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    1. EHR use should be increased

      Explore fierceemr.com (Apr 25 2012) EHR Adoption

      Electronic health records should be adopted by more providers and by a wider range of provider types, according to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's (AHRQ's) latest health care quality and disparity reports. The companion reports, released April 20, find that EHRs can improve the quality and safety of care in all types of hospitals. "In emergency departments, for instance, electronic clinical documentation and decision support can help mitigate problems of treating new patients wi

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      Mentions:   Agency for Healthcare Research

    2. Evidence that Meaningful Use dollars drive EHR adoption piles up

      Explore fierceemr.com (Apr 19 2012) EHR Adoption , Meaningful Use

      Another is a series of studies on what drives EHR implementation and use has found Meaningful Use incentives are driving adoption among primary care physicians. A whopping 95 percent of respondents reported that they're adopting EHRs to achieve Meaningful Use. Meanwhile, 53 percent said they were doing it to improve patient quality of care, according to a survey conducted by modermedicine.com. The survey, part of an ongoing study of physician EHR use, noted that respondents had made the most pro

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      Mentions:   Electronic Health Records

    3. EHR market for urgent care centers wide open

      Explore fierceemr.com (Apr 19 2012) EHR Adoption , Meaningful Use

      Unlike some providers, urgent care centers have more options when it comes to choosing an electronic health record system, according to a new report from KLAS Research. The study, in which officials from 76 urgent care organizations were interviewed, according to healthsystemCIO.com, found that stand-alone urgent care centers, or those in a chain, tended to use "best of breed" EHR systems. Hospital-affiliated urgent care centers tended more to ambulatory or in-house emergency department EHRs. "T

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      Mentions:   Electronic Health Records   Klas   Kalorama

    4. International EHR use lags behind US

      Explore fierceemr.com (Apr 5 2012) Thought Leadership , EHR Adoption

      Although there is a growing interest globally in adopting electronic health records, relatively few hospitals in other countries are using them; and those that are tend to use basic, not advanced systems, according to a new study published by KLAS research. "Few countries are doing advanced [electronic patient record] adoption, as most face economic and governmental challenges that push EPR adoption to a lower priority," the study's authors said. The researchers noted that the most growth is in

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      Mentions:   Asia   Germany   Canada

    5. Meaningful Use dollars push EHR sales 14%

      Explore fierceemr.com (Mar 15 2012) EHR Adoption , Meaningful Use

      Vendors may be the biggest beneficiaries of the Meaningful Use incentive program: Sales of electronic health record systems reached $17.9 billion in 2011, up 14.2 percent from the year before, according to a new study published by Kalorama Information. The study found that while the incentive payments contributed to this sales growth, the desire on the part of providers to improve patient outcomes and as well as their bottom line also propelled the sales. Another recent report suggested Incentiv

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      Mentions:   Electronic Health Records   Kathleen Sebelius   Kalorama Information

    6. Costly technology gaps limit EHRs

      Explore fierceemr.com (Feb 23 2012) EHR Adoption , Meaningful Use

      The technology gaps inherent in electronic health records still stymie hospitals' ability to use them, even as hospitals' adoption of them continues to rise. That's the conclusion of a new study of hospital CIOs by the Optum Institute for Sustainable Health. Almost nine out of ten hospitals (87 percent) surveyed have implemented an EHR system, up from just a little more than 50 percent just a year ago. The hospitals also reported success with meeting the incentive programs' Meaningful Use requir

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      Mentions:   Electronic Health Records

    7. Meaningful Use Stage 2 a high priority on HHS regulatory agenda

      Explore fierceemr.com (Jan 26 2012) EHR Adoption , Meaningful Use

      The next few months are going to be chock-full of new regulations affecting electronic health records systems. That's the scoop from U.S. Department of Health & Human Services' latest regulatory agenda, submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and published Jan. 20. According to the agenda, EHRs are one of the agency's top priorities for the first half of 2012. HHS has accordingly sent to OMB proposed rules both on Stage 2 of Meaningful Use and on new standards, implementation spec (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Office of Management and Budget   Cloud Services

