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Contributing Writer · January 11, 2011
EHR / EMR implementation timeline: Go from months to weeks
“How long will it take to implement an EMR in my practice?” This is a question being asked by thousands of providers across the country as they try to implement an EMR in time to collect EMR incentives. This is not the only question, but...
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Contributing Writer · January 11, 2011
Can we have high-tech, high-touch health care?
Does the use of Electronic Health Records (EHR) systems get in the way of doctor-patient interaction? Does it make the doctor-visit experience colder and more distanced – more dehumanized? Is there more interaction with the tools, at the expense of the emotional connection that comes...
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Contributing Writer · January 6, 2011
Anonymized EMR-based Data Analysis – another look
In a recent post, we described how analyzing anonymized data that comes from Electronic Health Records (EHRs), and cross-referencing this data with other large public data sources, is the next “big thing” in healthcare.
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Contributing Writer · January 5, 2011
LabCorp results in an integrated EHR
One of Practice Fusion’s strengths is self-improvement. You could say that we are slightly obsessed with upgrading the EHR. That’s why this holiday season we decided to have a different kind of Epiphany: structured LabCorp results and appointments.
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Contributing Writer · January 4, 2011
Anonymized EMR-based Data Analysis – The Next “Big Thing” in Healthcare
One of the most important things to come out of the effort to digitize medical records is the ability to look at health data and understand relationships that might not have been previously evident. Very rapid advances in our understanding of disease, and how best...
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