EMR/EHR

Electronic medical records (EMR) are a digital version of a patient’s chart that store their personal information, medical history and links to prior exams, texts and reports. The goal of these systems is to enable immediate access to the patient's data electronically, rather than needing to request paper file folders that might be stored in fragment files at numerous locations where a patient is seen or treated. EMRs (also called electronic health records, or EHR) improve clinician and health system efficiency by making all this data immediately available. This helps reduce repeat tests, repeat prescriptions and repeat imaging exams because reports, imaging or other patient data is not not immediately available. 

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Penn. Patient Safety Authority explores “default value” EHR errors

A recent study sheds light on the most common types and sources of EHR errors that are related to default values, or medication, dose and delivery values already preset by the healthcare facility within the EHR system.

Army EMR to get an upgrade

The Medical Communications for Combat Casualty Care (MC4)—the Army’s EMR system—soon will undertake a “major upgrade,” according to an Aug. 27 article in the MC4 public affairs publication, The Gateway.

NextGen Healthcare, Clinical Decision Support Consortium and WVP Health Authority Join to Launch Clinical Decision Support Pilot

HORSHAM, Pa.-- NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, LLC., a wholly owned subsidiary of Quality Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: QSII) and a leading provider of healthcare information systems and connectivity solutions, and Clinical Decision Support Consortium (CDSC) announced today the successful deployment of a clinical decision support tool aimed at making evidence-based clinical knowledge more readily available to healthcare providers. NextGen Healthcare client Willamette Valley Providers (WVP) Health Authority is one of the first clinical sites with a commercial electronic health record (EHR) to take the program live.

Cerner to Integrate Elsevier's Evidence-Based Clinical Content

Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, announced today a reseller agreement with Cerner to integrate Elsevier's evidence-based clinical content into Cerner's PowerChart ® electronic health record (EHR).

HITPC: MU numbers continue incline, Mostashari addresses timeline concerns

More than 19,000 eligible professionals and almost 1,700 hospitals have attested for Meaningful Use under Medicaid, according to Robert Anthony of the Office of E-Health Standards & Services, who presented the latest numbers at the Sept. 4 Health IT Policy Committee.

Vt. practice awarded HIMSS ambulatory Davies award

A Vermont family practice is the recipient of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society's 2013 Ambulatory HIMSS Davies Award of Excellence, which recognizes excellence in health IT, particularly for the use of EHRs to successfully improve quality of care and patient safety while achieving a demonstrated return on investment.

New MU FAQs available

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued four new frequently asked questions (FAQs) related to the Meaningful Use program, including substantial new guidance on the Stage 2 transitions of care measures.

$1B EHR not working for Sutter Health

Sutter Health's $1 billion investment in an EHR system is not exactly resulting in a good return on its investment.

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