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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95% of physicians have experienced treatment delays because of poor record access

Almost all (95 percent) of physicians surveyed have experienced a delay or difficulty delivering medical care because patients' medical records were not accessible to them. Those are the findings of a survey conducted by athenahealth of nearly 3,000 who use the Epocrates medical reference app.

Three questions for Allscripts

Allscripts is demonstrating the "Power of All" at its HIMSS15 booth and how it drives smarter healthcare by powering precision care, building healthy populations and inspiring innovation. 

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Three questions for Cerner's Zane Burke

In addition to efforts to improve interoperability through its participation in the CommonWell Health Alliance, Cerner recently completed the acquisition of Siemens Health Services. 

Proposed rule relaxes MU requirements, better aligns stages

A new proposed rule released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on April 10 aligns Meaningful Use Stages 1 and 2 objectives and measures with the long-term proposals for Stage 3 that aim to reduce complexity and simplify reporting.

HITPC: Medicaid MU participation higher than anticipated

Meaningful Use registration and attestation numbers focused on Medicaid eligible professionals during the April 7 Health IT Policy Committee meeting because they are registering to participate at a higher level than was initially anticipated by the federal government. 

CareCloud, MCIS ready ambulatory platform offering

CareCloud and MCIS, a healthcare IT company established from within the Marshfield Clinic in Marshfield, Wisc., announced a partnership to deliver a joint, cloud-based solution to help improve the clinical, financial and administrative outcomes of large ambulatory medical practices. 

Cerner, Epic become CMS EHR Test participants

Cerner and Epic Systems have joined iPatientCare as Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Designated Test EHR Program participants, which in the past have also included Meditech and McKesson.

Patient's focus leads to brain tumor detection

A 26-year-old's experience detecting his own brain tumor points to the potential benefits of patients having full access to their health data.

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