Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR)
As part of the National Health IT Week, held June 14-18 in Washington, DC, leaders of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) urged Congress to make haste on meaningful use, without losing sight of what can be realistically achieved by the industry.
With so many things coming to a head to advance electronic health record adoption like never before, you could say it's the summer of health IT.
Healthcare providers and payers face complex challenges when trying to maximize the value of their clinical data, but their expectations for clinical analytics vary significantly, according to a new study.
Health IT stakeholders received a first-hand look at health information technology and electronic health record implementation during a visit to The George Washington University Hospital last month as part of National Health IT week in the nation’s capital.
The Certification Commission has selected two new, all-volunteer panels to develop criteria for electronic health records (EHRs) in women's health and in oncology, the latest domains to be added to CCHIT's independently-developed certification programs.
Industry leaders gave a thumbs up for healthcare IT advancement over the past year and offered encouragement for achieving "lofty goals,” at a press briefing June 15 hosted by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS).
The Department of Veterans Affairs plans to spend $10.9 million to improve HIPAA compliance for VistA, its enterprise-wide electronic health record system.
Massachusetts General Hospital, a 900-bed care center located in the heart of Boston, has been using a new secure file transfer solution that has helped solve one piece of meaningful use.
Officials of HIMSS Analytics, the not-for-profit subsidiary of the Healthcare Information and management System Society (HIMSS), announced will add new questions to their annual study on meaningful use to gauge hospitals' readiness.
Leadership and execution are key to the success of the Allscripts-Eclipsys merger, according to the Allscripts customers, who say the merger presents both challenges and opportunities.
Chicago-based Allscripts, a company focused on selling electronic health record systems to physician practices and community clinics, announced on June 9 it would enter the hospital market by merging with Eclipsys Corp.