Tag: health-record
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Lax EHR security leads to patient lawsuit against hospital
A former patient of Florida's Adventist Health System has filed a lawsuit against the provider for failing to protect patient data contained in its electronic health record system. read more
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Is the Defense Department ready to embrace VistA?
Is the U.S. Department of Defense finally ready to adopt the Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture (VistA) , the electronic health record system used by the U.S
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CMS issues rules to update, extend EHR donor protections
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has ended speculation regarding the fate of protections allowing hospitals to subsidize electronic health record system purchases by and for physicians. On Monday, CMS filed a proposed rule expected to be published in the April 10 Federal Register tweaking the current regulations and extending the date that the protections would…
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Petition calls for DoD to adopt VistA
A petition was created last week calling on the U.S. Department of Defense to adopt the Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture (VistA), the electronic health record used by the U.S.
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Proposed legislation increases Meaningful Use exemptions
A new bill introduced in the House would ease the pain for some eligible professionals struggling to implement electronic health record systems in accordance with Meaningful Use incentive program requirements. read more
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Balancing The Scales: Selecting The Right EHR For The Life Of Your Practice And Your Patients
If we are at or approaching a technological tipping point in the history of healthcare, then it has never been more important for physician practices to select the right electronic health record (EHR) – and there are tangible reasons to believe so.
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CMS launches prepayment audits of Meaningful Use attesters
In what appears to be a shift in policy, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has begun auditing providers attesting to Meaningful Use of their electronic health record systems before doling out incentive payments, according to a report from the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP). read more
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Study: No vendor has a lock on EHR usability
Electronic health record vendors need to improve the usability of their products and provide more guidance to their provider clients, according to a new study by Orem, Utah, research firm KLAS. read more
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New EHR software helps manage patients with aging brain disorders
Researchers at Indiana University's Regenstrief Institute have developed new electronic health record software that provides more personalized healthcare for older patients suffering from aging brain disorders such as Alzheimer's and depression. read more
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MD Governor: Maryland’s HIE is a Platform for Innovation
To support innovation and progress in health care, I have made the construction of a health IT infrastructure one of our state’s top strategic priorities. My administration has promoted Electronic Health Record (EHR) adoption and supported the construction of a Maryland HIE (health information exchange). Connecting these systems to a common platform is the key…