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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Ind. health system taps Merge for image access

Franciscan Alliance has selected Merge Healthcare's iConnect Access to image-enable its EMR and provide access to radiology and cardiology images and information across its network of 13 hospitals in Indiana and Illinois.

Carestream Vue RIS earns MU certification

Carestream Vue RIS  v. 11 is 2011/2012 compliant and was certified as a complete EHR on July 27 by the Certification Commission for Health Information in accordance with the applicable eligible provider certification criteria adopted by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.

CT hospital's stolen laptop had more than 7K records

Hartford Hospital and VNA HealthCare, a home health agency that is also part of the Hartford Healthcare system in Connecticut, has reported the theft of an unencrypted laptop computer containing thousands of patients' personal information.

Americans not yet fans of EHRs

Only 26 percent of Americans prefer their medical records in a digital format, according to the results of the third annual EHRs online survey of 2,147 U.S. adults, conducted for Xerox by Harris Interactive in May.

mHealth Congress: Providers share experiences with mobile EHR deployment

Mobile devices offer providers the opportunity to keep patient health information in their pockets at all times, but organizations should expect challenges if they decide on mobile deployment. Representatives from the Cleveland Clinic and Sutter Health shared their experiences deploying mobile EHRs at the 4th annual mHealth World Congress.

AHIMA unveils interactive health IT career mapping tool

In the increasingly vast health IT landscape, it can be difficult to determine what jobs are available where. Thats why the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) developed a web-based, visualization of existing and emerging positions in the field.

Blumenthal to take helm at Commonwealth Fund

The Commonwealth Fund's board of directors has named David Blumenthal, MD, the next president to succeed Karen Davis on Jan. 1, 2013.

Agfa, Premier ink DR deal

Agfa HealthCare has been awarded a three-year contract by Premier Healthcare Alliance. The contract covers pricing and terms on Agfas line of digital radiography (DR) systems for the alliance's 2,600 member hospitals and 84,000 other healthcare sites in the U.S.

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