A recent article in Medical Economics notes that, in addition to the push that EHR (Electronic Health Records) incentives have given to technology upgrades in healthcare, changes in Practice Management Systems are being driven by patients.
Patient portals and check-in products are generating additional revenue for practices,
By Lawrence G | April 3, 2012 | Healthcare IT, Medical Billing Software |
In spite of increasing adoption of EHR (Electronic Health Records) systems by healthcare providers and organizations, paper records are still a primary source for tracking information for over half the respondents to a new survey from Anoto, a developer of digital pen and paper technology. The results confirm that many within the healthcare industry (as in many other industries) consider paper to be too embedded in the culture and adopting new technology to require too much money and training time.
By Lawrence G | March 29, 2012 | Electronic Medical Records News, Healthcare IT |
Since late 2010, when an article in the Journal of Surgical Radiology noted that surgeons at Georgetown were accessing patient X-rays and other vital data in real time using iPads during procedures, Apple’s iPad tablet computer has been adopted by countless physicians. Some of these are using the device in conjunction with an EHR (Electronic Health Records) system,
By Lawrence G | March 28, 2012 | Healthcare IT, Healthcare Laws and Regulations |
Though facility managers are understanding the gains presented by EMR, a recent study found that the medical community has a long way to go before achieving paperless operations.
By Lawrence G | March 26, 2012 | Healthcare IT |
No matter what age or strength level a person may hold, all members of the U.S. population are susceptible to the dangerous side effects inherent to many pharmaceutical drugs.
By Lawrence G | March 23, 2012 | Healthcare IT |
Facility managers in Georgia have announced that the Medical College of Georgia Hospital and Clinics in Augusta will merge with Medical Center of Central Georgia in Macon into a new HIE called “Georgia Regional Academic Community Health Information Exchange.”
By Lawrence G | March 19, 2012 | Healthcare IT |
To afford healthcare providers with more complete and easily digestible clinical summaries, it was recently announced that one of America’s leading drug store chains, Walgreens, will reportedly adopt an eprescribing platform in each of the company’s 7,800 affiliated pharmacies.
By Lawrence G | March 15, 2012 | Healthcare IT |
During the course of the study – entitled EMR Benefits and Benefit Realization Methods of Stage 6 and 7 Hospitals – the researchers found that EMR systems are improving patient care and safety.
By Lawrence G | March 14, 2012 | Healthcare IT |
Although critics have questioned the utility of government-mandated transitions to healthcare IT, Dr. Farzad Mostashari is suggesting that healthcare IT is propelling forward in a positive manner.
By Lawrence G | March 13, 2012 | Healthcare IT |
Interestingly, in order to enjoy optimal benefit from electronic data exchange, reports state that several existing HIEs in different communities are merging with one another to create an even larger pool of clinical resources to draw from.
By Lawrence G | March 12, 2012 | Healthcare IT |
