CMS, ONC to Host Event on Billing and Coding with EHRs
Coding in an EHR Environment On Friday, May 3, CMS and ONC will hold a meeting for providers, vendors, press, and others to discuss electronic…
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Limitations of Medical Device Data Systems as a Feeder of an EHR
EHR Meets MDDS COMMENTARY William A. Hyman Professor Emeritus, Biomedical Engineering Texas A&M University, w-hyman@tamu.edu With the exception of imaging and lab results, the EHR…
National Experts Share EHR Adoption Lessons on New Radio Show
The Tate & Hartley Show Debuts Today Tune in at 3 pm ET on HealthcareNOWradio The Tate & Hartley Show is a 30-minute talk show featuring…
CMS to Integrate Children’s EHR Format Into Future ONC Certification Criteria
New children’s electronic health record format announced The benefits of electronic health records (EHRs) may become more widely available to children through an EHR format…
ACOEM Wants Occupational Data Included in EHRs
Since the publication of the proposed recommendations for Meaningful Use stage 3 requirements last November, the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) for Health Information Technology has received its share comments. Organizations such as the American Medical Association and the College of Healthcare Information Management
Drummond Group Offers Stage 2 EHR Testing Guide
Guide Bridges Stage 1 and 2 for EHR Vendors The Drummond Group announced yesterday they will begin providing to electronic health records (EHR) software developers…
Majority of Physicians Use Copy/Paste Function in Their EHR
Cloning Persistent Problem in EHR Data Entry Amanda Guerrero Twitter: @meanusenetwork Moving patient health records from paper charts to a computerized format can improve care quality…
Stage 2 Permanent Certification Program for EHR Technology
2014 Edition EHR Testing and Certification Here we go, again. This week hopefully launches the Permanent Certification Program for EHR Technology and kicks off the testing…
ECRI Names Top 10 Health Technology Hazards for 2013
EHR Data Mismatches and Interoperability Failures Make Annual List The Emergency Care Research Institute (ECRI) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing applied scientific research to…