The Certification Commission announces a series of two Town Call web conferences on June 16th and 17th to gather input on new paths to certification of EHR technologies, with the goal of supporting more rapid, widespread adoption and meaningful use under ARRA. Areas to be explored during the Town Calls include the crosswalk from certification [...]
Cost saving example from Citizens Memorial Healthcare by going paperless
June 9, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Lower revenues, reduced headcount and tighter IT budgets have placed increased pressure on CIOs and IT executives to find new ways to create greater efficiencies and increase productivity enterprise-wide. Denni McColm, CIO at Citizens Memorial Healthcare (CMH), said that when it comes to efficiency-creating IT, the search is on. Citizens Memorial Healthcare is among 42 [...]
Challenges involved in integrating EMR into existing systems
June 9, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Image via Wikipedia With the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (also referred to as the U.S. economic stimulus package) slated to include $19 billion for electronic medical records (EMR), the role of data storage in the healthcare industry is gaining more attention than ever before. But the healthcare industry is facing the same challenges as [...]
Doctors know when technology improves the personal touch
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Image via Wikipedia Doctors “know instinctively that the human side of medicine — the attentive listening, the visual cues, the continued eye contact, and the careful history and physical exam — is critical…” Dr. Val Jones, CEO of Better Health, wrote in a commentary piece last week. “The problem we have with EMRs is that [...]
