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Blumenthal calls meaningful use a 'one-time offer'
If you aren't going to achieve meaningful use this time around, don't expect the federal government to give you another shot at Medicare and Medicaid subsidies for EHRs. "[The] federal government is... Read more...
Canadian doc embraces flexible EMR after shunning template-based system in U.S.
Is the design of the American health system to blame for low EMR adoption? That seems to be the implication in a Technology for Doctors story headlined, "How I learned to stop worrying and love my... Read more...
AHRQ, vendors seek EHR usability standards, development of best practices
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality is calling for the creation of an independent entity to lead development of voluntary EHR usability standards, and apparently has support from some... Read more...
Report: EMRs a 'double-edged sword' for physician communication
While EMRs certainly do improve physician-patient communication in person, online and over the phone, systems also can detract from the relationship between doctor and patient, according to a report... Read more...
People are the top barrier to EHR adoption, Halamka says
Why don't more clinicians use EHRs? Is it because of cost? Usability? Resistance to change? Concerns about privacy and security? It's all of the above, and more, says Dr. John Halamka, CIO of... Read more...