    8. 5 EHR predictions for 2012

      Explore fierceemr.com (Jan 5 2012) EHR Adoption , Meaningful Use

      It's going to be a busy year for those buying, selling, using and regulating electronic health systems as the country moves toward increasingly electronic health care. EHRs, of course, will be a major driver. Here are our top predictions for EHRs in 2012, culled both from around the web and from our own editors: 1. The government will continue to make headway in the Meaningful Use program. The decision by the Department of Health and Human Services to delay the start of the Stage 2 Meaningful Us (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Electronic Health Records   EMR   Cloud Services

    9. Majority of hospitals don't qualify for Meaningful Use

      Explore fierceemr.com (Nov 3 2011) EHR Adoption , Meaningful Use

      HIMSS: Majority of hospitals don't qualify for Meaningful UseFierceEMRGet your weekly email update on EMR adoption, implementation, incentives, security, and more. Sign up today. While the number of hospitals ready or likely to meet the Meaningful Use requirements of the Medicare and Medicaid electronic health record ...and more » (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   EMR   Medicare   Health Information Technology

    10. Cloud-based EHRs could make the revolutionary feel evolutionary

      Explore fierceemr.com (Oct 27 2011) EHR Adoption , Cloud Computing

      Cloud-based EHRs could make the revolutionary feel evolutionaryFierceEMRGet your weekly email update on EMR adoption, implementation, incentives, security, and more. Sign up today. "Perceptions of unaffordability and innovation limitations among electronic health record (EHR) platforms and systems available to independent ...and more » (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   EMR

    11. Accuracy of Meaningful Use reports from GE systems in question

      Explore fierceemr.com (Oct 27 2011) EHR Adoption , Meaningful Use

      Accuracy of Meaningful Use reports from GE systems in questionFierceEMRGet your weekly email update on EMR adoption, implementation, incentives, security, and more. Sign up today. Providers who use GE's Centricity Practice Solution and Centricity Electronic Medical Records system may not be able to successfully attest to ...and more » (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   EMR   McKesson   GE Healthcare

    12. EHR market to hit $6.5B by 2012

      Explore fierceemr.com (Oct 20 2011) EHR Adoption , Meaningful Use

      EHR market to hit $6.5B by 2012FierceEMRGet your weekly email update on EMR adoption, implementation, incentives, security, and more. Sign up today. Approximately 90 percent of US hospitals have implemented many of the IT systems underlying electronic health record systems, although only 12 ...and more » (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Frost & Sullivan   Electronic Health Records   EMR

    13. More EHR consolidation with increased innovation?

      Explore fierceemr.com (Oct 6 2011) EHR Adoption , Meaningful Use

      More EHR consolidation with increased innovation?FierceEMRGet your weekly email update on EMR adoption, implementation, incentives, security, and more. Sign up today. While many new vendors are currently jumping into the growing electronic health record market, the number of EHR offerings will shrink in the ...and more » (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Bloomberg   Electronic Health Records   EMR

    14. Younger docs not necessarily more likely to embrace EHRs

      Explore fierceemr.com (Sep 29 2011) EHR Adoption

      Younger docs not necessarily more likely to embrace EHRsFierceEMRGet your weekly email update on EMR adoption, implementation, incentives, security, and more. Sign up today. While conventional wisdom holds that younger physicians might be more likely to adopt electronic health records, that's not necessarily the ...and more » (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Boston   Electronic Health Records   EMR

    15. Providers slacking on Meaningful Use risk assessments

      Explore fierceemr.com (Sep 15 2011) Thought Leadership , EHR Adoption , Meaningful Use

      Providers slacking on Meaningful Use risk assessmentsFierceEMRGet your weekly email update on EMR adoption, implementation, incentives, security, and more. Sign up today. Providers hoping to achieve Meaningful Use need to be more diligent about conducting thorough risk assessments annually, a recent report ...and more » (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Electronic Health Records   EMR   Hipaa

