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Aetna Statement in Support of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Initiative on Electronic Health Records: HARTFORD, Conn. -- Aetna (NYSE: AET) announced support for a five-year demonstration project unveiled today by U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Mike Leavitt. The goal of the project is to encourage small to medium-sized physician practices to adopt electronic health records EHR, by offering bonuses to practices that...; Tags: Aetna Inc., e-health, electronic health record, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Research articles 2007-10-30
Opalis Announces IT Process Automation Solution for CA eHealth: New Integration Pack Delivers IT Services Faster, Reduces Production Execution Timeframes for Systems Monitoring and Service Management; Tags: Computer Associates International Inc., e-health; Research articles 2008-05-28
New Health IT Regulations Adopted: Department of Health and Human Services HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt announced on August 1 final regulations that will support physician adoption of electronic prescribing and electronic health records technology. "Electronic health records help doctDepartment of Health and Human Services HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt announced on August 1 final regulations that...; Tags: e-health, electronic health record, health care, physician, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Research articles 2006-09-01
It Ain't Necessarily So: The Electronic Health Record and the Unlikely Prospect of Reducing Health Care Costs: Electronic Health Record EHR advocates argue that EHRs lead to reduced errors and reduced costs. Many reports suggest otherwise. The EHR often leads to higher billings and declines in provider productivity with no change in provider-to-patient ratios. Error reduction is inconsistent and has yet to be linked to savings or...; Tags: Healthcare, E-health, Error Reduction, Health Care, Electronic Health Record; White papers 2006-07-01
Consumers See Electronic Health Records as Important Factor when Choosing a Physician and Are Willing to Pay for the Service, Accenture Research Finds: Yet few physicians currently use electronic health records to manage patient data; Tags: Accenture Ltd., e-health, electronic health record, physician; Research articles 2007-02-26

Potential Benefits of Electronic Medical Records: The use of information technology in health care fields is often touted as a way to transform medicine. People often refer to the potential benefits in cost savings and in quality of care but how much of a benefit will actually be realized? The costs of implementing and maintaining an...; Tags: Human Resources, Healthcare, Benefits, E-health, Health Care, Electronic Health Record, Information Technology; White papers 2006-05-01
Cerner's PowerChart Receives CCHIT Certification; Software Complies with 100 Percent of Certification Criteria: KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Cerner Corporation (NASDAQ: CERN) today announced that the Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (CCHITSM) named PowerChartR 2005.02, CCHIT CertifiedSM and that it meets CCHIT ambulatory electronic health record EHR criteria for 2006. PowerChartR 2005.02 is Cerner's EHR solution. Ambulatory EHRs are designed for physician offices...; Tags: Cerner Corp., e-health, electronic health record, software; Research articles 2006-07-18
Siemens Strengthens Global Quest for Superior Care: Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise IHE, a global initiative founded on the premise of Information Technology IT interoperability, is empowering healthcare systems around the world to improve their models of care. With support from partners such as Siemens, care organizations throughout Europe are driving the promising future of IT-enabled healthcare. In...; Tags: Human Resources, Software, Enterprise Software, E-health, Benefits, Healthcare, Vertical Industries, Health Care, Siemens AG; Case studies 2006-04-03
HIMSS 2006 Opens Doors to Future of Healthcare: Healthcare IT is on the worldwide agenda, with countries such as the U.S. aiming for the adoption of Electronic Health Records EHRs by 2010. Especially with medical records and other critical patient information lost during Gulf Coast Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, this initiative has captured the nation's interest. In fact,...; Tags: Human Resources, Software, Healthcare, Vertical Industries, E-health, Healthcare IT, HIMSS 2006, Health Care, Siemens AG, Patient, Benefits, Enterprise Software; White papers 2006-04-03
TietoEnator Wins Swedish National Electronic Healthcare Record Contract with InterSystems HealthShare: CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- InterSystems Corporation today announced that the Swedish national electronic health record, known as the National Patient Overview NPO will be supplied by TietoEnator using InterSystems HealthShare[TM] software. The contract is valued at approximately $19 million for the first five years, with an option to extend for an...; Tags: e-health, electronic health record, TietoEnator; Research articles 2008-03-19
