Several healthcare organizations have received the highest honors on the HIMSS Analytics EMR Adoption Model (EMRAM) scale in the last quarter of 2014, joining the 4.37% of ambulatory clinics and 3.4% of...
A focus on patient safety through advanced EHR use has helped the UIHC snag the 2014 HIMSS Davies Award.
University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics is the recipient of the 2014 HIMSS Enterprise Davies...
A study on EHR optimization hopes to help providers leverage health IT without succumbing to productivity losses or adversely affecting the quality of care.
A $2.5 million grant from the Agency for...
A drastic reduction in patient safety errors can be attributed to the use of advanced EHR systems, a Pennsylvania study finds.
The implementation and use of advanced EHR systems in Pennsylvania...
While EHR adoption has hit the big leagues, data interoperability, clinical analytics, and population health management are still significantly lagging behind.
Hospital executives and clinical end-users...
Population health management, EHR optimization, and data integration are still causing trouble for providers, a new survey reveals.
EHR interoperability, population health management, and data...
An EHR replacement can be a complicated and problematic proposition for physicians and administrative staff, but it poses an equal challenge for the health information management professional. Ensuring...
The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) has announced the rebranding of its Center for Healthcare Technology, a program focused on helping providers make efficient, effective use of their...
Nearly one in four healthcare organizations still use some form of the basic Excel spreadsheet to track and report on their clinical and financial analytics, says a new survey from TCS Healthcare...
As the healthcare industry moves through the next stages of Meaningful Use, shifting the emphasis onto leveraging the patient data collected in such enormous quantities by EHRs, providers have new...
By using clinical analytics to scan EHR records from patients in Minnesota, a team of researchers at the Mayo Clinic were able to identify new users of common antidepressant drugs, a prerequisite step...
EHR adoption is not a goal in and of itself, but a pathway towards reducing historical health disparities, write Dominick Mack, MD, MBA, Executive Medical Director of the GA-HIT Extension Center and...
The EHR is both the best tool for clinical analytics and also an organization’s biggest challenge. Implementing an EHR is difficult enough, but optimizing the system so it can function at its best...
In any business that relies on the fast-paced, fine-tuned workings of many different skill sets, there are always opportunities for improvement. From retail shops to banks to technology firms,...
In consumer technology, trends are all about the next big thing. The most recent generation of cell phone with the coolest features will always attract buyers who need to have the latest and...
2014 is a game-changing year in healthcare, and will ask providers to contend with major adjustments including coding changes, new patient populations, new technology, and new ways of thinking about the...
The Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) is heading into a new era with the appointment of new chief Karen DeSalvo, and is also taking a big step towards patient-centered accountable care with a new...
The ICD-10 transition is putting the spotlight on data integrity like never before. Providers worried about meeting the higher standards of detail and specificity in clinical documentation for the...
To many healthcare organizations, big data looks like an all-you-can-eat buffet. On the first go, they try to pile as much as they can on their plates, only picking through the bounty when they get...
There’s been plenty of talk about how great it is that patients are getting involved in their care, and how wonderful it is to compile a complete picture of a patient’s health by gathering...
