Posted in Electronic Health Records by patricia on March 31st, 2009 BIGGER ROLE SOUGHT FOR CARE PROVIDERS IN PENTAGON’S ELECTRONIC HEALTH-RECORD REFORM (Daily Press)
The Department of Defense’s $4 billion electronic health-record system, AHLTA, is so unreliable and difficult to use, military physicians list it among their top three reasons for leaving service.
Posted in Electronic Health Records by patricia on March 27th, 2009 Significantly Fewer Hospitals Have Implemented Electronic Health Records Systems Than Previously Estimated, Report Finds (Medical News Today)
Just 1.5% of U.S. hospitals have implemented facility-wide comprehensive health care information technology systems and another 8% to 11% of hospitals have at least one unit fitted with basic health IT systems, according to a study published on Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine, the AP/Austin American-Statesman reports.
Posted in Electronic Health Records by patricia on March 26th, 2009 Local consortium hires 3M for electronic health records (Louisville Courier-Journal)
Louisville is a key step closer to having a free electronic health-records bank for 1.2 million area residents.
Posted in Electronic Health Records by patricia on March 25th, 2009 Few Hospitals Embracing Electronic Health Record Systems (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
WEDNESDAY, March 25 (HealthDay News) — Only a small number of hospitals in the United States have comprehensive electronic health record systems currently in place, a new study finds.
Posted in Electronic Health Records by patricia on March 24th, 2009 New Mexico House Passes New Electronic Medical Records Law To Ensure Patient Privacy (Medical News Today)
The New Mexico House of Representatives passed an electronic medical records bill today that would require security and privacy protections associated with the use of electronic medical records. SB 278, sponsored by Sen. Peter Wirth, is part of the Governor’s legislative health reform agenda, which includes insurance reforms, electronic medical records, and public insurance consolidation.
Posted in Electronic Health Records by patricia on March 23rd, 2009 Harvard Professor Named to Lead Electronic Patient Records Challenge (Ergonomics Today)
President Barak Obama sees an interoperable electronic system for patient records as the foundation for healthcare reform.
Posted in Electronic Health Records by patricia on March 20th, 2009 Healthcare Clients Adopt Electronic Health Records with Cloud-Based Services (Linux World)
IBM announced that American Occupational Network (AON) and HyGen Pharmaceuticals are improving patient care by digitizing health records and streamlining their business operations using cloud-based software from IBM Business Partners MedTrak Systems and The System House. By accessing technology that handles various tasks — from electronic health records (EHRs) to on-line appointment scheduling …
Posted in Electronic Health Records by patricia on March 19th, 2009 IBM and Partners Help Healthcare Clients Adopt Electronic Health Records and Improve Operations With Cloud Software (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
IBM today announced that American Occupational Network and HyGen Pharmaceuticals are improving patient care by digitizing health records and streamlining their business operations using cloud-based software from IBM Business Partners MedTrak Systems and The System House.
Posted in Electronic Health Records by patricia on March 18th, 2009 Electronic Medical Records Bill Heads To Governor (KOAT Albuquerque)
Gov. Bill Richardson is expected to sign into law privacy regulations for electronic medical records contained in a bill passed by the House on Monday.
Posted in Electronic Health Records by patricia on March 17th, 2009 Wal-Mart to enter electronic medical records arena (ABC 7 Chicago)
As the Obama administration begins investing billions in health information technology, Wal-Mart is using its size to bring high-tech medical records to U.S. physicians.
