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Boston Children’s Creates Special Adolescent PHR

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Anne Zieger

Creating PHRs for adolescents is trickier than preparing them for adults. While childrens’ and adolescents’ PHRs are usually controlled by parents, there are some areas in which teens have a right to privacy, including any discussions about sexually transmitted diseases, … Continue reading →

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Should EMRs Help Patients Retrieve Medical Records?

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Anne Zieger

As often as not, patients who need to retrieve paper medical records from hospitals go through a painful process, one which is not much easier than it was before EMRs were introduced in hospitals. I found this out myself recently … Continue reading →

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Hospital Vs. Clinic EMRs: Key Differences

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Anne Zieger

In some ways, hospital and clinic EMRs have the same job to get done — to assess, test and treat patients. But they do have to be optimized differently, as hospitals and clinics do things at a different pace and … Continue reading →

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Cleveland Clinic Brings Epic Smarts To NY Hospital Practices

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Anne Zieger

The Cleveland Clinic is going the consulting route, this time around by working with the physician and specialty practices for a New York hospital to bring Epic up to speed. Glens Falls is a 410-bed nonprofit which began implementing the … Continue reading →

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W. VA. Rolls Out Enhancements To VistA

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Anne Zieger

Officials with the West Virginia bureau of behavior health and health facilities are putting some finishing touches on VistA installations cutting across the state, adding computerized laboratory information to a six-year-old implementation. West Virginia officials have implemented Vista in seven … Continue reading →

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Epic Installation Fuels Maine Controversy

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Anne Zieger

Ordinarily, the fact that integrated delivery system MaineHealth had spent $150 million on an Epic EMR system wouldn’t excite a lot of comment.  After all, say what you like about Epic, it doesn’t come cheaply, and a $150 million install … Continue reading →

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Survey: Confusion Slowing Meaningful Use Compliance

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Anne Zieger

While Meaningful Use is likely to spur improvements in health IT, confusion over regulations — and the need to pursue other pressing HIT projects — are slowing down MU compliance, according to a new study. The survey was conducted by … Continue reading →

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7 Tips to Increase Nurse Adoption of Point of Care Technologies

Posted on May 1, 2013 by John

Over on the Point of Care Corner blog is a really great post about the 7 tips to get nurses to adopt point of care technologies. The post is really great because it comes from a nurse named Brittney Wilson … Continue reading →

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Is Epic Stifling Health IT Innovation?

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Anne Zieger

In many ways and definitely based on the buzz, Epic is at the top of the hospital EMR market. According to one estimate, about 40 percent of the U.S. population has its medical information stored in an Epic EMR, a … Continue reading →

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EMRs Have Certifications Yanked

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Anne Zieger

A California EMR developer has become the first to have its certification for Meaningful Use taken away by the ONC. EHRMagic-Ambulatory and EHRMagic-Inpatient, both of which were developed by Santa Fe Springs, Calif.-based EMRMagic, failed to meet certification requirements, reports EMR … Continue reading →

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