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10 Ways to Make EMR Meaningful and Useful

by Our Thought Leaders 08/10/2012 5 Comments

 Written by Rob Lamberts, MD providing his thoughts on 10 ways to make EMR meaningful and useful
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Meaningful Use The Stats [Infographic Wednesdays]

by Fred Pennic 08/08/2012 19 Comments

Meaningful Use Overview Infographic

Greenway Medical infographic provides a visual overview of Meaningful Use EHR Incentive Program payments, registration, and attestations.
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4 Ways to Improve Clinical Document Capture

by Our Thought Leaders 07/30/2012 1 Comment

 Written by David McKanna, product marketing manager at Nuance “Business Week predicted the paperless office in 1975, when it was thought that computer records would completely replace paper.  In the next two decades after that pronouncement, paper use doubled.” This quote is taken from Persistent Paper: The Myth of “Going Paperless” from AMIA which provides a relevant list of reasons why paper is still widely used in healthcare.  Even fully electronic (Stage 7) hospitals still receive
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ONC Chief Farzad Mostashari States Nobody Has Transformed Care Delivery Without IT

by Fred Pennic 07/24/2012 Leave a Comment

ONC Chief Farzad Mostashari

Last week, the Health Forum and American Hospital Association Leadership Summit was held in San Francisco, CA.  The overall theme of the leadership summit was getting from the first curve to the second curve creating the value proposition on how hospitals implement health information technology. During the summit, Matthew Weinstock, Senior Editor of Hospitals and Health Networks sat down with ONC Chief Farzad Mostashari, M.D. to discuss some of the trends he sees in health IT
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Infographic: Our Healthcare Referral System is Broken

by Fred Pennic 07/19/2012 7 Comments

Our Healthcare Referral System is Broken Infographic

Our healthcare referral system  is broken infographic created by Refferal MD highlights some of the key factors that contribute to a broken healthcare referral system Referral MD created the following infographic shown below that highlights a key pain point in the healthcare referral system management process that despite healthcare providers adopting an EMR system, they are still utilizing paper. A large percentage of processes in healthcare involve documents and forms that must be scanned
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74% of Physicians Report EHR Adoption Enhanced Patient Care

by Fred Pennic 07/18/2012 1 Comment

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?

by Our Thought Leaders 07/17/2012 1 Comment

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

by Fred Pennic 07/10/2012 Leave a Comment

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

by Fred Pennic 07/02/2012 1 Comment

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

by Fred Pennic 06/21/2012 1 Comment

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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