Posted in Electronic Health Records by patricia on April 30th, 2009 Cassidy: Electronic health records are valuable but won’t be a panacea (San Jose Mercury News)
There’s no doubt electronic medical records will lead to better care for patients. But as for controlling health-care costs? Let me get back to you on that.
Posted in Electronic Health Records by patricia on April 29th, 2009 Electronic Medical Records: Challenges To The President’s Plan To Digitize Healthcare (Medical News Today)
Ready or not, electronic medical records (EMRs) are coming to a hospital near you. President Barack Obama has devoted $20 billion to healthcare IT in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, and in February 2009, he announced his aspirations to have an electronic health record for each person in the U.S. by 2014. Dr.
Posted in Electronic Health Records by patricia on April 28th, 2009 Senate Bill Calls For Open Source Electronic Health Records (Slashdot)
An anonymous reader optimistically writes that new legislation has been introduced in the Senate that would call for a nationwide adoption of electronic health records built on open source. The bill does not seek to supplant proprietary alternatives, but instead to either augment or offer a cost effective alternative. “‘We need advancements in health information technology across the board to …
Posted in Electronic Health Records by patricia on April 27th, 2009 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Compliance (Net Forensics)
The widespread adoption of measures like electronic health records and a national healthcare network for transmitting patient information throughout the healthcare industry can provide countless benefits to healthcare professionals and especially to patients.
Posted in Electronic Health Records by patricia on April 24th, 2009 Medsphere Applauds Senator Rockefeller’s Call for Universal Adoption of Open Source Electronic Health Records (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
CARLSBAD, Calif.—-Today, Medsphere Systems Corporation applauds West Virginia Senator John D. Rockefeller, chairman of the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Healthcare, for introducing the Health Information Technology Public Utility Act of 2009.
Posted in Electronic Health Records by patricia on April 23rd, 2009 Information Fair on Electronic Health Records (Oswego County Today)
The Future Is Now will focus on the emergence of electronic health records and what health information technology will mean to health care providers.
Posted in Electronic Health Records by patricia on April 22nd, 2009 Mayo Clinic Backs Personal Health Records Web Site (Fox News)
The Mayo Clinic has combined its medical expertise with Microsoft Corp.’s technology in a free Web site launching Tuesday that will let people store personal health and medical information.
Posted in Electronic Health Records by patricia on April 21st, 2009 EHNAC Announces Application Service Provider Accreditation Program for Electronic Health Records (ASPAP-EHR) (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
FARMINGTON, Conn.—-The Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission , a non-profit standards development organization and accrediting body, announced today the development of a new accreditation program offering for application service providers for electronic health records .
Posted in Electronic Health Records by patricia on April 20th, 2009 Health Care’s Cure: Electronic Records (Forbes)
Electronic medical records can reduce myriad health care costs.
Posted in Electronic Health Records by patricia on April 17th, 2009 Maryland awarded nearly $1M for electronic health records (BizJournals)
Maryland health clinics will receive up to $951,000 this year in federal funds to pay for new electronic health records.
