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September 2, 2010

Cost of EMR ownership often much higher than expected

Ambulatory EMR market to 'double by 2012'

HHS awards final Beacon Community grants

Allscripts, Eclipsys complete $1.2 billion merger

'Blue button' makes EMRs downloadable in one click

Build multiple levels of value into an EMR to produce ROI

August 26, 2010

EMR technology can be a burden if it's not understood

EMR implementation not just IT manager's responsibility

Sebelius encouraged by direction of health IT

50,000 extra employees needed to meet meaningful use criteria

MEDS-ED link gives EDs access to medication data

Advanced EMRs save time in ERs, hospitals

August 19, 2010

'Hidden requirements' of quality reporting may hinder meaningful use, CSC says

Still have questions about meaningful use? So does CMS

Report: Epic likely to get massive contract to replace DoD's AHLTA EHR

Physicians in sight of retirement face a tough choice about EMR adoption

Vendor Practice Fusion: Consumers want fast access to their medical records

Even the 'core measures' of meaningful use have some exceptions

August 12, 2010

Bills seek to expand meaningful use, allow non-certified EMRs; Orthopedists call standards inappropriate

AMA trustee: Even relaxed meaningful-use standards will be tough for many docs

DoD health nominee says EHR development is a top priority

Study: CPOE with targeted alerts cuts inappropriate drug ordering for seniors

Mass General search engine helps docs extract salient data from cluttered EMRs

August 5, 2010

For some, 'meaningful use' can't start soon enough

CMS: First payments for meaningful use will go out in May

FDA, ONC clash over EMR safety issues

Bill would expand 'meaningful use' for multi-campus health systems

CCHIT finds new relevance in EMR consent management

Incoming Siemens IT chief Glaser: Era of clinician resistance to EMR 'behind us'

AAFP official tells Congress to watch how CMS administers 'meaningful use'