Today, the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) announced the official opening of the HIMSS Innovation Center in downtown Cleveland.
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Infographic: Patients Want Access To Their Electronic Medical Records
84 percent of US consumers believe they should have full access to their electronic medical records while only a third of physicians (34 percent) share this belief, according to an Accenture survey.
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EHR Survival of the Fittest: Only Well Designed EHRs Will Survive
This is EHR survival of the fittest and only well designed EHRs will survive. Did you choose a survivor or, better yet, a thriver?
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Xerox Survey Finds Americans Remain Conflicted Over EHRs (Infographic)
More than two-thirds of U.S. consumers say their doctors have not involved them in the transition to digital medical records, according to a recent Xerox survey.
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Healthcare IT News Reveals Best Hospital IT Departments
This week, Healthcare IT News has announced the winners of their third annual 2013 "Where To Work: Best Hospital IT Departments" report
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Dr. Farzad Mostashari Talks Challenges To Achieving Interoperability
Interoperability is at the heart of the nationwide health IT effort.
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Its Not Even Close, Epic Systems Make Up 22% of Ambulatory EHR Market
According to federal data, Epic Systems makes up 22% of the ambulatory EHR market share for health care providers who have achieved meaningful use of EHRs,
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Why Doctors Will Never Ever Like EMRs & How To Change That
Yes, doctors will be using EMRs in larger and larger numbers, but there is zero probability that today’s doctors will ever like using EMRs.
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17 Senators Identify 3 Key Problems with Stage 2 Meaningful Use Timeline
In a letter addressed to Health & Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, 17 senators lead by Sen. John Thune (R-SD) pushing for a one year extension to the Stage 2 meaningful use timeline for providers.
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How The Nation Transitioned To Health IT (Infographic)
In 2009, the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, a part of the Recovery Act, created the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Records (EHR) Incentive Programs
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