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Physician EMR use tops 50 percent for first time

For the first time, more than half of office-based U.S. physicians are using some form of EMR in their practices, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's annual National

State Department seeks ambulatory EHR for overseas health sites

The U.S. Department of State is seeking to install a worldwide ambulatory EHR for the 50,000 federal employees and their families assigned to embassies and consulates in 170 countries, Government

KLAS breaks down ambulatory EMR performance by physician specialty

Health IT research firm KLAS Enterprises has delved into the murky and confusing world of ambulatory EMRs for specialty practices, producing its first-ever report that looks at EMR performance by

Ambulatory EMR market to 'double by 2012'

The U.S. market for ambulatory EHRs, worth $1.3 billion last year, is forecast to double to $2.6 billion by 2012, research firm Frost & Sullivan says. Clearly, the HITECH portion of the American

At least six groups apply to be authorized EMR certification bodies, ONC says

There should be more than just a little competition in the EMR certification arena, as the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology says it has sent out applications for

Survey: Providers confused about ambulatory EHR certification

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology has made it clear that it wants multiple EHR certification bodies, but that message apparently has not made it out to many

Vendor satisfaction falls across the board in 2009 'Best in KLAS'

This can't bode well for the upcoming rush to install EMRs in 2010: Vendor satisfaction rates are down pretty much across the board in this year's ambulatory Top 20 Best in KLAS Awards from Orem,