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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Halamka: 'Get rid of Meaningful Use'

BOSTON—A provocative trio of Boston-based thoughtleaders closed out AMIA’s iHealth 2015 Conference on May 29 discussing the current state of health IT. 

AHA, MGMA, HIMSS express concerns about Stage 3 proposals

As the deadline looms for submitting comments on the proposed rules for Meaningful Use Stage 3 and EHR Certification, several professional associations shared their criticism and recommendations and they have a lot to say.

CHIME weighs in on MU Stage 3 with several suggestions

The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) calling for several important changes to the proposed rule for Meaningful Use Stage 3 that it deemed too ambitious. The organization also lent its overwhelming support for a corresponding CMS proposal that would shorten the reporting period from a full year to any continuous 90-day period.

athenahealth grows its More Disruption Please accelerator program

athenahealth has welcomed three new companies to its More Disruption Please (MDP) program. 

Allscripts to lay off 250

EHR vendor Allscripts plans to lay off 250 employees across the company, according to a report from the Triangle Business Journal. 

MU payments top $30B

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has paid out more than $30 billion in Meaningful Use incentive payments to eligible hospitals and professionals as of March.  

Minnesota passes bill to amend EHR requirement

Some private practice providers in Minnesota now have the option to opt out of a state requirement to install and implement an EHR system by the beginning of this year. 

Mass. provider layoffs tied to costly EHR implementation

A Massachusetts-based provider recently announced layoffs of 130 employees at three hospitals for budget issues that stem from the cost of its EHR implementation. 

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