Tag: health-records
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Pediatricians offer model for kids’ EHRs
Electronic health records frequently lack functions specific to children’s healthcare needs, but this could change as an effort led by the American Academy of Pediatrics has developed standards and functional requirements that the AAP would like EHR…
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Taking The Pulse Of Mobile Health
It’s no secret the healthcare industry is going digital. Electronic health records, health information exchanges, and Web-based patient portals are becoming ubiquitous features in nearly all clinical environments. But the fastest, most widely adopted digital push, according to healthcare industry experts, has undoubtedly been in mobile health.
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Access to EHR data ‘overwhelmingly’ positive for patients
Providing patients with access to the information in their electronic health records “overwhelmingly” yielded positive benefits, according to a new study in the Journal of Medical Internet Research . read more
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Morning Headlines 3/28/13
Caradigm Kills eHealth, Partners with Orion Caradigm, the Microsoft and GE Healthcare collaboration, has announced a partnership with Orion Health wherein Caradigm will go to market with Orion Health’s HIE solution rather than its own poorly performing eHealth HIE solution which is now being sunset.
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EHRs can ID phenotypes for genetic research
Electronic health records can be helpful tools for identifying phenotypes for genetic and other research, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Informatics Association .
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Tavenner reaffirms CMS will look into improper billing by EHR users
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will begin to conduct billing audits of providers who use electronic health records, according to a news alert issued this week by law firm Mintz Levin. read more
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Doc EHR market remains competitive
Epic Systems Corp. has more physicians and other eligible professionals who have attested as meaningful users of complete electronic health records systems in the ambulatory-care setting than any other vendor in a still-crowded and intensely…
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NetPulse, HIEs, and The Importance of Reliable EMRs — Around Healthcare Scene
Have you ever wished that all your fitness and food trackers were in one place? Well, look no further. NetPulse is trying to do just that. The new platform is working with some of the hottest apps, as well as fitness equipment makers, to make taking control of your health easier and more convenient. A…
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Report: Three-in-Five Physicians Satisfied with their EHR
According to a new report from Deloitte Center for Health Services (DCHS), which surveyed 613 physicians on the state of healthcare reform and the medical profession in general, three-in-five physicians are satisfied with their electronic health records (EHRs). Overall though, physicians in the surveyed are concerned about the future of healthcare, with nearly 60 percent…
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Why provider workflow must be a priority during IT implementation
For providers asked to use new technologies like electronic health records and analytics tools, workflow impact, no doubt, is a top of mind issue. In a recent interview with the Institute for Heath Technology Transformation, Stephen Beck, chief medical informatics officer at Cincinnati-based Catholic Health Partners, said that's exactly how he approaches his organization's IT implementation processes