Category Archives: EMR Implementation

EMR Implementation

Preventable Issues Arise When Paper Documentation is Used

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Katie

It’s an unfortunate truth that the health care system is not fool proof, and mistakes happen. Many of these mistakes happen because of paperwork that is lost, unreadable, or misplaced. Even with the implementation of EMRs across the country, many … Continue reading →

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REC Numbers for REACH (Minnesota and North Dakota Doctors)

Posted on June 7, 2012 by Katie

For those not familiar with the RECs (Regional Extension Centers), REACH, a nonprofit federal Health Information Technology Regional Extension Center, helps providers and clinics throughout Minnesota and North Dakota to either optimize current EHR or implement EHR into their practice. … Continue reading →

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EHR Budgeting Webinar Slides

Posted on April 20, 2012 by John

The HIT Community recently did a webinar on EHR budgeting that I found quite interesting. Looking at the slides (embedded below), you can see that it covers a number of the important factors related to budgeting for an EHR. They … Continue reading →

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Life After EMR Implementation

Posted on November 7, 2011 by Priya Ramachandran

I spent a lifetime as an IT developer before I landed my present gig as technical writer in a health IT company. I can tell you from experience, that for many development teams, the implementation date is the biggie that … Continue reading →

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About Half of EHR Incentive Money Goes to Existing EHR Users

Posted on October 12, 2011 by John

iWatch News recently put out an article talking about a survey that suggests that about half of the EHR incentive money is going to EHR users that have been using an EHR since well before the HITECH act. Here’s an … Continue reading →

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New ONC Health IT Website Design

Posted on September 8, 2011 by John

I don’t know how many of you noticed, but ONC has done a nice redesign of the HealthIT.gov website. Here’s a screenshot for those that don’t want to click through to the site: Besides the website being a pretty big … Continue reading →

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Reasons for EHR Market Failure According to ONC Director Mostashari

Posted on June 16, 2011 by John

In the write up of the Farzad Mostashari closing keynote of the Government Health IT conference in Washington, Tom Sullivan provided the following summary and quote (emphasis mine): Competition is a wonderful thing, said Mostashari, but “classic causes of market … Continue reading →

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3 Lessons Learned During EMR Implementation

Posted on May 4, 2011 by John

I love first hand blog accounts of people’s EMR implementations. They teach a lot of great lessons about implementing an EMR. Plus, they remind those of us that knew, but forgot. Here’s one of those accounts and here’s his 3 … Continue reading →

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