2011 Physician Workflow Survey key findings stated that physicians’ experiences with EHR adoption is largely positive and EHRs have enhanced patient care The CDC's Center for National Health Statistics (NCHS) has issued a data brief announcing estimates from the 2011 Physician Workflow Survey regarding the physian EHR adoption, which is sponsored by the ONC. Overall, in 2011, 55% of physicians in office-based practices had adopted EHRs and 45% had not. Differences were observed between
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Do EHRs Make Patients Safer?
Written by Ahmed Mori, Content Writer for Care Cloud There is an ongoing debate as to whether or not EHRs actually make patients safer. Sure, doctors using electronic health records boast fewer malpractice claims – Harvard Medical School reports that malpractice claims for physicians using EHRs tally in at one-sixth of the total of malpractice claims for physicians who haven’t yet implemented a system. That’s fine and dandy, but what about your patients? Can you make them safer with your
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Smart & Safe: Consumer Technology in the Healthcare Enterprise
Contributed by Carl Cresswell, CTO at Clinithink on consumer technology in the healthcare enterprise In recent years, the technology landscape has been dominated by innovations aimed at consumers. Instant Messaging (IM), Voice Over IP (VOIP), smartphones and social networking have become universally available and transformed the way many of us communicate with friends, family and even colleagues. The result is a growing expectation among the “tech savvy” that such technology is not only
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Medical Transcription & EHRs: Remaining Atop Technology and Industry Changes
A vital aspect of health care, medical transcription is a multi-billion-dollar industry, which is undergoing significant changes. Medical transcription has been a fundamental and necessary aspect of the healthcare industry for a long time. However, the continuing development of transcription-related technology is changing the way medical transcription works. To adapt and remain efficient, healthcare-affiliated institutions must adopt these new technologies as they come. Medical transcription
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When Purchasing An EMR Goes Wrong
Wall Street Journal recently posted an article about Dr. Hammond from the Westminster Medical Clinic in Denver – a 3 provider, 22 staff member, 6,300 patient family practice clinic struggling to stay afloat. They are faced with a myriad of financial issues including lack of reimbursement under traditional insurance contracts. To showcase the financial severity of his practice, Wall Street Journal provided the following snapshot: CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE One of the largest causes of
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E-Prescribing Controlled Substances: The Time is NOW!
Written by Irene Froehlich, Director of Marketing at DrFirst The healthcare industry has been talking about the benefits of e-prescribing for years. By now, the advantages offered to your practice and your patients—through increased workflow efficiency and reduced medication errors—are obvious. However,making e-prescribing for controlled substances (EPCS) available to physicians has proven to be more of a challenge. This has frustrated providers, patients, and loved ones of patients alike.
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Interview/Podcast: Tiffany Crenshaw, CEO of Intellect Resources Talks Big Break Pt. 1
Looking for an innovative way to hire healthcare IT trainers and provide an unique opportunity for inexperience professionals to break into the healthcare IT industry? In comes "Big Break", an American Idol styled audition process where candidates compete to become a healthcare IT trainers that will instruct healthcare professionals on the use of a sponsored healthcare provider's EMR system. HIT Consultant recently spoke with brainchild of Big Break, Tiffany Crenshaw, President & CEO of
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The Awkward Adolescence of Healthcare IT
No one can deny that healthcare is at a crossroads. Current thought leaders like Atul Gawande and Richard Baron have proposed that history will label our current time period as the “healthcare revolution”. The introduction and adoption of electronic medical records will have an impact no less powerful than the cotton gin had during the industrial revolution.
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Partners Healthcare Considers Epic Systems for Integrated Statewide System
Partners Healthcare, the state's largest healthcare provider in Massachusetts is currently in negotiations with Epic Systems to replace it's existing number of various electronic health record systems that was built in-house with a single EHR solution. The transition is expected to cost over $600 million over 10 years will move Partners in the right direction towards a more integrated, statewide system for sharing medical records. Epic Systems will allow each patient a single up to date record
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What is Data Governance? And Why Does it Matter?
Written by Rita Bowen MA, RHIA, CHPS, SSGB, Sr Vice President of HIM and Privacy Officer of HealthPort The What If you look up governance in the dictionary, it states that governance is the act of governing. Not very revealing, is it?
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