Posted in Electronic Health Records by patricia on June 16th, 2009 Storing health records electronically (The Star)
Electronic health records aid clinicians decision-making by providing access to patient information when they need it to incorporate evidence-based medical decisions. However, the implementation and use of such systems can bring certain risks.
Posted in Electronic Health Records by patricia on June 15th, 2009 MedChi hopes AMA can persuade feds to drop penalty for late adoption of electronic health records (Washington Business Journal)
Members of the state s medical society want the federal government to eliminate or delay penalties for doctors who do not adopt electronic medical records by its mandated deadline of 2015.
Posted in Electronic Health Records by patricia on June 12th, 2009 Health firms paid DeParle $5.8 million (The Politico)
It could be tricky for the W.H. health care czar to avoid every issue that affects her former firms.
Posted in Electronic Health Records by patricia on June 11th, 2009 Doctors turn to electronic records (BizJournals)
Physician groups are moving forward with electronic medical records systems and online capabilities helped along by state and federal funding for health information technology (HIT) reform efforts.
Posted in Electronic Health Records by patricia on June 10th, 2009 MMR Information Systems Teams With AIU Holdings Accident and Health to Create First Global Personal Health Record for … (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
MMR Information Systems, Inc., which through its wholly-owned operating subsidiary, MyMedicalRecords, Inc., provides consumer-controlled Personal Health Records (www.mymedicalrecords.com) and electronic safe deposit box storage solutions, today announced that it will be launching a global Personal Health Record and Esafe Deposit Box for AIU Holdings’ expatriate employees and policyholders of …
Posted in Electronic Health Records by patricia on June 9th, 2009 Treasure Coast health care systems shifting to electronic records (TCPalm.com)
As Washington politicians begin hashing out the details of health-care reform, the largest health care system on the Treasure Coast is making a $4 million investment in electronic records, technology most experts agree could be key to improving the medical system.
Posted in Electronic Health Records by patricia on June 5th, 2009 Best Practices for Electronic Health Records and Virtualization – Virtualization (Baseline)
The Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Beth Israel Deaconess Physician Organization EHR project team provides some lessons learned from its big virtualization project.
Posted in Electronic Health Records by patricia on June 4th, 2009 Best Practices for Hospitals Moving to Electronic Medical Records (redOrbit)
Iron Mountain to Host Free Webcast on Making a Smooth Transition to the EMR BOSTON, June 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Iron Mountain Incorporated (NYSE: IRM), the global leader in information protection and storage services, along with Exempla Healthcare, will share tips during an upcoming Webcast for how healthcare providers can successfully transition to electronic medical records (EMR). In this …
Posted in Electronic Health Records by patricia on June 3rd, 2009 Electronic Patient Records Will Force Consolidation in Health Care (New York Times)
The Obama administration s ambitious plan to accelerate the adoption of electronic patient records will be a steamroller that drives the consolidation of the health technology industry and threatens many small physician practices, predicts Leonard M. Fuld, head of a large competitive-intelligence firm.
Posted in Electronic Health Records by patricia on June 2nd, 2009 NRA Offers Electronic Safe Deposit Box “NRAe-Safe” for Safety and Security (Marketwire)
LOS ANGELES, CA–(Marketwire – June 1, 2009) – MMR Information Systems, Inc. ( OTCBB : MMRF ), which through its wholly-owned operating subsidiary, MyMedicalRecords, Inc. (collectively, “MMR”) provides consumer-controlled Personal Health Records (“PHRs”) ( www.mymedicalrecords.com ) and electronic safe deposit box storage solutions ( www.myesafedepositbox.com ), today announced it has …
