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- Electronic Medical Records: Bad for Health?
- Electronic Medical Records: Bad for Health?EHRs pros and consSome thoughts on the pros and cons, costs and benefits of EHRS:http://healthblawg.typepad.com/healthblawg/2007/11/ehrphr-pros-and.htmlAlso, on the question of who bears the cost of EHR implementation: malpractice insurers ought to pony up in the form of significant discounts to wired docs; payors ought to pony...
- Discussion threads 2008-05-07
- HHS Will Choose Criteria for EHR Certification
- While the debate over “meaningful use†of electronic health records rages on, it has been easy to forget the other half of the requirement for getting government health IT subsidies: Physicians and hospitals must use “qualified†EHRs. Since the passage of the HITECH Act, part of last...
- Blog posts 2009-08-17
- What Can US Learn From European Health IT Experience?
- Mainly because of the HITECH Act, part of the economic stimulus legislation passed earlier this year, the U.S. is now finally heading down the road toward widespread health IT adoption and a national health information network. But the discussion about this strategy often gets bogged down in such details as...
- Blog posts 2009-07-31
- Hospital EHRs Don't Make Paper Go Away
- Estimated cost savings to hospitals from the use of electronic health records are quite large: For example, a RAND study published in 2005 calculated that the inpatient savings from efficiency alone could total $57 billion annually within 15 years, assuming a 90 percent adoption rate. But those savings included only...
- Blog posts 2009-07-29
- Round 2 of "Meaningful Use" Lets Up A Bit on Physicians
- The Health IT Policy Committee, which advises the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, has adopted the revised recommendations of its workgroup on the “meaningful use†of electronic health records. Physicians will have to show meaningful use to qualify for government financial incentives that are scheduled to start flowing...
- Blog posts 2009-07-16
- Industry Pushes Back on EHR "Meaningful Use" Definition
- When the government’s Health IT Policy Committee met a couple of weeks ago, some committee members suggested that a workgroup’s preliminary definition of “meaningful use†of electronic health records had gone too far. Now the official comments are in, and it’s clear that most of the healthcare industry agrees that...
- Blog posts 2009-07-02
- Healthcare Roundup: Enthoven's Take on Reform, Help For Small Practices, Docs Drop Credit Cards, and More
- Eminent Economist Speaks - Alain Enthoven, a professor emeritus of management at Stanford University, has weighed in against the public option that many Democrats espouse. In a New York Times op-ed piece cowritten with David Riemer, director of the Community Advocates Public Policy Institute in Milwaukee, Enthoven, who supplied much...
- Blog posts 2009-06-25
- GE Plans Broad Push In Healthcare
- General Electric’s announcement today that it will invest $6 billion in a worldwide “Healthymagination Initiative†raises familiar questions about the interplay of free enterprise and healthcare reform in the U.S. While some components of GE’s plan could help lower costs, raise quality, and increase access, as CEO Jeff Immelt contended...
- Blog posts 2009-05-07
- Electronic Registries Show Promise, Say Experts
- Dr. Carolyn Clancy, director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality AHRQ, and Dr. Ralph Brindis, the incoming president of the American College of Cardiology ACC, recently endorsed two different kinds of electronic disease registries. Both can contribute to healthcare quality improvement, but in different ways. ...
- Blog posts 2009-05-06
- Hospital Use of EHRs Is In Nascent Stage
- The first comprehensive survey of its kind, to be published March 26 in The New England Journal of Medicine, has found that hospitals' use of electronic health records is very limited. On the basis of responses from 3049 nonfederal acute-care hospitals, only 1.5 percent had what experts considered a comprehensive...
- Blog posts 2009-03-25
- Kaiser Study on EHR Efficiency: We Are Not The World
- A study that shows how the use of electronic health records and connectivity with patients has made Kaiser Permanente more efficient also points to something of equal importance: why EHRs might not add much efficiency to the rest of the U.S. healthcare system unless it’s restructured. Published...
- Blog posts 2009-03-10
- Can Obama's Health IT Subsidy Spur Widespread Adoption?
- The timeline and cost for widespread EHR adoption might be considerably greater than the Obama Administration envisions, according to some health policy experts. President Obama has called for the government to spend $50 billion over five years on health IT, and about $20 billion has been earmarked for that purpose...
- Blog posts 2009-02-04
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- Leading Vendors Launch EHR Association,HIMSS EHR Vendor Association Will Provide Collective Voice to Accelerate EHR Adoption
- CHICAGO, Nov. 16 /U.S. Newswire/ -- To accelerate the widespread adoption of the electronic health record EHR, leading healthcare industry EHR vendors have come together to launch the HIMSS EHR Vendor Association. The new association will address national efforts to create interoperable EHRs and advance adoption, primarily in the...
- Research articles 2004-11-16
- 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...
- White papers 2005-10-10
- 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...
- Research articles 2006-07-27
- Proxima Technology Appoints Mark Ehr as Director of Product Marketing; Industry Research Analyst Joins Proxima Technology
- DENVER -- Proxima Technology, a provider of software solutions that help organizations understand and improve the business value of IT, today announced that Mark Ehr, former research analyst at Enterprise Management Associates EMA, has joined the company as Director of Product Marketing. In this role, Ehr will be responsible for...
- Research articles 2005-02-07
- Medical Strategic Planning Announces Acquisition of the CSMed EHR Selector - Formerly Hosted by HIMSS
- LINCROFT, N.J. -- MSP is pleased to announce the CSMed EHR Selector, developed under the direction of Dr. Caroline Samuels and previously hosted by HIMSS at www.ehrselector.com, has become the MSP EHR Selector. "As part of our plan to reach a wider audience, CSMed selected Medical Strategic Planning, Inc. MSP...
- Research articles 2006-09-08
- Sayers Healthcare and Physicians EHR Announce Partnership to Support Community-based EHR Projects
- CHICAGO & CARY, N.C. -- Sayers Healthcare, lead by Hall of Fame running back and Entrepreneur of the Year Award Recipient, Gale Sayers, and Physicians EHR, a national publishing and consulting enterprise, have agreed to combine their efforts in supporting the adoption of Electronic Health Records EHR by community providers.
- Research articles 2006-02-09
- Healthcare Roundup: Surgical Checklist Surges, Rockefeller Cues EHR Mandate, Health Plan Enrollment Drops, ASCs Suck Straw, and More
- Good start for safety measure â€" In January, the Institute of Healthcare Improvement announced that it was trying to get all U.S. hospitals to test a surgical checklist by April 1. The checklist for ORs and surgeons has been shown to reduce complications and mortality. Although only 622 hospitalsâ€"about 10...
- Blog posts 2009-04-24
- InterSystems and Sapient Demo Virtual EHR System at HIMSS
- Wireless News 02-14-2005 InterSystems and Sapient Demo Virtual EHR System at HIMSS WIRELESS NEWS-14 February 2005-InterSystems and Sapient Demo Virtual EHR System at HIMSS C2005 10Meters - http:// www.10meters.com InterSystems, an application platform provider in healthcare,...
- Research articles 2005-02-14
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