http://www.ehrexperts.us Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:08:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) set the bar lower and relaxed its meaningful use rule to encourage providers to adopt electronic health records systems, HHS officials announced Tuesday. The final regulation divides goals into two sets. Providers, who include eligible professionals, hospitals, and critical access hospitals, must meet ... http://www.ehrexperts.us/hhs-relaxes-ehr-meaningful-use-rule-to-encourage-adoption/ Key step in national initiative toward adoption of electronic health records The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT), Chicago, Ill. and the Drummond Group Inc. (DGI), Austin, Texas, were named today by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) as the first technology review bodies that ... http://www.ehrexperts.us/initial-ehr-certification-bodies-named/ TEMPE, AZ – The patients at hospitals with the most advanced type of electronic medical records are likely to spend 22.4 percent less time in the emergency room than at other hospitals, a new study from the W.P.Carey School of Business at Arizona State University shows. "The good news is that ... http://www.ehrexperts.us/er-wait-times-reduced-22-percent-with-advanced-ehrs/ One of the lesser discussed factors determining whether to adopt EHRs or not is the number of years that a physician who owns his or her practice has left before retirement. This is a complicated issue, and the advice will vary from physician to physician, given his or her specific circumstances. ... http://www.ehrexperts.us/should-physicians-nearing-retirement-deploy-ehrs/ The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) today issued a final rule to establish a temporary certification program for electronic health record (EHR) technology.  The temporary certification program establishes processes that organizations will need to follow in order to be authorized by the National Coordinator to ... http://www.ehrexperts.us/onc-issues-final-rule-to-establish-the-temporary-certification-program-for-electronic-health-record-technology/ Most of the 1,500 largest U.S. hospitals have already deployed electronic health record systems. Not so for the nation's 700,000 practicing doctors. Less than 20% of them use EHRs, and many aren't using fully functional systems. So what's at stake if all these doctors don't get on board with deploying ... http://www.ehrexperts.us/four-ways-to-jump-start-e-health-record-adoption/ 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 ... http://www.ehrexperts.us/physician-champions-speak-out/ 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 ... http://www.ehrexperts.us/advancing-the-future-of-health-care-with-electronic-health-records/ By Molly Merrill COLUMBIA, MO – Researchers from the University of Missouri are developing an electronic health record system aimed at meeting the needs of a population of older adults that's expected to almost double in the next 20 years. According to the U.S. Administration on Aging, there will be about 72 ... http://www.ehrexperts.us/ehr-developed-for-long-term-care-holds-promise/ By, Bernie Monegain ANN ARBOR, MI – CHIME'S analysis of the government's final rule on electronic health records certification concludes that certification criteria will change, necessitating the ongoing need to certify health IT products for the foreseeable future. The Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) released the final rule for the temporary ... http://www.ehrexperts.us/chime-analysis-indicates-continuing-ehr-certification/