Four Years Later: Impact of the HITECH Act on EHR Implementations
New Report Looks At 2013 EHR Buying Trends By David Fried, Software Advice In a press release last Wednesday, the Department of Health and Human…
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AHIMA advises CMS to adopt coding guidelines
EHRs Can Lead to Better Coding, More Accurate Reimbursement Electronic Health Records (EHRs), when used correctly, produce more accurate documentation leading to more complete coding, and…
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…
Advances in Speech Recognition Technology for Use in the EHR Environment
It’s not your father’s dictation machine. In the 1960s and 1970s you most likely found your doctor at the end of the day in their…
Data Lookup in a Legacy EHR System a Thing of the Past
Alternatives to Performing Data Lookup in a Legacy EHR System Brad Benson CEO at Health eFormatics Physicians need patient information available at their fingertips regardless of whether…
Recent Survey Explores EHR Implementation Concerns, Offers Solutions
Obstacles, Best Practices to Ensure EHR Implementation Success By Von Baker, practice director for healthcare services at TEKsystems With recent federal legislation supporting government investment…
ONC Issues New Whitepaper on Meaningful Use Core Measure 3
Latest Updates from ONC on HealthIT.gov The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) has released a new white paper giving details on Meaningful…
EHRs By Themselves Will Not Eliminate Paperwork
Paperwork in an EHR-enabled medical office Robert Rowley, MD Twitter: @RRowleyMD Electronic Health Records (EHR) systems come with the vision of eliminating paper in a…
Alert Fatigue and Overdependence: Two Sides of the Same EHR Coin
Impact of EHR Alerts Amanda Guerrero Twitter: @meanusenetwork Electronic health record software promises enhancements in clinical and organizational outcomes. Yet, anyone who has implemented an EHR…