Tag Archives: emr

Community Hospitals Adopting IT Faster Than Ever

Posted on November 23, 2011 by

By Bernie Monegain, Healthcare IT News OREM, UT – The community hospital that still relies exclusively on a paper medical record is rapidly moving toward extinction, according to a new report from research firm, as meaningful use drives a jump … Continue reading →

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Six Golden Rules of EMR Implementation

Posted on November 20, 2011 by

Michelle McNickle, Healthcare IT News A few months ago, we chronicled the 7 most deadly sins of EMR implementation. From ignoring nurses to declining help, these offenses can be hard to make right. But, in an effort to help big and … Continue reading →

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10 Recommendations for Patient Safety in Health IT

Posted on November 11, 2011 by

by Sabrina Rodak, Becker’s Hospital Review The Institute of Medicine, which cited a need for greater oversight of health IT by public and private sectors, has made 10 recommendations for patient safety in health IT. IOM’s report, “Patient Safety and Health … Continue reading →

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EMR Implementation Creates Opportunities for Nurses

Posted on August 30, 2011 by

By Megan M. Krischke, NurseZone.com With the push to obtain the full incentive payout for meaningful use of electronic medical records (EMR)/electronic health records (EHR) created by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, many hospitals are in the … Continue reading →

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HIE’s Save Payers Big Bucks

Posted on August 27, 2011 by

By Ken Terry,  Fierce Health IT News A study of emergency-department visits conducted by Humana in the Milwaukee area shows that payers can save money if EDs have access to community health information exchanges (HIEs). When ED clinicians queried patients‘ … Continue reading →

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Obama’s New Rural Jobs Initiative Includes Health IT

Posted on August 27, 2011 by

By Bernie Monegain, Editor Created 08/16/2011    HealthcareITNews.com New healthcare IT jobs are part of the Jobs Initiatives for Rural America President Obama included announced Aug. 16 at the White House Rural Economic Forum here. The plan includes making HHS loans available … Continue reading →

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HIE’s More Than Double Since Last Year

Posted on July 11, 2011 by

By Mary Mosquera,  for Government Health IT   The number of operational health information exchanges has more than doubled to 228 since last year, and of those, private exchanges have increased more rapidly than public organizations for sharing information, according … Continue reading →

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VA Awards 14 Major Technology Contracts Totaling $12 Billion

Posted on July 11, 2011 by

By Ken Terry,  for FierceHealthIT The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is hoping to upgrade and “transform” its information systems through a series of 14 recently awarded contracts worth $12 billion. Among the recipients are Hewlett Packard, Booz Allen Hamilton, and Harris … Continue reading →

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HIMSS: Engage Nurses as Informatics Leaders

Posted on July 8, 2011 by

By Christine LaFave Grace   Modern Healthcare In the information technology-driven evolution of healthcare, nurses must be made key stakeholders, according to a new position statement (PDF) from the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS). The statement calls for … Continue reading →

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Latest HIE Toolkit for Building Information Exchanges

Posted on July 8, 2011 by

By Ken Terry, Fierce Health IT The 10-year-old eHealth Initiative has released Phase II of its 2011 HIE Toolkit. Like the first two iterations of the toolkit, which were issued in 2006 and 2008, the latest version incorporates lessons learned … Continue reading →

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