E-Health: Determinants, Opportunities, Challenges and the Way Forward for Countries in the WHO African Region: The implementation of the 58th World Health Assembly resolution on e-health will pose a major challenge for the Member States of the World Health Organization WHO African Region due to lack of Information And Communications Technology ICT and mass Internet connectivity, compounded by a paucity of ICT-related knowledge and skills....; Tags: Healthcare, E-health, BioMed Central; White papers 2005-12-20
Hospitals not ready for an EHR.: Jul 27, 2006 (Hospital & Healthcare - ABIX via COMTEX) -- IDC completed a survey on the readiness of Australian hospitals for electronic health records EHR. IDC has issued a survey report entitled "EHR: A move toward dynamic IT in healthc Jul 27, 2006 (Hospital...; Tags: e-health, electronic health record, hospital, International Data Corp., survey; Research articles 2006-07-27
Big or Small, EHRs Benefit All: The diversity of behavioral health organizations is one of the primary difficulties involved in successful Electronic Health Record EHR implementation. Because behavioral health services are more dependent on human resources than physical infrastructure, perhaps more variations in size and configuration exist in behavioral healthcare than in any other healthcare specialty....; Tags: Health Care, Vertical Industries, Healthcare, Benefits, E-health, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources; White papers 2005-11-01
Barriers and Strategies for Successful EHR Implementation: In the spring of 2004, President Bush called for the widespread implementation of interoperable Electronic Health Records EHR within 10 years, unleashing a groundswell of energy and enthusiasm to meet this goal. Leading up to this mandate, a number of healthcare organizations demonstrated leadership and innovation as the first implementers...; Tags: Healthcare, E-health, Electronic Health Record, Strategy, Barrier; White papers 2005-10-10
Hope and Hype: Predicting the Impact of Electronic Medical Records: The fascination with electronic medical records EMRs is not new. For decades, vendors have capitalized on this enthusiasm. But hospitals and clinics have ended up with little to show for their large outlays. Indeed, computing at a typical hospital has not gotten much beyond what was available twenty-five years ago....; Tags: Hospital, Project HOPE, Electronic Health Record, RAND Analysis, E-health, Healthcare; White papers 2005-10-01
Which Physicians and Practices Are Using Electronic Medical Records?: Greater use of electronic medical records EMRs has the potential to improve the quality of medical care and has become a goal of the U.S. administration. The paper deals with a survey which depicts that only an average of 17.6 percent of physicians reported use of EMRs in their office-based...; Tags: Physician, E-health, Healthcare, Electronic Health Record, Project HOPE; White papers 2005-10-01
Medical Groups' Adoption of Electronic Health Records and Information Systems: The paper reveals about the survey of a nationally representative sample of medical group practices to assess their current use of information technology IT. The results suggest that adoption of electronic health records EHRs is progressing slowly, at least in smaller practices, although a number of group practices plan to...; Tags: Healthcare, E-health, Electronic Health Record, Group, Information System; White papers 2005-10-01
Physicians and Ambulatory Electronic Health Records: Few U.S. physicians use outpatient electronic health records EHRs, although it appears that most would like to begin. The main barriers are not technical, because adoption rates in other countries are high. The paper reports that the biggest barrier is reimbursement, because physicians must pay for EHRs, but most of...; Tags: Healthcare, E-health, Project HOPE, Physician; White papers 2005-10-01
The Value of Electronic Health Records in Solo or Small Group Practices: The paper reveals about case studies of fourteen solo or small-group primary care practices using electronic health record EHR software from two vendors. Initial EHR costs averaged $44,000 per full-time-equivalent FTE provider, and ongoing costs averaged $8,500 per provider per year. The average practice paid for its EHR costs in...; Tags: Healthcare, E-health, Electronic Health Record; White papers 2005-10-01
Savings in Electronic Medical Record Systems? Do It for the Quality: National policymakers are considering whether to make major long-term investments in electronic medical record EMR systems. The matter of rising health care costs is never far from any health care debate, and the prospect for EMR systems to decrease costs is a potential selling point. The paper presents a well-documented...; Tags: Healthcare, E-health, Electronic Medical Record System, Health Care, Electronic Health Record; White papers 2005-10-01