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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Texas center installs Siemens urology workstation

Shannon Medical Center has installed Siemens Uroskop Omnia, a multifunctional workstation for urology.

Health Affairs outlines PPACA court challenges to date

Following the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals June 29 decision to uphold the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Acts (PPACA) individual mandate, Senior U.S. District Court Judge David Dowd, of the Northern District of Ohi,o granted summary judgment July 1 in favor of the federal government and dismissed other constitutional challenges to the individual mandate, according to a Health Policy Brief published by Health Affairs online July 8.

Teleradiologist found guilty of fraud

A federal district court has convicted 41-year-old Radiologist Rajashakher P. Reddy, MD, of more than 30 counts of fraud and obstruction of justice in connection with his signing tens of thousands of radiology reports that neither he nor any other physician actually viewed.

Symantec, Allscripts debut security risk assessment tool

Symantec and Allscripts have unveiled Allscripts Privacy & Security Risk Assessment, a web-based tool that automates the paper-based process of assessing a medical practices privacy and security risks.

ONC rep confirms Mostashari's support for Stage 2 delay

During a Health IT Policy Committee meeting this week, Farzad Mostashari, MD, national coordinator for Health IT, reportedly stated that he supports the idea of delaying Stage 2 for the meaningful use of EHRs to 2014 for those first attesting to meaningful use in 2011. 

KLAS: Integration differentiates CIS vendors

Government incentives have driven implementations or expansions of clinical information systems (CIS), but they are not the only factors contributing to this trend, according to a new report from market researcher KLAS.

MGMA: New reimbursement models are practices top worry

Preparing for reimbursement models that place a greater share of financial risk on the practice is the top challenge cited by group practices, according a survey by the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA).

NEJM: Cost-effectiveness chief barrier to implementing lung CT screening

Despite an abrupt halt amid results that lung CT screening reduces mortality by 20 percent, researchers with the National Lung Screening Trial say it may be some time before the medical community can employ CT screening for the nations No. 1 cancer killer, owing in large part to a false-positive rate above 95 percent.

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