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Many Physician Practices Are “Ripping and Replacing” Their EHR Systems

Posted on by Frank J. Rosello

 So far, 2013 has been billed as the year for EHR dissatisfaction, with up to 23 percent of physician practices reporting they were trading in their current EHR system for a new brand altogether.  According to a new Black Book … Continue reading

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CMS-ONC Session to Address EHR Billing Controversy

Posted on by Frank J. Rosello

The controversy over the appropriate use of health information technology systems to streamline workflow while not fraudulently increasing healthcare claims will get a public airing early next month.The CMS and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology … Continue reading

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New EHR Bill Would Help Struggling Providers Achieve Meaningful Use

Posted on by Frank J. Rosello

A newly proposed bill garnering the support of several medical associations would establish exemptions and amend certain penalties for Medicare providers struggling to attest to meaningful use. The Electronic Health Records Improvement Act, sponsored by Representative Diane Black (R-Tenn.), would … Continue reading

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New Survey Finds Physicians Want To Limit Patient Access To Their EHR

Posted on by Frank J. Rosello

Even as policmakers are pushing patient engagement, a new survey signals doctors may not be ready to relinquish control of their patients’ medical record. Eighty-two percent of U.S. physicians responding to a recent survey indicated they want patients to actively … Continue reading

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EHR Usability Becoming More Of A Focus For The ONC & NIST

Posted on by Frank J. Rosello

Electronic health records (EHRs) have to be usable and useful by physicians and integrate with hospitals’ or practices’ other systems to benefit providers or else the money spent on them is just wasted. A Physician Focused, Patient Driven®approach to EHR … Continue reading

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ONC Working To Fix EHR Stage 2 MU Testing Tool

Posted on by Frank J. Rosello

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology at HHS is acknowledging that some snags on its end are creating a bottleneck in its program to ensure that electronic health record systems used by hospitals, office-based physicians and … Continue reading

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Study Finds EHR’s Help Reduce Medicaid Costs

Posted on by Frank J. Rosello

Tracking Medicaid beneficiaries who frequently use emergency departments and adopting electronic tracking systems to exchange patient information is among one of the ways states can cut Medicaid costs, according to a new report by the Washington Health Care Authority (HCA). … Continue reading

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The AHRQ Outlines Redesign For Pediatric EHR Systems

Posted on by Frank J. Rosello

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has officially outlined a redesign for pediatric electronic health record (EHR) systems, calling on vendors to improve functionality and customization features, officials announced Thursday. In the new EHR format, AHRQ set forth … Continue reading

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NCHS Report Finds Physician Use Of EHR’s Up 24 Percent

Posted on by Frank J. Rosello

A new report issued by the National Center on Health Statistics (NCHS) found that in 2012, 72 percent of office-based physicians used electronic health records, up from 48 percent in 2009. That represents an increase of 24 percent. EHR use … Continue reading

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Study Reveals EHR Technology Linked to Higher Quality Patient Care

Posted on by Frank J. Rosello

The findings of a new study underscore the positive correlation between high quality care in physician practices and the use of electronic health records (EHRs). Experts say the study is one of the first to examine and subsequently validate the … Continue reading

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