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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CDC: Office physicians' EHR use at 72% in 2012

The vast majority--72 percent--of U.S. office-based physicians used EHR systems in 2013, according to a report from the National Center for Health Statistics.

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ONC, CMS respond to calls for MU relief

The news just came out yesterday but it’s sure to have a significant impact for quite some time: Meaningful Use is getting more flexibility.

Proposed rule offers MU flexibility

The federal government appears to have finally heard the calls for mercy regarding the timeline of the Meaningful Use program. A new proposed rule would provide eligible professionals, eligible hospitals and critical access hospitals more flexibility in how they use certified EHR technology to meet the program's requirements.

CMS eHealth Summit: Driving better care delivery

“Our singular focus has been to keep patients as far from the hospital as possible. That has been key to our success,” said Larry Garber, MD, CMIO of Reliant Medical Group in Worcester, Mass., speaking during a session on how health IT is impacting care delivery and payment reform at the CMS eHealth Summit. “If I keep patients happier and healthier I make more money. We have had some of the highest quality scores in the country.”

CDC: Lab staff essential to accurate EHR data

Well-designed and rigorously tested EHR systems can improve care by making it easier to collect, share and interpret patient data, according to a paper from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Laboratory data-related interoperability and usability issues, however, can result in preventable patient safety risks.

Mirth Connect Earns 2014 ONC HIT Certification

COSTA MESA, Calif.--Mirth, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Quality Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: QSII) and a global leader in health information technology, announced today that Mirth® Connect version 3.0.1 is compliant with the ONC 2014 Edition criteria and was certified as an Electronic Health Record (EHR) Module on May 1, 2014 by the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT®), an ONC-ACB, in accordance with the applicable Eligible Providers (Ambulatory) certification criteria adopted by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. The ONC 2014 Edition criteria support both Stage 1 and 2 Meaningful Use measures required to qualify eligible providers and hospitals for funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).

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Price transparency and MU in the news

The biggest health IT news this week involved price transparency and Meaningful Use.

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Health IT Summit: Reliant shares EHR optimization strategies

BOSTON--A large multispecialty group with more than 300 providers, Mass.-based Reliant Medical Group is able to take on financial risk for 80 percent of its patients thanks to its cutting edge work to optimize its health IT.

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