Electronic health system could save money, if used

Posted in Electronic Health Records by patricia on August 20th, 2010

Electronic health system could save money, if used
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A new electronic health system designed to coordinate and share patient information has the potential to streamline health care — but only if the system is used, members of a state health council said Wednesday. “I have an ele…

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Health centers to get $250 million in grants to build clinics, boost services

Posted in Electronic Health Records by patricia on August 19th, 2010

Health centers to get $250 million in grants to build clinics, boost services
Health centers across the country are lining up for a shot in the arm from the Obama administration: $250 million in federal grants to build clinics and bolster services at existing clinics for low-income patients such as public housing residents, the homeless, seasonal farmworkers and others who… Health – Medicine – United States – Facilities – Health Systems

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Lee Memorial Health System may get additional federal stimulus funds

Posted in Electronic Health Records by patricia on August 18th, 2010

Lee Memorial Health System may get additional federal stimulus funds
Lee Memorial Health System and other multi-hospital organizations would get additional federal stimulus money to convert to electronic records if new…

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WakeMed, N.C. hospitals and groups team up for e-records network

Posted in Electronic Health Records by patricia on August 17th, 2010

WakeMed, N.C. hospitals and groups team up for e-records network
RALEIGH, N.C. Hospitals, medical practices and two medical groups are teaming up to form an electronic medical records network.

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Missouri purges data from infection records

Posted in Electronic Health Records by patricia on August 16th, 2010

Missouri purges data from infection records
No electronic or paper records of older information is available.

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Speed electronic medical record adoption via key medical centers, says Management Science

Posted in Electronic Health Records by patricia on August 13th, 2010

Speed electronic medical record adoption via key medical centers, says Management Science
( Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences ) Persuading influential medical centers to adopt electronic medical records helps speed adoption by their neighboring hospitals, according to the Management Insights feature in the current issue of Management Science, a flagship journal of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences.

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Ecco Health Named as a Practice Fusion Premier Consultant

Posted in Electronic Health Records by patricia on August 12th, 2010

Ecco Health Named as a Practice Fusion Premier Consultant
Ecco Health, a Las Vegas-based health IT consulting company, helps doctors and medical practices go paperless with Practice Fusion s free, web-based Electronic Health Record (EHR) system.

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Records Show Fulton Judge Worked 8-Hour Weeks

Posted in Electronic Health Records by patricia on August 11th, 2010

Records Show Fulton Judge Worked 8-Hour Weeks
Channel 2 Action News obtained records showing a Fulton County judge showed up to the courthouse only one-third of the possible workdays during a seven-month period.

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Heineman touts electronic medical records

Posted in Electronic Health Records by patricia on August 10th, 2010

Heineman touts electronic medical records
HASTINGS — Keeping medical records electronically could bring the same speed and efficiency to health care that it brought to online bill paying and banking.

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Health Care Industry Turning to Electronic Records

Posted in Electronic Health Records by patricia on August 9th, 2010

Health Care Industry Turning to Electronic Records
The health care industry is developing new technologies in its effort to transition to electronic records. The innovations were the subject of a convention in Las Vegas this week.

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