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HIMSS10: Investigator says EMRs can uncover fraud but sometimes put docs at risk
Fraud investigator Harry Markopolos blew the whistle on Bernie Madoff's record-breaking Ponzi scheme, but he's more proud of and excited about his work uncovering Medicare fraud. And he's excited... Read more...
CHW ups total EMR investment to $1 billion
Following a successful EMR implementation at eight California hospitals, Catholic Healthcare West will invest another $419 million to bring electronic records to its entire 27-hospital network and... Read more...
Indian Health Service beefing up EMR to meet meaningful use
Even federal EMR systems apparently fall short of proposed "meaningful use" requirements. The Indian Health Service is upgrading its Resource and Patient Management System EMR to support health... Read more...
HHS awards $100M in CHIP grants for EMRs, quality programs
HHS has announced more than $100 million in grants to 10 states for health IT in order to improve care and efficiency for children who receive insurance through Medicaid and the Children's Health... Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: VA wants to track physician response to alerts
While the Department of Veterans Affairs has an advanced, integrated EMR with clinical decision support, the Computerized Patient Record System that makes up part of the Veterans Health Information... Read more...
Survey: Older, wealthier patients more likely to see docs with EMRs
The conventional wisdom is that younger doctors are more likely to use EMRs than their more senior counterparts--at least when the relative newcomers have a say in the buying decision. But does... Read more...
EMR success rests on culture change, MD buy-in, executive leadership
We know, we know, you've heard this before: It takes executive leadership, a willingness to change the organizational culture and, of course, physician buy-in to make an EMR implementation both... Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: As Apple launches iPad, Microsoft pushes Windows tablets for EMRs
As Apple was releasing its much-anticipated iPad (Is it a tablet computer or just a glorified iPod Touch, anyway?) on Wednesday, Microsoft was preparing to fight back in the healthcare sphere.... Read more...
NQF publishes EMR quality reporting standards
In preparation for the clinical reporting and quality measurement that the federal EMR subsidy program will require, the National Quality Forum has published a set of standard clinical elements that... Read more...
Cerner, CDW team up to target physician offices
Cerner has enlisted computer seller CDW Healthcare to market ambulatory EMRs, practice management systems, hardware, technical assistance and consulting services to physician practices, marking the... Read more...
