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. 

InterSystems acquires Italian health IT company

InterSystems has acquired Prosa, which is a part of Gruppo Sistem, an Italian healthcare technology company, for an undisclosed sum.

S&S releases workstation, keyboard sanitizer product

X-ray product and manufacturing company S&S Technology has released the EW100-UVGI ergonomic workstation & keyboard sanitizer product.

HIMSS: Google announces integrations, new PHR technologies

Google announced a couple of integration agreements and technology additions for its Google Health product at this year'st HIMSS10 show in Atlanta, including an integration with e-prescribing provider Surescripts and a future collaboration with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.

MGMA survey: Gov't should fully pilot meaningful use requirements

A survey from the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) found that 76 percent of respondents from mostly independent medical practices believe that the government should fully pilot test the 2013 and 2015 meaningful use criteria before requiring them.

Biospace Med inks EU contract

Biospace Med has entered into a distribution agreement with medical diagnostic imaging company Oldelft Benelux for the employment of its 2D/3D x-ray image technology, EOS.

NextGen expands deal with Ohio State Medical Association

The Ohio State Medical Association has expanded its agreement with NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of Quality Systems.

HIMSS: Vital Images showcases Vitrea Suite

Vital Images showcased its Vitrea Enterprise Suite at HIMSS10 last week in Atlanta, which allows nurses and referring physicians to access imaging data from home or in their office via the web-based suite, and clinicians to use Vitrea as a planning tool when preparing for cases.

CCHIT: Confident on accreditation chances after ONC releases NPRM

The Certification Commission for Health IT (CCHIT) is confident about its prospects for becoming accredited after reviewing the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) regarding certifying bodies of EHR certification, according to Alisa Ray, executive director of CCHIT.

Around the web

U.S. health systems are increasingly leveraging digital health to conduct their operations, but how health systems are using digital health in their strategies can vary widely.

When human counselors are unavailable to provide work-based wellness coaching, robots can substitute—as long as the workers are comfortable with emerging technologies and the machines aren’t overly humanlike.

A vendor that supplies EHR software to public health agencies is partnering with a health-tech startup in the cloud-communications space to equip state and local governments for managing their response to the COVID-19 crisis.

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