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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EHR adoption may not bring costs, quality benefits

Reporting requirements and the extra time spent learning and using new software may be limiting the payoff from using electronic health records, according to the New York Times.

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Patients and referrers agree, rad reports via online portals are the future

As patients become more like shoppers, practices will have to give the customers what they want, and in imaging that means online access to radiology reports.

Pontiac General Hospital selects OpenVista healthcare IT platform

Medsphere Systems Corporation, a provider of electronic health records (EHRs), announced its OpenVista EHR system will be used at Pontiac General Hospital.

ONC survey: 84% of hospitals have adopted EHR

Nearly 84 percent of non-federal acute care hospitals had adopted a basic electronic health records (EHR) system with notes through 2015, an increase of 8 percentage points from the year before

Note sharing may be a tool to improve doctor-patient communication

A pilot program that promotes easy, quick sharing of medical notes aims to improve patient engagement and education at three hospitals with 105 primary care physicians and 13,564 patients.

Mostashari speaks his mind on compliance, EHR, government shortcomings

Farzad Mostashari spoke to Politico’s “Pulse Check” podcast, where he pointed out some problems with regulation in healthcare.

Cerner boosts 1Q revenue but falls short of projections

Cerner Corporation released its earnings report for the first quarter of 2016, announcing revenue increased when compared to the first quarter of 2015 but fell short of projections.

Digital transactions could save insurers, providers $8B

Healthcare industry observers shouldn’t be surprised that electronic transactions have become more and more commonplace. What might raise an eyebrow, though, is the claim the industry could save as much as $8 billion a year by converting to fully digital processes for transactions.

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