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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MITA endorses 8 principles to reduce medical radiation

The Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA), an association representing the manufacturers, innovators and developers of medical imaging and radiation therapy systems, has endorsed eight principles to reduce exposure to medical radiation.

Carestream lands DRX install at Virginia hospital

Inova Alexandria Hospital in Alexandria, Va., has implemented the DRX-Evolution system from health IT provider Carestream Health into the new wing of its emergency department.

N.Y. telerad service to read images from Haitian hospital with Viztek help

Viztek is working with Westbury. N.Y.-based Complete Radiology Reading Service (CRRS), in configuring the CRRS technology to a network of childrens hospital in Port au Prince, Haiti, in order for CRRS to help read imaging exams.

McKesson offers discounted EHRs for independent physicians

McKesson is offering the option to reduce the cost barriers associated with independent physician adoption of EHRs for a limited time.

Voalt app to expand to iPad

Health IT company Voalt has announced that its point-of-care application, Voalt One, will be available on the Apple iPad platform.

Federal FY2011 budget requests $911B for HHS

The administration of President Barack Obama is requesting $911 billion for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in its 2011 federal budget proposal, with an additional $110 million requested for continued health IT efforts.

HHS solicits panel for unintended meaningful use consequences

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued a contract bid to create a panel to identify and explore the negative unintended consequences of activities supported by the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) for Health IT in coordination with other federal agencies, including activities related to meaningful use of certified EHR technology.

Survey: Physician EMR use rose slightly in 2009

Physicians have been increasingly adopting EMR systems, with an estimated 43.9 percent of physicians using a fully or partially functional EMR system in their office-based practices in 2009, according to an annual survey from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS).

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