Nearly 70% of health care providers expect to hire a professional services firm to help them achieve “meaningful use” of electronic health records, according to a new report from research firm KLAS, Healthcare IT News reports.
Under the 2009 federal economic stimulus package, health care providers who demonstrate meaningful use of EHRs will qualify for Medicaid [...]
Filed under: EHR, Electronic Health Records on May 24th, 2010 | 2 Comments »
A new study identifies lessons learned by organizations that help small physician practices adopt and use electronic health records (EHRs).
The authors surveyed 29 initiatives that help smaller medical practices adopt and use EHR technology, including some regional extension centers. They obtained information from program leaders, Web sites, and published reports.
Key Findings
Current programs providing [...]
Filed under: EHR, Electronic Health Records on April 16th, 2010 | No Comments »
Health care providers are looking to health IT to increase efficiency and improve patient care, according to a new market survey by CompTIA, Healthcare IT News reports.
The market research firm conducted the survey of 300 health care providers and 200 health care IT firms in September 2009.
According to the survey, 83% of health care providers [...]
Filed under: EHR, Electronic Health Records on December 21st, 2009 | No Comments »
Electronic health record and electronic prescribing systems can deliver substantial socioeconomic benefits that eventually exceed their costs, but such benefits take a long time to materialize, according to a new European Commission study, E-Health Europe reports.
The final report of the European Commission’s EHR IMPACT study looked at more than 700 indicators of cost and benefits [...]
Filed under: EHR, Electronic Health Records on December 18th, 2009 | No Comments »