Some Hospitals, Physicians Dropping Out of Government EHR Program
The 2009 HITECH Act authorized billions of taxpayers’ dollars be spent to…
If Meaningful Use Disappeared, How Would EHR Vendors Change Their Products?
I’ve often said that Meaningful Use and the HITECH Act created false…
BioPharma Beat: How Will Your Doctor Will See 1,000 Patients – A Day?
I attended the Consumer Electronics Show (CES2014), and saw hundreds of mobile…
Digital Patient Privacy Loss in EHRs and Other Health IT Systems
Last Friday I was invited by the Patient Privacy Rights (PPR) Foundation…
CMS Pushes EHR Meaningful Use Deadline Back One Year: What It Means For You
Electronic health records (EHRs) are designed to help improve the efficiency and…
Installing an MU-Certified EHR Doesn’t Mean Saying Good-Bye to Paper
As I travel and speak with physician practices and hospital execs about…
RSNA 2013: Three Considerations for Mixing “Ologies” in Image-Enabled EHRs
Many sites that have successfully implemented certified EHRs have evaluated or potentially…
EHR Meaningful Use: How to Prepare for Stage 1
EHRs, also known as electronic health records, offer tremendous benefits for both…
The Irony of a Paper TOC Document in an EHR
Over one year ago my office implemented Allscripts Enterprise EHR (Electronic Health…
Could Underperforming EHRs Be Responsible for the Meaningful Use Dropout Rate?
I’ve read quite a few articles in the last few weeks that…
