EHRs By Themselves Will Not Eliminate Paperwork
Paperwork in an EHR-enabled medical office Robert Rowley, MD Twitter: @RRowleyMD Electronic Health Records (EHR) systems come with the vision of eliminating paper in a…
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HIMSS Analytics Model Reflects Progress of EHR Adoption by Hospitals
HIMSS Analytics Releases EHR Adoption Progess The HIMSS Analytics Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model (EMRAMSM) identifies and scores hospitals on an 8-stage scale for moving…
EHR Adoption by Family Physicians Likely To surpass 80% in 2013
EHR Adoption Accelerating Among Family Physicians The Annals of Family Medicine is a non-profit, peer-reviewed research journal with a mission to advance the improvement of healthcare delivery among…
KMPG Poll Looks At Health System Confidence in Meeting Meaningful Use
Training, Change Management Biggest Hurdles Business leaders at hospitals and health systems are only somewhat confident in their organization’s level of readiness to meet meaningful…
Health IT Trends and Predictions for 2013
What Lies Ahead for Health IT It’s a new year. Year nine of GW Bush’s 10 years to widespread health information technology. Year four of…
ONC Issues Health IT Patient Safety Plan for Comment
Health IT and Patient Safety Last Friday the ONC issued the Health IT Patient Safety Action and Surveillance Plan for public comment. The plan calls for actions to improve…
EHR Adoption Driven by Capability of Meeting Meaningful Use
ONC Data Brief shows EHR Adoption on the rise Yesterday the ONC released a data brief that supports the upward national trend of EHR adoption….
Sun Tzu and the Art of EHR Adoption
Four Areas of Concern in EHR Adoption Sun Tzu in the Art of War two thousand years ago taught the importance of preparation and adaption…
AHA Open Letter to HHS Asks for Collaboration on EHR Issues
Letter Seeks Action to Improve EHR Implementation and Billing Services Issues On Monday of this week the American Hospital Association (AHA) sent an open letter…