EHR Experts

By Steven Shea, M.D., and George Hripcsak, M.D.
North Shore Hospital System on Long Island in New York recently announced that it will pay an incentive of up to $40,000 to each physician in its network who adopts its electronic health record (EHR) — paying 50% of the cost to physicians who install an EHR that [...]

Filed under: ARRA, EHR, Electronic Health Records on January 25th, 2010 | No Comments »

By, Molly Merrill
ATLANTA – Four of every 10 office-based physicians use electronic health records, according to 2009 preliminary estimates by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The estimates are based on the CDC’s National Ambulatory Medical Survey (NAMCS), an annual nationally representative survey of patient visits to office-based physicians that collects information on the use [...]

Filed under: EHR, Electronic Health Records on January 15th, 2010 | No Comments »

More than 40% of office-based physicians used electronic health record systems in 2009, according to the latest National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey from CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics, MedPage Today reports.
The latest findings suggest that EHR adoption has increased significantly during the past decade, up from 18% in 2001.
Survey Details
For the report, NCHS interviewed [...]

Filed under: EHR, Electronic Health Records on January 12th, 2010 | No Comments »

A good electronic health record (EHR) system effectively stores patients’ health information electronically and uses computer-aided decision support systems to improve safety and the quality of healthcare. The government encourages health practitioners to adopt EHR systems because they can reduce healthcare costs and enhance decision-support capabilities of users. A manual order entry system is inefficient [...]

Filed under: EHR, Electronic Health Records on January 7th, 2010 | 1 Comment »

For DCs looking to invest in electronic health records (EHR) software to make the switch from paper to digital or simply to streamline their practice’s efficiency, there are dozens of vendors to choose from. However, not all EHR companies are created equal, so in order to get the best value for your money, you should [...]

Filed under: EHR, EHR companies, Electronic Health Records on January 5th, 2010 | No Comments »