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Contributing Writer · May 26, 2010
Benefits of Secure Patient-Provider Communication
Providers have for years been challenged to increase productivity and throughput, even as their case-mix increases. Patients are frustrated by the results of these trends, which include diminished quality and effectiveness of their encounters with physicians. All too often, patients forget to share important information... Continue
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Contributing Writer · May 14, 2010
EMRs and obstetrics
The use of Electronic Health Records (EHRs) has been quite variable from one specialty to another. Some specialties, like primary care specialties, seem more open to adopting EHRs, while others have had a different adoption experience. Even when adoption barriers – cost, implementation and workflow-disruption... Continue
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Contributing Writer · May 7, 2010
Using EMRs to capture public health “syndromic surveillance” data
The certification requirements for an HHS-Certified Electronic Health Record (EHR) are in the process of being defined explicitly by the National Institute of Standards and Technologies (NIST). These are the “test questions” that will be asked of EHR vendors in order deem them as Certified.... Continue
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Contributing Writer · May 5, 2010
How to switch from one EHR / EMR system to another
Implementation of Electronic Health Records (EHRs) in a medical practice is not an easy task – everything that touches a paper record in a medical office (or hospital) needs to be accounted for when transitioning to a new EHR, in order for the paper record... Continue
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Contributing Writer · April 30, 2010
Using de-identified health information to improve care: What, how and why
De-identified patient data is health information from a medical record that has been stripped of all “direct identifiers”—that is, all information that can be used to identify the patient from whose medical record the health information was derived. According to the Health Insurance Portability and... Continue