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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Survey: iPhone use soaring in med school

Sixty-nine percent of responding medical students own an iPhone as a mobile device and 64 percent are planning to purchase an iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad, according to a report released by Epocrates.

Webmedx, NLPI bring natural language processing to medical transcription

Webmedx will harness NLP International's natural language processing (NLP) software to boost the data mining and search capabilities of Webmedxs QualityAnalytics product line.

Cintas releases EMR adoption best practices

When migrating to an EMR system, healthcare organizations should take an inventory of all their files to see what they are actually storing, begins the recently released best practices for adopting an EMR system from specialized service provider Cintas.

Blumenthal names final two RECs, expands coverage in Florida

David Blumenthal, MD, national coordinator for health IT, has selected two regional extension centers (RECs), completing a system of 62 organizations to help physicians, clinics and hospitals move from paper-based medical records to EHRs.

JACR: Malpractice suits for RTs remain infrequent

Successful malpractice payments on behalf of radiologic technologists (RTs) are very infrequent, despite widespread perceptions of an increasingly litigious environment for most healthcare providers, according to a study published in the September edition of the Journal of the American College of Radiology (JACR).

KLAS: Oncology system functionality lacking

Despite low vendor performance scores, best-of-breed vendors claim a majority of the oncology market with few providers planning to replace their current oncology systems in the near future, according to a report issued on Sept. 23 by research firm KLAS.

Nature: Nano-CT technique paves way for better osteoporosis diagnosis

A newly developed nano-CT method visualizes minute, fragile bone structure and density changes at high resolutions and in 3D, according to research published Sept. 23 in Nature.

CCHIT launches ONC-ATCB certification program

The Certification Commission for Health IT (CCHIT) has launched its Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC)-Authorized Testing and Certification Body (ATCB) certification program for EHRs to certify that they are capable of meeting the 2011-2012 criteria to support Stage 1 meaningful use, as required by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and qualify eligible providers and hospitals for funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

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