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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Poulton joins Allscripts as CFO

Richard J. Poulton will join Allscripts as chief financial officer, effective Oct. 29.

Janitorial shredding mix-up causes data breach impacting 13K

A mix-up by a janitorial services firm is the source of a data breach at a Springfield, Mo., radiology group practice. Nineteen-member Litton and Giddings Radiological Associates has notified about 13,000 patients who had billing activity between July 23 and Aug. 2, 2012.

EHR use correlates with better care in ambulatory settings

Physicians using EHRs performed better than their paper-based peers on quality of care for four screening measures for diabetes, breast cancer, chlamydia and colorectal cancer, according to a study published in the current issue of the Journal of General Internal Medicine.

HL7 preparing for EHR functional model upgrade

CHICAGO—With more than 30 Health Level 7 affiliates, it’s an international effort to update healthcare standards, said R. Lenel James, MBA, senior project director at the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association and member of Health Level 7’s Electronic and Personal Health Record Work Groups, speaking at the 84th American Health Information Management Association’s (AHIMA) Conference & Exhibition.

Hyperlinking in EHRs is effective for sharing info with providers

Linking to a breast screening program website within electronic communications between health providers is an effective way to raise awareness of essential information, according to research published Oct. 4 by BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making.

AHIMA: Standard terminologies required for MU

CHICAGO—The goals of Meaningful Use are supposed to be accomplished through the use of the EHR to encode, structure and communicate data with providers and systems, according to speakers on a session about standard terminology challenges at the 84th American Health Information Management Association’s (AHIMA) Conference & Exhibition.

AHIMA: MU especially challenging for rural hospitals

CHICAGO--Rural hospitals are struggling more than other facilities to achieve expected levels of Meaningful Use over the next few years, according to a panel of speakers at the American Health Information Management Association’s (AHIMA) 84th Annual Conference & Exhibition.

Kaiser Permanente CEO Halvorson to retire

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