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Assess your practice's strengths, weaknesses to prevent EHR failure
EHR failures most often are the result of poor planning and preparation for the implementation, a family physician told a group of doctors and practice managers at a recent forum held by the
Physician wants Florida medical board to warn docs of EMR hazards
A member of the Florida Board of Medicine is pushing the board to issue a statewide warning that EMRs could cause more errors than they present. "I think the Department of Health needs to put out a
Study: EMRs may increase nurse staffing, raise costs
If there was ever any question about whether EMRs would improve outcomes and save money, well, those questions persist. The latest evidence that EMRs may not be all they're cracked up to be comes
Texas VA EMR failure blamed on aging infrastructure
A system failure at the Veterans Affairs North Texas Healthcare System in March was symptomatic of outdated infrastructure and poor maintenance, according to a report from the VA's Office of
What would you do if an EMR goes down?
Remember the news about an EMR outage at Fletcher Allen Health Care in Burlington, Vt., from August? A new, $57 million installation was rendered useless for hours following a power loss and
Grassley demands answers from vendors; Blumenthal calls current systems 'primitive'
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) apparently has begun an investigation of the major EMR and HIT vendors, particularly in the area of computerized physician order entry (CPOE). "Over the past year, I have
SPOTLIGHT: Preventing EMR failure
How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Practice. How do you get to EMR success? Plan. Plan, plan, plan, then plan some more. And have strong leadership to help you stick to the plan. That's the advice
EMR fails following power outage at VT hospital
Two months ago, FierceEMR highlighted how Fletcher Allen Health Care in Burlington, VT, turned on a $57 million Epic Systems EMR, engaging the American Civil Liberties Union to help assure patient
News on AZ EMR failures generates new debate
The news late last month that the Phoenix, AZ area may have had more than its fair share of EMR failures has generated lots of debate. Are the de-installations a result of the high rate of attempted
UK, Australia EMR projects take it on the chin
The EMR-related news from overseas is not so good, as a system in Australia failed twice in four days, while a leading medical informaticist in the UK offered a sobering assessment of the National
