Percentage…
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Bill Would Offer More Ways To Avoid Medicare EMR Cut
Federal lawmakers have introduced a bill which would grow the list of exemptions physicians could seek to the Medicare penalties faced by those not meaningfully using an EMR. The bill, which was filed in the House by Rep. Diane Black (R, Tenn) would add new hardship exemptions to an existing list which would help solo…