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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Boston pediatric hospital installs Viztek PACS

RIS/PACS provider Viztek has installed its Opal-Rad PACS at Franciscan Hospital for Children in Boston.

New x-ray technique shows promise for early Alzheimer's diagnosis

A new, concentrated x-ray technique that can visualize amyloid beta plaque could be developed into a method for early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease, according to research published in the July edition of NeuroImage.

First meaningful use definition proposed

The ultimate goal of an EHR that exemplifies meaningful use is to enable significant and measurable improvements in public health through a transformed healthcare delivery system, according to the Meaningful Use Work Group, which presented its first recommendations today on the evolving definition to the Health IT Policy Committee.

KLAS releases 'Best of Medical Equipment' vendor list for 2009

Healthcare market research firm KLAS has released its annual "Best of Medical Equipment" list for 2009, including technologies such as CT, digital mammography, CR, digital x-ray, ultrasound and MRI.

AMA, Microsoft collaborate for patient-physician communication

The American Medical Association (AMA) is working to have patients and physicians exchange healthcare information by connecting via HealthVault, an application developed by Microsoft to store and maintain health and fitness information.

Axolotl, Initiate Systems partner for HIE solutions

Initiate Systems and Axolotl have entered into a partnership to combine Axolotl's Elysium Exchange, a health information exchange (HIE) framework that networks legacy and EMR systems, with Initiate's patient identification solution.

Philips to provide N.Y. Yankees with medical equipment

Royal Philips Electronics has signed a contract to become a medical equipment supplier of the New York Yankees, providing the team with onsite digital x-ray and automated external defibrillators.

Glaser: First 'meaningful use' definition to come next week

PROVIDENCE, R.I.--John Glaser, PhD, senior special adviser for the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT, gave EHR advocates hope of being one step closer to obtaining federal health IT incentives with his announcement that the first definition of meaningful use would be released next week.

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Medsender, Patagonia Health team up to aid public health efforts against COVID-19

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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