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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N.M. REC enlists Sage as EHR vendor

The New Mexico Health Information Technology Regional Extension Center has selected Sage Healthcare Division as a qualified EHR provider.

Mercy CMIO will wear two hats

John Kennedy, MD, has been named vice president for medical affairs at Mercy Hospital Fairfield and also CMIO for Mercy Health Partners.

Standardization group gets new chair

The Standards Development Organization's Standards Charter Organization, a collaboration among U.S. healthcare standards development organizations, has named John Quinn, chief technical officer of Health Level Seven International (HL7), as its chair. Margaret Weiker, Accredited Standards Committee X12 Insurance Subcommittee chair, has been named SCOs chair-elect.

Canadian CT review finds 180 discrepancies

Canadian authorities have completed the review of CT scan reads performed by one radiologist at St. Josephs General Hospital in Comox and alerted patients and physicians to significant discrepancies in 180 scans.

EHR certification update 4.22.11

CMIO.net presents a weekly update of the EHR products certified by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT Authorized Testing and Certification Bodies (ONC-ATCBs). The following EHR certification was announced recently:

CMS releases attestation aids

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released several resources to help eligible professionals, eligible hospitals and critical access hospitals navigate CMS web-based attestation system as well as other steps in the process for receiving Medicare EHR incentive payments.

Indian Health Service EHR earns certificationa federal agency first

The Indian Health Service has become the first federal agency to have its EHR certified for meaningful use. The IHS Resource and Patient Management System Suite 1.0 has been certified as a Complete EHR for ambulatory and inpatient settings, based on criteria established by the Department of Health and Human Services Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT.

CHIME: Beware too-great EHR expectations

Although the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) supports the ongoing development of EHR capabilities and acknowledges their importance in broader changes to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT  (ONC) strategy, the ONC should be careful not to expect EHRs to do too much, too fast, cautioned Richard Correll, president and CEO of CHIME, responding to the ONC's request for comments on the proposed Federal Health IT Strategic Plan.

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