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Category: Healthcare Industry News
Growing Pains As Doctors' Offices Adopt Electronic Records
Date: January 22nd, 2013Source: National Public RadioTopics: EHRs, Physician WorkflowInformation technology has transformed much of the American economy, but its use in health care still lags, especially when it comes to electronic medical records. Here's an example: The state of Colorado runs a computerized registry where any provider who gives a child a vaccine can report that information. The system should help kids stay current with their immunizations. But the state's computer system isn't compatible with most of the ones doctors use, so many practices don't update the central database because it's just too much extra data entry, says Dr. Allison Kempe, director of the Children's Outcomes Research Program at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.
Read MoreEHR Adoption Could Exceed 80% by 2013, New Study Finds
Date: January 15th, 2013Source: Healthcare IT NewsTopics: EHRs, Meaningful Use, Primary CareFamily physicians are adopting electronic health records (EHRs) at a much faster rate than previous data suggested, reaching a nearly 70% adoption rate nationwide, new study findings reveal. The study, published in the January/February issue of the Annals of Family Medicine, shows EHR adoption by family physicians has doubled since 2005, with researchers estimating that the adoption rate will exceed 80% by 2013.
Read MoreONC Contest Finds Ways to Make EHRs More Readable, Patient-Friendly
Date: January 15th, 2013Source: Health Data ManagementTopics: EHRs, Health ITThe Office of the National Coordinator for HIT has announced winners of a contest to convert printed text-based electronic health records into far more consumer-friendly versions. The goal is to make it easier for consumers to find and understand information in a printed record, whether downloaded via the government-funded Blue Button technology or through proprietary vendor technology.
Read MoreTen Tech Predictions for Medical Practices in 2013
Date: January 11th, 2013Source: Physicians PracticeTopics: HIE, EHRs, Health ITYes, portals and mobile EHRs were big in 2012 — but will they continue to make headlines in 2013? And what about stuff like ICD-10 training, health information exchanges (HIEs), and telemedicine? We asked more than a dozen healthcare IT experts, including physicians, consultants, and administrators, to give us their predictions for the coming year. Here’s what we’re hearing, technology-wise...
Read MoreConsumers Now Call for Meaningful Use
Date: January 10th, 2013Source: Healthcare IT NewsTopics: Meaningful Use, Patient EngagementMeaningful use -- it's not just for healthcare providers anymore. Patients are paying attention to what meaningful use of electronic health data entails and why it's important; they're understanding, and now they want it. The federal government's ambitious plan to drive health IT adoption worked its way into the conversation Jan. 7 at the Digital Health Summit, a two-day workshop in the midst of the 2014 International CES in Las Vegas.
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