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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Physicians aren't fleeing medicine due to EHR systems

Basic electronic health record (EHR) systems aren’t driving physicians away from medicine, according to researchers with the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana.

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Centra Health prepares for launch of new EHR system

Centra Health’s new electronic health record (EHR) system that will keep track of more than 300,000 patients is expected to go live Saturday, Sept. 1, according to a report by WDBJ7.

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VA exec leading Cerner EHR project steps down

Genevieve Morris, chief health information officer at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of EHR Modernization, announced her resignation Aug. 24.

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ONC requests information on 21st Century Cures EHR reporting program

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) is seeking information on the 21st Century Cures Act's Electronic Health Record (EHR) Reporting Program in an effort to fully implement the statute.

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Report suggests cell phones, smartphone apps could improve record matching

Cell phones and smartphone apps may be the solution when it comes to matching medical records to patients correctly, according to a report by the RAND Corporation.

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Cerner to take over IT department at Texas hospital

An agreement for Cerner to take over the information technology department at a Texas hospital was approved last week, according to a report by the Odessa American.

EMR system, heavy workload linked to troubles at Central Maine Healthcare

A hospital system in Maine is having trouble retaining staff members—and its electronic medical records (EMR) system is partially to blame.

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EHR market nears $32B, expected to top $40B by 2022

The electronic health records (EHR) market is expected to be a nearly $40 billion industry by 2022.

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