    16. Worst EMR implementation sins: Lack of communication, shortsightedness

      Explore fierceemr.com (Sep 8 2011) Trends in End User Experience , EHR Adoption , Meaningful Use

      Worst EMR implementation sins: Lack of communication, shortsightednessFierceEMRGet your weekly email update on EMR adoption, implementation, incentives, security, and more. Sign up today. For hospital executives, the task of implementing electronic medical record (EMR) systems clearly is not an easy one. ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Healthcare   Electronic Health Records   EMR

    17. EHR use for inmates helps save state $1B

      Explore fierceemr.com (Aug 25 2011) EHR Adoption

      EHR use for inmates helps save state $1BFierceEMRGet your weekly email update on EMR adoption, implementation, incentives, security, and more. Sign up today. While electronic health records generally are touted as being able to save money for the providers implementing such systems, ...and more » (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Texas   Atlanta   Arizona

    18. EHR adoption costs continue to hold physicians back

      Explore fierceemr.com (Aug 25 2011) EHR Adoption

      EHR adoption costs continue to hold physicians backFierceEMRGet your weekly email update on EMR adoption, implementation, incentives, security, and more. Sign up today. Current users and potential purchasers of electronic health record (EHR) software recognize the value of using EHRs, but the high cost is ...and more » (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Electronic Health Records   EMR

    19. Physician alignment, end user support vital for EHR implementation

      Explore fierceemr.com (Aug 18 2011) Meaningful Use

      Physician alignment, end user support vital for EHR implementationFierceEMRIT management and leadership and physician alignment really matter. Here's what I can tell you: Our hospital vendor worked very, very hard with us and they brought a lot of resources to the table. And we brought a lot of resources to the table. ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Electronic Health Records   Mississippi

    20. Before installing your EHR, answer these questions

      Explore fierceemr.com (Aug 18 2011) EHR Adoption , Meaningful Use

      Before installing your EHR, answer these questionsFierceEMRGet your weekly email update on EMR adoption, implementation, incentives, security, and more. Sign up today. As more providers continue to try to tackle electronic health record implementation in a manner compliant with Meaningful Use, ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   EMR

    21. Meaningful Use payment volume steadily increasing

      Explore fierceemr.com (Aug 6 2011) Industry News , EHR Adoption , Meaningful Use

      Meaningful Use payment volume steadily increasingFierceEMRGet your weekly email update on EMR adoption, implementation, incentives, security, and more. Sign up today. Preliminary data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services show attestations and payments for Meaningful Use of electronic health ...and more » (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   EMR   Medicare   Cloud Services

    22. Hospital execs worried about EHR transition costs

      Explore fierceemr.com (Jul 21 2011) EHR Adoption

      Hospital execs worried about EHR transition costsFierceEMRGet your weekly email update on EMR adoption, implementation, incentives, security, and more. Sign up today. Nearly one-fourth of hospital executives (24 percent) are extremely concerned about costs related to making a complete transition to an ...and more » (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Electronic Health Records   EMR   Fidelity Investments

    23. EHRs too cumbersome for eye docs

      Explore fierceemr.com (Jul 21 2011) Trends in End User Experience , EHR Adoption , Meaningful Use

      EHRs too cumbersome for eye docs EHRs too cumbersome for eye docsFierceEMRGet your weekly email update on EMR adoption, implementation, incentives, security, and more. Sign up today. An information technology committee organized by the American Academy of Ophthalmology this week released a list of special requirements to ...and more » (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Electronic Health Records   EMR

    24. Final Stage 2 Meaningful Use rule could be out by next summer

      Explore fierceemr.com (Jun 30 2011) EHR Adoption , Meaningful Use

      Final Stage 2 Meaningful Use rule could be out by next summerFierceEMRGet your weekly email update on EMR adoption, implementation, incentives, security, and more. Sign up today. The rule specifying Stage 2 of Meaningful Use likely will follow the recommendations endorsed by the Health IT Policy Committee earlier this ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Washington   Healthcare   EMR