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Report: Chart abstraction eases transition from paper to EHR
Chart abstraction can help lessen the inevitable productivity slow-down associated with an EHR project and shorten the transition period between paper and electronic records, according to an... Read more...
CSC: More hospitals are promoting 'integrated' EHRs in their communities
Meaningful use of EHRs undoubtedly will require interoperability of electronic health information between care settings, as well as coordination of care. With physician practices largely "still on... Read more...
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,... Read more...
Blumenthal says docs eventually 'will all support EHRs'
Returning to the 2004 roots of the national health IT coordinator's role as cheerleader-in-chief for EHRs, Dr. David Blumenthal took advantage of a public speech last week to say that EHRs will... Read more...
Kibbe: New ONC standards make CCHIT process 'irrelevant'
The Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology has had its fair share of critics. Some have been the kind of anonymous Internet ranters with either a personal axe to grind or... Read more...
Study: Hospitals with many poor patients less likely to have EHRs
Hospitals with a disproportionate share of low-income patients are less likely than others to have adopted EHRs--largely due to tight budgets, not surprisingly. They also had lower rates of adoption... Read more...
ONC advances plans for incorporating consumer preferences into EHRs
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology is looking at ways to incorporate patient choices about the sharing and use of their health information, and about advanced... Read more...
Glaser: Remember that an EHR is a tool, and not always the right one
Sometimes a subtle reminder is needed to keep health IT projects on course. Other times, a sharp blow to the head is in order. This may be one of those times. In his latest column for Hospitals &... Read more...
Surescripts will certify on new NCPDP standard; few expect competition to CCHIT
The Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology made news last week when it began two of its three planned certification programs for 2011, with an eye toward helping EHR customers... Read more...
MGMA 09: MGMA teams with AMGA, Perot to aid extension centers
The two national organizations representing physician group practices are formally teaming up for the first time, and the impetus is EHR adoption. The Medical Group Management Association and the... Read more...
