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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Federal gov't: Reform ruling 'outside of the mainstream'

The federal government has responded to a recent federal ruling that deemed the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (PPACA) unconstitutional, calling the decision "well outside of the mainstream of judicial opinion."

Florida judge deems healthcare reform unconstitutional

The federal healthcare reform bill that requires Americans to purchase healthcare insurance was deemed unconstitutional by a second federal judge this week.

ONC extends funding for 3 programs

The Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) for Health IT is accelerating progress with new funding for three existing programs, wrote David Blumenthal, MD, the National Coordinator for Health IT in a recent letter on the ONC website.

EHR certification update 1.28.11

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

KLAS: Modality spending to jump 10% in 11

Radiology departments are planning more purchases this year, an increase of 10 percent from last year, according to a new market research report from KLAS.

Oregon REC partners with Allscripts

Oregon Community Health Information Network, a Health Center Controlled Network providing health IT and service to community-based clinics, has partnered with Allscripts to resell Allscripts EHR and Practice Management system to physicians in that state.

AIM: Ambulatory EHR+CDS may not lead to better care

A study published online in the Jan. 24 Archives of Internal Medicine found "no consistent association between EHRs and clinical decision support (CDS) and higher care quality for ambulatory patients.

Beth Israel nets CCHITs first cert for self-developed software

Bostons Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center has been certified as a complete EHR under the EHR Alternative Certification for Hospitals (EACH) certification program for installed hospital EHR technology.

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