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More docs gravitating to cloud-based EHRs
Physician practices are turning to Software as a Service (SaaS) electronic health record systems--and have several good options to choose from, according to a new report from Orem, Utah-based healthcare research firm KLAS. The study, in which more than 290 providers using SaaS ambulatory EHR systems were interviewed, reported that SaaS EHRs are becoming increasingly popular.
Cloud-based EHRs raise unique HIPAA challenges
Cloud-based electronic health record systems have become increasingly popular . But they raise security issues that providers need to address, according to attorney Howard Burde, speaking at the 20th
UnitedHealth launching Apple-like cloud service for care coordination
UnitedHealth's Optum unit is launching a new healthcare cloud-computing platform , which stores information and applications on remote servers accessed through a secure Internet connection, to help
Cloud-based EHRs raise data rights questions
With cloud-based electronic health record systems becoming more popular, providers should carefully read their vendor contracts regarding their rights and use of their patients' data, according to
Cloud-based EMRs offer improved data security
Cloud-based electronic medical record systems may not be as vulnerable to security breaches as once thought, as more vendors begin to offer these systems as an option and information is made
Can 'clouds' protect patient data from security breaches?
While cloud-based electronic health records (EHRs) have received a fair amount of publicity lately, nagging questions accompany their discussion: Are cloud-based EHRs protected from security breaches
Practice Fusion CEO on privacy, the cloud and the cost of his EMR solution
Basing your EMR system in the cloud is a "natural, secure fit" for small medical practices -- so says Ryan Howard, whose company, Practice Fusion, just happens to offer a cloud-based EMR package.
Rural Texas hospitals to create RHIO with shared EHR
One of the underlying principles of "meaningful use" of EHRs--and a key requirement for earning federal stimulus payments--is the ability to be interoperable with other organizations. To this end,
