Image by The Library of Congress via Flickr A report recently issued by the PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) Health Research Institute concludes that government incentives intended to spur the use of health information technology are a “small carrot” when compared with the amount of money it will cost hospitals and physician practices to implement and maintain electronic health [...]
PWC study outlines the “carrot and stick” aspect of stimulus based EMR adoption
May 14, 2009 By 5 Comments
Medhost EDIS receives CCHIT EHR certification
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The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology today announced that MEDHOST’s product, MEDHOST EDIS version 4.2, is a CCHIT Certified® 08 Emergency Department Electronic Health Record (EHR). The Certification Commission is a private non-profit organization recognized by the federal government as an official certification body for healthcare information technology (HIT) products. CCHIT Certified product certification [...]
Allscripts accounces EHR Stimulus Alliance to “educate” physicians on stimulus opportunities
May 14, 2009 By 4 Comments
Allscripts today announced the formation of a coalition of technology innovation leaders who are partnering to educate 500,000 U.S. physicians about opportunities aligned with the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. The Act details President Obama’s plan to improve healthcare quality, safety and efficiency through the secure exchange of electronic health information and [...]
Are Electronic health records are the wrong prescription for health care automation?
May 14, 2009 By 3 Comments
Image via Wikipedia “I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the Earth.” —-President John F. Kennedy Imagine if President Kennedy in his famous speech didn’t stop at this point. Instead, he started [...]
