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Contributing Writer · December 31, 2009
ALERT: Meaningful Use Announcement Today
ONC and CMS are holding a press conference this afternoon and will likely announce revisions to the “Meaningful Use” criteria for electronic health record (EHR) systems. To learn more about Meaningful Use and the HITECH Act, visit our Stimulus Center. Continue
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Contributing Writer · December 22, 2009
Using a linked EHR-PHR for lab test result reporting
Reporting of laboratory test results to patients is a challenge to most practicing physicians. Ineffective management of this process can result in suboptimal care, as well as malpractice liability. Many practices rely on a “no news is good news” approach, only reaching out to patients... Continue
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Contributing Writer · December 1, 2009
Who “owns” a shared medical chart?
The question of who “owns” the information in a medical record has become a little fuzzier with the development of new technologies that allow clinical chart sharing between medical practitioners, and with sharing of that chart with patients. Continue
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Contributing Writer · November 19, 2009
Web-based EHRs and the Health Internet
Medical information systems need to talk to each other – whether that data sits in a physician’s ambulatory Electronic Health Record (EHR), or in a hospital system, or in a patient-centered Personal Health Record (PHR), the data should flow back and forth easily. That is... Continue
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Contributing Writer · November 17, 2009
How will my EHR report Meaningful Use data?
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) has developed criteria for Meaningful Use of Electronic Health Records (EHRs). An HHS-certified EHR (and remember, there are no current HHS-certified EHRs, since that process is yet to be finalized), when used in a “meaningful”... Continue