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Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR)

By Bernie Monegain | 08:25 am | September 17, 2015
Republican Tennessee Sen. Lamar Alexander is calling for a delay until Jan. 1, 2017, for putting into effect the final rules for Stage 3 of the federal government's EHR Incentive Program.
By Bernie Monegain | 11:53 am | September 16, 2015
Hilo Medical Center of Hilo, Hawaii, has been named a 2015 HIMSS Enterprise Davies Award recipient, recognizing its work in improving patient care and outcomes.
By Bernie Monegain | 11:00 am | September 16, 2015
Royal Philips and Netherlands-based Radboud University Medical Center introduced this week a connected digital health prototype designed to enable people with diabetes -- and their healthcare providers -- make more confident care decisions.
By Bernie Monegain | 09:41 am | September 15, 2015
It may seem counterintuitive to pull the plug on a new and expensive (reportedly $115 million) EHR system in favor of another brand. But that's what Banner Health is doing as it moves two recently-acquired hospitals from Epic to Cerner.
By Mike Miliard | 12:02 pm | September 14, 2015
As more and more reports pile up cataloging provider frustrations with EHR functionality and usability, the Office of the National Coordinator has launched an online form where users can log complaints about certified products.
By Bernie Monegain | 11:15 am | September 11, 2015
Healthcare CIOs across the country are, more than ever before, intent on getting the most value from their hospital and health system EHRs.
By Mike Miliard | 06:45 am | September 11, 2015
A recent security report by Microsoft finds that, even when cloaked in encryption technology, "an alarming amount of sensitive information can be recovered" from electronic medical record databases.
By Mike Miliard | 11:42 am | September 10, 2015
National Coordinator for Health IT Karen DeSalvo, MD, announced this week that Rebecca Freeman, RN, will join the agency to spearhead its nursing outreach and help shape its clinical informatics activities.
By Erin McCann | 11:49 am | September 09, 2015
Is your electronic health record ONC-certified? Turns out, even if your EHR vendor and product is "certified" as meeting certain usability requirements, they might not actually be doing so, according to new analysis.
By Bernie Monegain | 09:33 am | September 09, 2015
Richard Clarke, cybersecurity expert and former national security advisor to three U.S. presidents, will keynote the HIMSS Media and Healthcare IT News Privacy & Security Forum Dec. 1-3 in Boston.