Tag: EMR’s
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How EHR Vendors Are Improving Patient Safety
According to a 2011 report from the Institute of Medicine (IoM), entitled “Health IT and Patient Safety: Building Safer Systems for Better Care,” some studies indicate that electronic health records (EHRs) lead to “improvements in patient safety, while other studies find no effect.” Well, this is what you need to know: EHR vendors absolutely contribute…
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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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Doctors Discuss Electronic Medical Records (EMR’s)
In the spring of 2012, Staff Care organized a roundtable discussion of locum tenens physicians to confer on the current state of the healthcare industry. Amo… Video Rating: 5 / 5