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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DeSalvo, Slavitt provide more details on shift away from Meaningful Use

The federal government is working to implement a payment program that is "more flexible, outcome-oriented and less burdensome," according to a blog post written by National Coordinator for Health IT Karen DeSalvo, MD, MPH, MSc, and Andy Slavitt, acting administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

Name of Mayo Clinic's Epic implementation honors legacy

Mayo Clinic is calling its Epic implementation "Plummer" in an homage to Henry Plummer, MD, who is credited with forming the core unified medical record infrastructure of the organization, reports The Post-Bulletin. 

New legislation shortens MU reporting period to 90 days

New legislation would reduce the Meaningful Use reporting period this year from a full year to 90 days. 

DeSalvo leaving HITPC co-chair role

National Coordinator Karen DeSalvo, MD, MPH, MSc, is leaving her post as co-chair on the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT's Health IT Policy Committee. 

ONC's report on health IT comparison covers four mechanisms

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT has released a report to Congress on the feasibility of creating an EHR comparison tool. 

Epic awarded $940M in IP lawsuit

Epic Systems won $940 million in a trade secret lawsuit against Indian IT provider Tata Consultancies. 

Survey shows EHR customer loyalty waning

Loyalty to inpatient EHR vendors decreased from 81 percent to 75 percent in 2016, according to a Black Book Inpatient EHR survey. 

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Study finds significant data missing from EHRs

A significant portion of EHRs are missing data, according to a study published in Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association.

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