Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR)

The advisory panel that is developing proposals for the next set of EHR quality measures is weighing whether to follow the same structure for Stage 2 of meaningful use as for Stage 1, with core and specialty items, and whether to carry forward the 2011 measures.

Interoperability, ACOs and meaningful use topped topic list

To forge ahead or hold back – that is the question

Work calls for connecting 500 hospital labs to public health agencies

The comments on Stage 2 meaningful use guidelines are flooding into government offices fast and furious. Understandably, they are fraught with worries – the stakes are high.

Aneesh Chopra is the Chief Technology Office of the United States, previously served as managing director with the Advisory Board Company, a publicly traded healthcare think tank.

Electronic medical records improve the quality of care in developing countries, according to a new study conducted by researchers from the Regenstrief Institute and the schools of medicine at Indiana University and Moi University in Eldoret, Kenya.

More effective use of information technology after a major disaster could significantly improve patient outcomes, according to a study by researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College and the University of California, Davis.

Montana's governor is urging lawmakers to reconsider their refusal of federal funding for electronic healthcare technology. Gov. Brian Schweitzer (D-Mont.) says rejecting the incentive money will increase healthcare costs and decrease jobs.

A new bill introduced this week aims at expanding eligibility for electronic health record incentives to mental healthcare providers and facilities.