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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MU program growth continues

The Meaningful Use program continues its “inexorable progress,” according to the latest reports provided during the Jan. 14 Health IT Policy Committee meeting.

Physicians increasingly turn to scribes to offset EHR work

EHR adoption has meant the emergence of a new kind of professional in clinics and emergency rooms: scribes.

OIG: CMS not doing enough to prevent fraud in EHRs

The Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services and contractors are not doing enough to address vulnerabilities within EHR systems that make them susceptible to fraud, according to the Office of the Inspector General.

IOM model addresses ROI on EHRs

A proposed model released by the Institute of Medicine seeks to help hospitals and health systems assess the ROI on EHR adoption.

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital earns Stage 7 recognition

HIMSS Analytics has recognized Cincinnati Children’s Hospital with its Stage 7 Award, and has awarded 14 of its clinics with Stage 7 Ambulatory Awards.

ONC focusing on usability

Despite the gains in integrating IT into healthcare, there is room for improvement. That's the message of Jacob Reider, MD, acting national coordinator of health IT, in a post on the Health IT Buzz blog.

FDA plans EHR database to target drug safety

FDA plans to use EHRs to find risk factors associated with adverse events to determine which drugs might require targeted warnings about their appropriate use.

Majority of physicians report EHR benefits

Three-quarters of physicians using EHRs in 2011 reported clinical benefits, according to a study published in Health Services Research.

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