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NewsEHRs improve care coordination in medical homes
Using EHR-enabled care coordination resulted in numerous process improvements for patients with Type 2 diabetes and heart disease within a medical home, according to a new report from the eHealth Read more...
EHRs receive special focus in new quality strategy report
Electronic health records get a special nod in the new national quality strategy release this week by the Department of Health and Human Services. The strategy, which was called for under the Read more...
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 Read more...
GAO: EHRs improve care coordination, quality at large health systems
EHRs can, in fact, improve the quality of care, at least at large, integrated delivery systems, says a new report from the Government Accountability Office. But even major provider organizations Read more...
Five domains set for Stage 2 quality reporting
We know that the Stage 2 requirements for "meaningful use" of EMRs will include more--and more specific types of--reporting on quality measures. Right now, though, HHS is going through the regulatory Read more...
EMR-driven disease management reduces mortality, costs
EMRs keep on proving their mettle in the area of care coordination. The latest evidence comes from Kaiser Permanente Colorado, which improved outcomes by mining its EMR and electronic disease Read more...
Deloitte: EMRs pricey, but necessary for patient-centered medical home
Though it may be pricey and encounter cultural resistance, an EMR and related health IT is a necessary investment for organizations wishing to follow the patient-centered medical home model, suggests Read more...
HHS awards final Beacon Community grants
HHS officials today awarded $30 million in grants to organizations in the Detroit and Cincinnati areas by naming the final two pilot communities in the $250 million Beacon Community Program. HHS Read more...
Build multiple levels of value into an EMR to produce ROI
Want a return on the sizable investment in an EMR? View the technology not as merely a replacement for paper charts, but as the basis for creating new capabilities within the organization, such as Read more...
U of Missouri builds integrated EHR for long-term care
There are inpatient EMRs, ambulatory EMRs and EMRs for home health, but for some reason, we don't hear too much about EMRs for long-term care. University of Missouri researchers, representing the Read more...
| Press ReleasesMedAllies' Holly Miller, MD, MBA, FHIMSS, to Deliver Keynote Address at Delaware Valley HIMSS MeetingMiller will present key learnings from MedAllies' Direct HISP Solution that helps providers improve care using diverse EHR systems FISHKILL, N.Y., Jan. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- By Read more >> Greenway Selects Dell for Cloud-based Hosting of PrimeSUITE EHRPhysician Practice Customers Provided Secure and Scalable Clinical, Practice Management and Data Sharing Care Coordination through Dell Services DeploymentCARROLLTON, Ga., Dec. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ Read more >> PFCD Briefing Spotlights Health Information Technology in Managing Chronic Diseases, Cutting Health Care CostsWASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD) hosted a briefing for Senate staff today entitled “Health Information Technology: An Invaluable Tool for Managing Chronic Read more >> Greenway Elevates Patient Data Intelligence With PrimeDATACLOUDBreak-Through Platform Employs Cloud Technology to Deliver Improved Care Coordination, Analytics, Quality Reporting and Outcomes ManagementCARROLLTON, Ga., Nov. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Greenway Read more >> ABILITY Network to Demonstrate the Direct Project at the ONC Annual MeetingMINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ABILITY Network Inc™, the nation’s largest and most secure web-based health network, announced today that they have been invited to participate at the Office of the Read more >> |
