Archives for January 2015
The growing EHR problem: meaningful use26 Jan 2015
The American Medical Association (AMA) recently released a blueprint with recommendations for improving the Electronic Health Record (EHR) Meaningful Use... Continue Reading
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Want lower health costs? Get managers to reduce stress26 Jan 2015
Our work can literally make us sick. Long hours, impossible demands from bosses, and uncertain job security can take their... Continue Reading
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Access your medical records more easily26 Jan 2015
Dr. Henry Plummer’s “simple, easily retrievable medical record system” is getting an evolutionary revamp that Mayo Clinic says will last... Continue Reading
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Four reasons why you should care about electronic medical records26 Jan 2015
Imagine walking into your doctor’s office and all of your health information — history, medication, lab results — is not... Continue Reading
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Google named as partner in bid for $11B military EHR contract26 Jan 2015
Tech giant Google has been identified as part of a Price water house Coopers -led group vying for the Defense Department‘s $11 billion... Continue Reading
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Mayo Clinic chooses Epic for integrated EHR & RCM system26 Jan 2015
Mayo Clinic announced today that Epic has been selected as its strategic partner for a single, integratedEHR and revenue cycle management (RCM) system.... Continue Reading
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Full EMR implementation accelerates ROI potential26 Jan 2015
In the long-term care sector of the healthcare market, enterprise-wide implementation of electronic medical record (EMR) software is the proverbial... Continue Reading
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IT shops grapple with new healthcare codes for hurled turtles, fiery water skis26 Jan 2015
While much of the media’s focus of late has been on electronic medical records (EMRs), what is proving to be... Continue Reading
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Tenet CEO skewers regulatory environment, but is open to a deal26 Jan 2015
Tenet Healthcare’s CEO Trevor Fetter skewered Gov.Dannel P. Malloy’s administration and state regulators in a Jan. 16 letter, saying that... Continue Reading
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350 Kaiser Permanente Clinics reach HIMSS Stage 726 Jan 2015
HIMSS Analytics has recognized 350 Kaiser Permanente ambulatory clinics with the Stage 7 Ambulatory Award, which represents the highest level of EHR... Continue Reading
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