Earlier this week the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released five more frequently asked questions (FAQs) about the meaningful use incentive program. The questions and answers are below: Question 1: For the meaningful use objective of “capability to exchange key clinical information” for the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs, [...]
CMS adds to their FAQ with the Answers to More Frequently Asked Questions
May 20, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Neurosurgery, Orthopaedics & Spine Specialists, P.C. Selects the SRS EHR for Its 33 Providers
May 2, 2011 By Leave a Comment
SRS, the leading provider of productivity-enhancing EHR technology and services for high-performance specialty practices today announced that Neurosurgery, Orthopaedics & Spine Specialists, P.C. (NOSS) has selected the SRS EHR for its 33-provider practice. Located in Waterbury, Connecticut, NOSS delivers comprehensive orthopaedic, neurosurgical, pain management and spine care to patients in their area. “The SRS EHR’s ability [...]
digiChart Releases PracticeSmart EHR Solution for OB-GYNs
April 26, 2011 By 1 Comment
digiChart, Inc., a Nashville-based provider of electronic health record (EHR) and practice management system (PMS) solutions for OB-GYN practices, has announced the release of its new PracticeSmart product. PracticeSmart is the first EHR and PMS solution engineered and built by one company specifically for OB-GYN offices. The new product combines digiChart OB-GYN, an EHR for clinical charting, with the company’s proprietary [...]
GE Centricity Perinatal Software Helps Hospitals Go Paperless and Exchange Information at the Center of Care
March 7, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Touro Infirmary (New Orleans, La.) implemented Centricity Perinatal in the NICU in December 2010, completing its roll out to all perinatal units, with the goal of providing the most up-to-date and innovative care available. The site chose the scalable system as a key to further customization and to enhance the ability to implement changes quickly [...]
Finally – Someone has written an EHR for Dummies Book!
February 7, 2011 By 3 Comments
If you’re anything like me, and you’ve been in the technology business for any length of time you probably have a small library of “dummies” books as reference material. The publishers do a wonderful job of selecting expert authors and getting them to write in a style that is easy to read and to understand. [...]
Cardinal Health Foundation Awards $1 Million in Grants to Improve Health Care Efficiency, Quality
August 11, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The Cardinal Health Foundation today announced that, for the third consecutive year, it has awarded more than $1 million in grant funding to help U.S. hospitals, health systems and community health clinics improve the efficiency and quality of care. Forty organizations in 25 states have been awarded grants ranging from $7,500 up to $37,500 as part of the 2010 Cardinal Health [...]
Few Americans Using ‘E-’ Medical Records
June 17, 2010 By 1 Comment
Despite years of hype around the issue, less than one in 10 American adults now utilize electronic medical records or turn to e-mail to contact their doctor, a new Harris Interactive/HealthDay poll finds. Nearly half of respondents weren’t even sure if their physician offered these technologies, according to the survey. Still, most of those polled [...]
Evaluating Finalists for Electronic Health Record Implementation
June 3, 2010 By Leave a Comment
With health information technology in place as a beneficial tool to improve patient care, and impact population health, six organizations have been selected as finalists for the 2010 HIMSS Davies Ambulatory Care and HIMSS Davies Public Health Awards of Excellence. As finalists, four independent physician practices and two public health organizations will receive a site [...]
Health Reform Lays Ground for New Era of Individualized Care and More Patient-Focused Health System, Says PricewaterhouseCoopers in New HealthCast Report
April 6, 2010 By 2 Comments
The next phase of health reform in the United States will reflect a concerted effort to keep people well, out of the hospital and more actively engaged in managing their own health, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC). Embedded in the U.S. Health Reform package are lesser known provisions that increase emphasis on prevention, positive health [...]
Capital Region Orthopaedics Selects Allscripts for EHR and Practice Management
April 1, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Allscripts today announced that Capital Region Orthopaedics has selected the Allscripts Electronic Health Record (EHR) and Practice Management solution to automate and connect 27 physicians in six locations across the Albany area. “We intend that the electronic health record will help us further our mission of improving the patient experience through the provision of high [...]
