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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Mount Sinai wins HIMSS Davies Award of Excellence

Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City is the winner of the Health Information Management and Systems Society's (HIMSS) 2012 Enterprise HIMSS Davies Award of Excellence. Since 1994, the Nicholas E. Davies Award recognizes excellence in health information technology, specifically excellence in use of the EHR to successfully improve quality of care and patient safety.

ONC updates health IT dashboard to include EHR incentives data

The health IT dashboard, an interactive online supplement to public data available from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, now includes summary data on the Medicare EHR incentive programs.

EHR adoption rate for office-based docs maintains forward momentum

EHR adoption rates among office-based providers continued ticking upward in 2012, the second year of the incentive program for demonstrating Meaningful Use. More than 70 percent of National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey respondents reported using EHRs, according to a December data brief from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 

PHRs improve patients' adherence to preventive services guidelines

Integrated PHRs and EHRs are helping patients manage their health and providers manage their patient populations at several Virginia primary care practices, according to a case study published Dec. 5 on Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's (AHRQ) Innovation Exchange website.

Interactive CDS correlates with improved outcomes in HIV patients

Integrating non-invasive, interactive clinical decision support (CDS) alerts into the EHRs of HIV patients correlated with improved health outcomes, according to research published Dec. 4 by the Annals of Internal Medicine.

Nov. 30 deadline to attest for MU FY 2012 looms

Hospitals seeking to receive a Medicare EHR Incentive Program payment for fiscal year 2012 have until Nov. 30 to complete their online registration and attestation through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) website.

Survey: Only 3% of pediatricians use EHRs with specialty-specific features

Pediatricians lag behind others in EHR adoption, according to a study published Nov. 19 by Pediatrics.

EHRs provide good ROI, even in low-income settings

Implementing an EHR provides a good return on investment for hospitals in low-income areas, according to a case study published in the <i>Journal of the American Medical Information Association.</i>

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