Seeing Through EMR Gimmicks
Health IT is undoubtedly one of the fastest growing industries in the world. With the global EMR market alone set to grow by 23.8% within the year, IT has quickly emerged as one of the vital components...
View ArticleUp and running: Ambulatory EMRs are finding their stride
HIMSS Analytics’ Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model (EMRAM) has been tracking hospitals’ slow upward climb towards advanced health IT use - an eight step ladder, from paper-based to totally...
View ArticleHITECH and the next wave of EHRs
When a policy initiative as far-reaching as HITECH is introduced into a sector of the economy, it’s understandable if stakeholders get wrapped up in near-term goals. In our view, though, the more...
View ArticleEMR Cuts Rx Errors for HIV Hospital Patients
SAN DIEGO – Use of electronic medical records (EMR) technology reduced medication errors among hospitalized HIV patients from 16% to 1.1%, a 93% reduction (P=0.002), researchers said here. Patients...
View ArticleEMR Solution Portability
How does an EMR turn into a truly portable EMR? There’s really just one way to make sure that information is recorded and communicated as efficiently as possible, and that’s by adding tablet computers...
View ArticleWhy health execs don’t understand the ROI of HIT
A new report finds that many healthcare executives are dissatisfied with their organization’s efforts to determine the return on investment (ROI) on recently installed EHR systems. Released by Beacon...
View ArticleTapping NYeC standards to achieve value in HIE
The Statewide Health Information Network of New York (SHIN-NY) announced a partnership with New York City’s Interboro Regional Health Information Organization (RHIO) back in mid-August, following a...
View ArticleEMR Solution: How to Effectively Improve Staff Productivity
Managing a healthcare practice takes ingenuity, patience, and an ability to see the bigger picture while focusing on the details that need to be improved. The complexity of the job is what draws a lot...
View ArticleUpstate New York healthcare network moves to electronic medical records
Bassett Healthcare Network, a six-member hospital network based in upstate New York, is continuing its transition to electronic medical records (EMRs). The network transitioned its outpatient services...
View ArticleSurvey: Most U.S. Primary Care Docs Using EMRs
U.S. doctors are no longer the laggards when it comes to using health information technology in their practices. But they are still more weighed down by paperwork and health care costs than many of...
View ArticleOmniMD EHR Earns Surescripts White Coat of Quality for 2012
TARRYTOWN, NY, January 3, 2013–OmniMD™, a division of Integrated Systems Management Inc., announced that its OmniMD electronic health record (EHR) has earned the Surescripts® White Coat of Quality...
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KLAS rates EMR vendors on ICD-10 readiness
While preparation for ICD-10 intensifies, questions surrounding EMR vendor readiness and ICD-10-related technologies are surfacing. In the KLAS report, “ICD-10 Perception 2012: Can Technology Relieve...
View ArticlePhysician approaches to HIE vary widely
What does the average American doctor think about available health information exchange technologies several years into the meaningful use program? To answer that, the Office of the National...
View ArticleCMS, AHRQ announce new format for children’s EHRs
A new electronic health record format is being developed to better capture and process health information about children, according to an announcement this week by the Centers for Medicare &...
View ArticleEMR Adoption, Selection and Implementation Checklist
The selection of electronic medical records system is one of the most important decisions a practice owner will make over the next two years. It will affect every aspect of the clinic, from...
View Article12.2% of physicians have attained Meaningul Use
Although physicians are adopting electronic Medical records (EMR) in ever-increasing numbers, only a few–12.2 percent–have actually successfully attested to Meaningful Use, according to a letter...
View ArticleOmniMD to Present OB/GYN EHR at ACOG
TARRYTOWN, NY, April 19, 2013-OmniMD will showcase OmniMD Women’s Health, its specialty electronic health record (EHR) for obstetrics and gynecology, at the American Congress of Obstetrics and...
View ArticleOmniMD finalist in Patient Portal Challenge
Tarrytown-based OmniMD wants to bring medical records into the 21st century. OmniMD, a division of Integrated Systems Management Inc., is a finalist in the Patient Portal for New Yorkers Challenge, a...
View ArticleEMR and HIE see big adoption numbers
The number of U.S. physicians using electronic medical records has topped 90 percent, and nearly half of the doctors polled for a new Accenture survey say they now use health information exchange...
View ArticleEMR Market Nearly $21 Billion in 2012
Driven by hospital IT upgrades and the lure of government incentives, the market for electronic medical records(EMR) exceeded 20 billion dollars in 2012, according to Kalorama Information. The...
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