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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Florida cancer center launches private data network

Tampa, Fla.-based Moffitt Cancer Center, one of the largest cancer treatment centers in the country, has launched a new private enterprise network to streamline data-heavy applications like advanced imaging, electronic health records (EHR) and molecular medicine.

McKesson hints at sale of EMR business

On the same day McKesson announced most of its health IT unit will be merged into a brand new company, a second announcement says it could also divest itself of its hospital information systems division.

Tired of tech? Alert fatigue a concern for EHRs

When doctors, nurses and pharmacists are hit with too much information, specifically related to electronic health records (EHRs), they can tune out the information. This fatigue can result in real problems affecting patient health and overall efficiencies in the system.

ONC releases new health IT safety reports

Health IT safety isn’t just about protecting electronic health records, said two new reports released by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC).

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Survey: Large practices planning on EHR enhancements to boost value-based care

Large practices are increasingly more satisfied with their electronic health record (EHR) vendors and products and plan on implementing updates this year to optimize those systems to assist in value-based reimbursement.

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Midwestern health system finds an Enterprise VNA is far more than just an expanded PACS

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At ProMedica, a 13-hospital system serving northwestern Ohio and southeastern Michigan, the lineup of clinical departments soon to benefit from leadership’s decision to expand a long-installed radiology PACS into an enterprise VNA practically reads like a who’s who of the entire system. Cardiology, pathology and ophthalmology are on line or in line to be soon. So too are dermatology, wound care, maternal-fetal medicine, outpatient physician practices and more.

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McKesson shopping around health IT unit worth up to $5B

McKesson Corp. is considering a sale or a merger for its IT unit in an effort to contain costs and refocus on its drug distribution business, reported the Wall Street Journal.

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