• Contributing Writer · April 21, 2010

  EHR / EMR Adoption: Challenges and solutions for practices

  Adoption of Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) by physicians – particularly by primary care physicians – has been a challenge, for a number of reasons. The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) has been charged with encouraging physicians to adopt Electronic Health Record... Continue

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• Contributing Writer · April 6, 2010

  The impact of CPOE on ambulatory practice

  Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE) is one of the leading features of an Electronic Health Records (EHR) system, as envisioned by the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) for Health IT. It is a Meaningful Use criteria, both for hospital-based EHRs and for ambulatory EHRs... Continue

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• Contributing Writer · March 25, 2010

  NIST continues defining the specifics of EHR certification

  The process for defining how Electronic Health Records (EHRs) will be certified, in order that physicians can “ meaningfully use certified EHRs” to access ARRA/HITECH stimulus incentive bonuses, is becoming clearer step-by-step. Continue

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• Contributing Writer · March 24, 2010

  Lessons from the failure of stand-alone PHRs

  Personal Health Records have been promoted as significant ways for patients to keep track of their health information, and do so in a way that is portable and owned by patients directly. Continue

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• Contributing Writer · March 12, 2010

  Five Question Friday: Interview with a medical student

  Today’s Five Question Friday interview is with Anand Popuri, a medical student at the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine at the New York Institute of Technology. He shares his perspective on EHR use, and Practice Fusion in particular. Continue

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