Tag: emr
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Does EHR certification by the government mean anything?
What exactly is involved in the certification process as defined by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) Health IT Certification Program (which as of now is a voluntary certification program designed for health IT standards, implementation specifications and certification criteria)? Today, that includes: • Regulations – the ONC issues regulations…
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CTS Explores the Medical Practice Management Challenges of EMR / EHR Software
A new article series presented by CTS, a publisher of medical software reviews and evaluation tools, explores some of the significant medical practice management challenges related to EMR / EHR software. Written by medical software expert and CTS President, Sheldon Needle, the series sheds light on problems associated with managing patient data electronically and how…
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EMR Research, EMR Blogging, and EMR Whitepapers
#his2013 Overhage: EMR deployment success is also creating a problem as we deploy Commerial products – more difficult to experiment/research — Ross D. Martin (@RossMartin) April 26, 2013 This is an interesting observation. I see what Ross means when it comes to experimentation. Meaningful use and the rest of the government regulations are sucking the…
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Frost & Sullivan: Government Initiatives Drive Use of Electronic Medical and Health Records in Asia-Pacific
Electronic health record systems are becoming increasingly popular in Asia-Pacific as the region’s healthcare industry moves towards digitization.
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Need Point of Care EMR Documentation to Meet Future EMR Documentation Requirements
As part of my ongoing writing about what people are starting to call the EHR Backlash , I started to think about the shifting tides of EMR documentation. One of the strongest parts of the EHR backlash from doctors surrounds the convoluted documentation that an EMR creates. There is no end to the doctors who…
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Essentia Health Ambulatory Clinics Reach Stage 7
HIMSS Analytics, a division of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), has announced that 54 Essentia Health ambulatory clinics, located in Minnesota, North Dakota and Wisconsin, have reached Stage 7 on the Ambulatory EMR Adoption Model (A-EMRAM).
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Will an EMR’s Quality Metrics Differentiate it from Other EMRs?
In the emerging consumer-centered, value-driven U.S. healthcare marketplace, the EHR vendors that survive and thrive will need to differentiate their brand by successfully competing on the value (quality/price) their product actually delivers to its end users. – Bob Coi, MD This is a fascinating look at EMRs and future differentiation in the EHR market. There’s…
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Hospitals, Representative Ask For Extension of EMR “Safe Harbor”
Right now, it’s legal for hospitals to give doctors EMRs under certain circumstances, despite the existence of the Stark law banning payments intended to induce referrals. Specifically, hospitals won’t face anti-kickback enforcement if doctors pay 15 percent of the cost of EMRs donated by hospitals. But the Stark law exception established by CMS, plus a…
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“EMR and HIPAA” becomes “EHR and Omnibus”
We at EMR and HIPAA have been hearing a lot from our readers that there’s been some confusion with the EMR and HIPAA brand. Many readers are really confused by what we provide here on EMR and HIPAA and what to expect when they visit the website. For those who don’t know the history, I…
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In push to go paperless, don’t forget about paper entirely
While it's laudable for hospitals today to be “all electronic” and meeting the advanced stages of electronic adoption in HIMSS' EMR adoption model –the highest levels of EHR use… read more