May 14, 2012 | Mike Miliard
More and more providers are taking software-as-a-service EMRs seriously, according to a new KLAS report. They're intrigued by the systems' lower price and easy maintenance, and reassured by advances in the security of cloud-based data storage.

May 14, 2012 | Mary Mosquera
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology is calling for public comment on proposals for rules of the road to govern the nationwide health information network (NwHIN).

May 11, 2012 | Mike Miliard
iMedX, which develops Web-based transcription platforms and e-prescribing technologies, has completed its acquisition of Accumed Script, a Columbus, Ohio-based medical transcription service.

May 10, 2012 | Mike Miliard
While some $560 million in federal health information exchange funding may soon run dry, changing reimbursement models mean market-driven growth will continue, says a new report on HIEs from Chilmark Research.

May 9, 2012 | Mike Miliard
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) has launched its new Health IT Dashboard, offering an interactive trove of data related to grants programs, regional extension centers and other measures of health IT adoption.

February 1, 2012 | White Papers
Learn how to select an <a href="/directory/electronic-health-record-ehr" target="_blank" class="directory-item-link">EHR</a> that improves patient care and workflow

April 29, 2011 | On Demand Webinars
Providers today recognize that even the most powerful EMRs can't handle the content that exists outside of the patient record. Unstructured, ancillary documents and content related to patient care – paper, forms, faxes, graphics, photos and other clinical images – is often disconnected from electronic records. For Sentara Healthcare, access to accurate, timely and complete patient information is instrumental to increasing quality and service of care, and <a href="/directory/enterprise-content-management" target="_blank" class="directory-item-link">enterprise content management</a> (ECM) is a vital part of that enterprise <a href="/directory/electronic-health-record-ehr" target="_blank" class="directory-item-link">EHR</a> strategy.

May 4, 2012 | On Demand Webinars
On May 2, experts from Kroll Advisory Solutions and <a href="/directory/healthcare-information-and-management-systems-society-himss" target="_blank" class="directory-item-link">HIMSS</a> Analytics analyzed the key findings of the 2012 HIMSS Analytics Report: Security of Patient Data, which suggests that 16 years after the enactment of the HIPAA – the first of many regulations governing data security in the healthcare industry – increased compliance has not resulted in increased security. In fact, healthcare data breaches have risen steadily, despite stringent regulatory activity and heightened compliance.

May 1, 2012 | Upcoming Webinars
Billian Inc. will present findings of a primary market research study examining providers' perceptions of EMRs, post-implementation. The research explores EMR satisfaction across key performance areas such as functionality and support. The research also highlights strategies for successful IT adoption post-sale.

April 27, 2012 | Upcoming Webinars
North York General Hospital, one of Canada’s leading community teaching hospitals and one of three Canadian hospitals to reach <a href="/directory/healthcare-information-and-management-systems-society-himss" target="_blank" class="directory-item-link">HIMSS</a> Analytics Stage 6, had a paper-intensive environment and needed a way to provide quicker access to documentation. Last year, the Hospital chose to implement an <a href="/directory/enterprise-content-management" target="_blank" class="directory-item-link">enterprise content management</a> (ECM) solution – not only to augment its <a href="/directory/electronic-medical-record-emr" target="_blank" class="directory-item-link">EMR</a> so clinicians had a complete view of the patient record but to provide content and process management across the hospital.

April 4, 2012 | Carl Natale
No matter what the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) decide to do with the ICD-10 implementation deadline, clinical documentation improvement (CDI) may become a survival tactic for hospitals.

March 21, 2012 | Keith W. Boone
Engagement is a two way street. It takes both parties to create engagement, not just one or the other.

March 15, 2012 | Joseph C. Kvedar, MD
Today I want to spend time on the psychology of engagement, as I believe it is critical to the success of connected health and can also be highly individualized.

March 7, 2012 | Farzad Mostashari, MD
Apparently, doctors who order a lot of imaging tests are more likely to have electronic systems that let them view those images in their offices.

February 29, 2012 | John Moore
Last week we attended the big healthcare IT confab HIMSS in that grand city of sin, Las Vegas. Nearly every vendor we met with at HIMSS had a story to tell about how they had the solution the market was seeking for ACO enablement.

March 8, 2012 | Industry News Release
University Health System, the lead trauma center for South Texas, will use Allscripts Community Record, powered by dbMotion, to share patient data with its facilities and the University of Texas (UT) Health Science Center San Antonio. The Allscripts solution will help provide a single patient record for the many physicians and patients who use both facilities.

January 18, 2012 | Industry News Release
For an unprecedented third time in a single year, Amazing Charts has been honored as the best Electronic Health Record (EHR) system for small practices. Most recently, Amazing Charts was ranked number one in the category of Ambulatory EMR (1-10 Physicians) in the 2011 Best in KLAS Awards: Software and Services.

January 12, 2012 | Industry News Release
e-MDs, the provider of the nation's most highly rated EHR, congratulates Christopher Wenner, MD, for being recognized on Monday, December 5, 2011, by Minnesota's Regional Extension Center for Health Information Technology (REC) for his leadership in the nationwide transition toward electronic health records. Dr. Wenner is one of the first providers in Minnesota to attest to Meaningful Use for the Medicare EHR Incentive Program. He worked with REACH, the REC designated by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) to assist clinicians in Minnesota and North Dakota in becoming meaningful users of electronic health records. e-MDs is pleased to congratulate Dr. Wenner on becoming a member of an exclusive group of leaders – the Meaningful Use Vanguard (MUV). MUV is an initiative of ONC, designed to honor, thank, and bring together clinicians like Dr. Wenner, who have successfully implemented EHRs. MUVers (members of the MUV program) serve as local leaders and advisors in the nation's transition toward an electronically-enabled health care system. Dr. Wenner is one of many e-MDs clients in every region of the country who have become MUVers.

January 3, 2012 | Industry News Release
eClinicalWorks®, a market leader in ambulatory clinical systems, today announced that Albany Area Primary Health Care (AAPHC), the largest primary physician practice in Southwest Georgia and a Community Health Center (CHC), has chosen eClinicalWorks comprehensive electronic health records (EHR) solution across its 14 locations. According to figures by the NACHC, eClinicalWorks customers represent 33% of CHCs in the country.

December 29, 2011 | Industry News Release
eClinicalWorks®, a market leader in ambulatory clinical systems, today announced that 21 providers from Rockford Orthopedic have successfully attested for meaningful use and the practice has received a $378,000 check from the Centers of Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the maximum amount allowed for 2011. These incentives were established by the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) to reward medical providers who successfully demonstrate meaningful use of an electronic health records (EHR) system in ways that improve the quality, safety and effectiveness of patient-centered care.