Scanning and Document Management in an EHR
As practices migrate from paper records to EHRs, there are millions of paper charts that need to be partially or completely digitized and archived or incorporated into EHRs. What are the principles and...
View ArticleNEJM — Tapping the Unmet Potential of Health Information Technology
In a March 25, 2011 Perspective in the New England Journal of Medicine, author Ann S. O’Malley provides an overview of the opportunities presented through the effective use of health information...
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Don Berwick Discusses His Experience with EHRs
Dr. Don Berwick, Administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, discusses his experiences using an EHR
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Protecting Security of Data
As EHR adoption becomes more prevalent, there is a growing sense of concern regarding the security of the information stored in servers both in medical offices as well as remotely in the cloud or in...
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Hurricane Irene — Electronic Health Records and Disaster Response
Watching Hurricane Irene this morning as waves surged onto the North Carolina coast brought back memories of Hurricane Katrina and the effects on medical records that were not stored electronically....
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Maximize E-Prescribing with Advanced Features
E-Prescribing use has been increasing, especially with the imposition of the Medicare penalty for the failure to e-prescribe under MIPPA, and the Meaningful Use incentive program. For those not...
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Easy EHR Commenting on AmericanEHR
Join the conversation. AmericanEHR has been refreshed with some useful new features. It is now easy to share your EHR experiences, make comments and join product discussions. All that is needed is a...
View ArticleHow to Pay for Your EHR
One of the scariest things that physicians often face with EHR adoption is cost. When thinking about the cost of an EHR system many people only see the cost of software, whereas in fact there are a...
View ArticleInvesting in Health IT: What the U.S. and Other Countries are Learning
On October 29, 2010, the Alliance for Health Reform and The Commonwealth Fund sponsored an education session. Panelists were: David Blumenthal, the national coordinator for health information...
View ArticleAmericanEHR — Product Ratings Update
AmericanEHR has been working closely with a number of professional societies to collect more comprehensive real-time EHR product satisfaction ratings. Working in conjunction with the American Academy...
View ArticleUse of Social Media in Medical Practices
How are clinicians using social media? As Facebook, Blogs and Twitter become more prevalent, clinicians are faced with multiple challenges. Is it appropriate to use these tools in order to communicate...
View ArticleDo EHRs and Clinical Decision Support Improve Quality of Care?
In a January 24, 2011 study published by Stafford et al in the Archives of Internal Medicine, the authors analyzed physician survey data on 255,402 ambulatory patient visits in ambulatory settings...
View ArticleACPHOSPITALIST — Carrots and Sticks, John Schumann, M.D.
Excerpt Feb 1, 2011 — ACPHospitalist, John Schumann, M.D. “Depending on your viewpoint (and the pertinent issue), government regulation either snarls the wheels of commerce and chokes American...
View ArticleStage 2 Meaningful Use: Weighing In
Well, the march towards the Stage 2 requirements for meaningful use is in full swing with comments flying in from many different sources about what Stage 2 — and ultimately Stage 3 — should look like....
View ArticleScanning and Document Management in an EHR
As practices migrate from paper records to EHRs, there are millions of paper charts that need to be partially or completely digitized and archived or incorporated into EHRs. What are the principles and...
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