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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Health IT workforce program graduates 2,280

This month, 2,280 health IT professionals will graduate from the Community College Consortia to Educate Health IT Professionals program, with 3,000 graduates expected by the end of summer, according to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC).

CHIME survey: Reality sets in for MU

CIOs belief that their organization will qualify for meaningful use in the first year of eligibility has fallen sharply since August 2010, according to the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) third quarterly survey of membership readiness for meaningful use, conducted last month.

Alabama association consults with Arcadia

The Alabama Primary Health Care Association (APHCA) has partnered with Arcadia Solutions to advance the use of health IT across its 15 community health clinics.

Mich. practice taps Merge for meaningful use

Regional Medical Imaging in Flint, Mich., is collaborating with Merge Healthcare to meet meaningful use requirements.

JACR: 7 steps to meaningful use

Despite a host of uncertainties surrounding meaningful use, a pair of experts recommended that radiologists develop and implement a meaningful use certification plan and offered practical strategies to reach that goal, in a commentary published in the April issue of Journal of American College of Radiology. 

HIMSS lauds Mostasharis appointment

The Health Information & Management Systems Society (HIMSS) praised the selection of Farzad Mostashari, MD, to lead the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT, announced Friday.

Hawaii Public Safety Department selects eClinicalWorks EMR

The State of Hawaiis Public Safety Department has selected eClinicalWorks EMR system to help manage healthcare in seven correctional facilities.

Mostashari to head ONC

Farzad Mostashari, MD, has been named National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC), effective April 8, according to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. Mostashari succeeds outgoing coordinator David Blumenthal, MD, MPP, who has held the post since 2009.

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