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Displaying items by tag: electronic medical record
November 16, 2012
ECRI Report: 3 of Top 10 Health Hazards Are HIT-Related
The ECRI Institute has released its 2013 list of the top health IT hazards, and three of the topics are related to health information technology.
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Health Information Technology
October 01, 2012
17 Easiest EHR to Use
Here are the top ranked electronic health systems by how easy they are to learn, based on the Medscape EHR Report 2012: Physicians Rank Top EHRs report.
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Health Information Technology
September 07, 2012
9 Statistics on Cost of EHR
Here are nine statistics on costs of electronic health records, according to the Medscape EHR Report 2012.
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Health Information Technology
September 04, 2012
5 Benefits of Switching to Electronic Medical Records
Implementing electronic medical records into a practice can save time, money and waste, according to Digital Journal.
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Electronic medical records for patients of Surgeons of Lake County in Libertyville, Ill., were recently held hostage by hackers who attacked the computer network, infiltrated and encrypted the server and sent a ransom note to the physicians demanding payment for access to the records, according to a Bloomberg report.
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Health Information Technology
OrthoKC has selected SRS EHR to replace its document management system for its 10 providers.
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Health Information Technology
February 17, 2012
HIT Use Has Doubled Since 2009
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services secretary Kathleen Sebelius has announced that health information technology use has doubled in the last two years, according to a HHS news release.
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Health Information Technology
August 01, 2011
Nationwide Health Information Network Component Helps Physicians, Patients to Exchange Medical Records Outside HIEs
Many physicians are using Direct Project, a component of the Nationwide Health Information Network, to exchange patient data securely between two points, according to an American Medical News report.
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More than 90 percent of physician group practices in a recent MGMA study said the Department of Health and Human Services' proposed HIPAA "accounting of disclosures" rule would be very or extremely burdensome to their practice and should be withdrawn, according to an MGMA news release.
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The patient-centered medical home approach is assisting an increased use of electronic medical records for family physicians, according to a News Journal report.
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