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NewsEHRs show promise for detecting faults in implantable devices
Electronic patient registries can help medical device manufacturers track the safety of implantable devices and locate problematic units, according to new research on Massachusetts heart patients. Read more...
Five domains set for Stage 2 quality reporting
We know that the Stage 2 requirements for "meaningful use" of EMRs will include more--and more specific types of--reporting on quality measures. Right now, though, HHS is going through the regulatory Read more...
ONC corrects specification in final EHR certification rule
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology has moved to correct some incorrect information in the final rule for certification of EHRs, taking out two implementation Read more...
Public health benefits from EMR network at Rhode Island safety-net clinics
Recent flooding in Rhode Island illustrated why public-health officials are excited about the potential EMRs represent to improve disease surveillance and disaster response. "The public-health Read more...
Study: EMR speeds treatment of STDs
Sex sells. Apparently, that's even true when it comes to EMRs. How else to explain U.S. News & World Report picking up a HealthDay News report on the effect an EMR has on treatment? That's Read more...
HHS awards $220M to 15 EHR 'beacon communities'
Vice President Joe Biden joined with HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius Tuesday to announce the 15 "beacon communities" that will receive a total of $220 million in federal funding to serve as national Read more...
EMRs at the Detroit Marathon
Last year, researchers from Henry Ford Hospital deployed EMRs for injury management and surveillance of the more than 19,000 runners in the Detroit Marathon. Working with physicians from Detroit Read more...
Rhode Island tracking H1N1 outbreaks with e-prescribing data
The state of Rhode Island says it is the first in the nation to track outbreaks of swine flu from electronic prescribing data. The Rhode Island Department of Health is receiving weekly updates of Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Davies Public Health Awards
The Infectious Disease Bureau of the Boston Public Health Commission and the Denver Public Health Information Service have won 2009 Davies Public Health Awards of Excellence, HIMSS announced this Read more...
Pediatrics has unique EMR and HIT needs
What works for adults may not be so suitable for children. That's the lesson of a new report on health IT for pediatric care from two California research organizations. "Children have different Read more...
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