EHR Experts

As we head into the next stage of  EHR adoption, now that the meaningful use criteria have been finalized, it’s time for health IT advocates to start rallying their physician colleagues to get serious about implementing and deriving value from EHRs.
Eugene Heslin, MD, lead physician at Bridge Street Medical Group in the New York Hudson [...]

Filed under: EHR, EHR companies, Electronic Health Records on August 4th, 2010 | No Comments »

Last week, we took great steps forward in bringing America’s health records into the 21st century. Widespread and meaningful use of fully functional electronic health record systems combined with a robust infrastructure for broad-based health information exchange can improve the quality, safety, and efficiency of health care for [...]

Filed under: EHR, EHR companies, Electronic Health Records on July 26th, 2010 | 3 Comments »

Growing adoption of electronic health records is expected to complement and boost the use of telehealth initiatives across the country, InformationWeek reports.
Health care organizations are planning to deploy telehealth programs to increase access:

To certain specialists;
For patients with conditions that prevent them from traveling; and
During patient transport, since some conditions require treatment while patients are in [...]

Filed under: EHR, EHR companies, Electronic Health Records on April 29th, 2010 | 2 Comments »

EHR software or Electronic Health Record software system is a doctor’s new best friend. This software is created to make a doctor’s life easier and more efficient. Doctors must keep tract of their patients’ records and charts. Over time, these records can pile up and be an unmanageable handful of information to organize. A doctor’s [...]

Filed under: EHR, EHR companies, Electronic Health Records on March 19th, 2010 | No Comments »

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 »

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and healthcare nonprofit organization Kaiser Permanente recently announced a pilot program designed to exchange EHR information using the Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN) created by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
This initial pilot is planned to begin in mid-December 2009.
“Utilizing the NHIN’s standards and network will allow [...]

Filed under: EHR, EHR companies, Electronic Health Records on December 2nd, 2009 | No Comments »

By Joe Carlson / HITS staff writer
Iowa has become the first state in the nation to have its Medicaid program chosen to receive funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to assess implementation of electronic health records and personal health records.
Iowa’s Medicaid program will receive a grant of $1.16 million in federal [...]

Filed under: EHR, EHR companies, Electronic Health Records on November 30th, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Iowa’s Medicaid program is the first to receive matching federal funds to plan for the implementation of an EHRs incentive program as established by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA).
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Iowa will receive $1.6 million in matching funds.
“While Iowa is the first state [...]

Filed under: EHR, EHR companies, Electronic Health Records, Federal Economic Stimulus Package, Health Care on November 27th, 2009 | No Comments »

By Mary Mosquera
A panel advising the Office of the National Coordinator of Health IT (ONC) said it will heed the overwhelming consensus it has received in recent public comments to develop the simplest possible certification standards for accelerating health IT adoption.
The Health IT Standards Committee’s implementation workgroup reported today that it distilled the testimony of [...]

Filed under: ARRA, EHR, EHR companies, HL7, Health Care on November 24th, 2009 | No Comments »

By Mary Mosquera,
Healthcare providers will have the option to use electronic health record systems to report Medicare quality and electronic prescribing measures to CMS in some of its pay-for-performance programs next year, according to an announcement by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
The revisions are designed “to promote adoption and use of electronic health [...]

Filed under: ARRA, EHR, EHR companies, Health Care on November 20th, 2009 | No Comments »