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NewsPhysician EMR use tops 50 percent for first time
For the first time, more than half of office-based U.S. physicians are using some form of EMR in their practices, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's annual National Read more...
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 Read more...
EHR adoption jumps for hospital-owned practices
Proving once again that there is no single, reliable way to determine true EHR adoption rates, research firm SK&A reports that 38.7 percent of medical offices in the U.S. have EHRs, up from 36.1 Read more...
Many docs not worried about penalties for EMR non-use
While a large majority of physicians know that the federal government is offering financial incentives for EMR implementation, more than 35 percent of doctors surveyed by a malpractice insurer were Read more...
Regional extension centers slow to sign physician contracts
Surprise, surprise! Things are moving slower than hoped for in health IT. The latest example of the glacial pace of change concerns the 60 federally funded regional extension centers set up to help Read more...
State medical boards: Adopt an EHR to keep your medical license
While EMR adoption may not soon become a condition of licensure, the Federation of State Medical Boards says that using an EHR may be helpful for physicians wishing to demonstrate clinical competence Read more...
SPOTLIGHT ON: Are regional extension centers setting themselves up to fail?
The intent of the federally funded regional extension centers is to encourage providers to adopt EMRs by disseminating best practices for adoption. But blogger and health IT consultant Joseph Ingemi 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...
AMA trustee: Even relaxed meaningful-use standards will be tough for many docs
Just in case anyone was still wondering, getting to "meaningful use" of EHRs is by no means a slam dunk for many a physician. Even though CMS reduced the 2011-12 requirements from an earlier Read more...
Incoming Siemens IT chief Glaser: Era of clinician resistance to EMR 'behind us'
Declaring the era of clinician resistance to IT "behind us," John Glaser, who is leaving his job as CIO of Partners HealthCare System in Boston to become CEO of Siemens Healthcare's Health Services Read more...
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