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EMR Optimization Is the Hottest Thing Since … EMRs

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Due in large part to the HITECH Act and the meaningful use incentive program, electronic medical record (EMR) initiatives have dominated the IT efforts of healthcare providers for the better part of the past decade. Illegal copying is prohibited.

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To Drive Value, EHRs Need to Actually be Usable

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Khalid Al-Maskari, Founder and CEO of Health Information Management Systems (HiMS) EHRs are ubiquitous because they’re useful – but how useful are they really, and to whom? The truth is that an EHR by definition serves multiple masters, satisfying some more than others.

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eClinicalWorks Goes from 0 to 60 with AI Throughout Their Product

Healthcare IT Today

As such, the EHR product roadmap changed to ensure that you could meet the EHR certification and meaningful use requirements. Needless to say, I was incredibly impressed by what they showed us at the conference. In other words, the AI us augmenting the humans rather than replacing them.

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10 Years Since HITECH: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by John D’Amore, President and Chief Strategy Officer, Diameter Health. Almost every article on the 10 years since the passage of the HITECH Act mentions the over $35 billion spent to incentivize the implementation of electronic health records. Most go on to conclude either “We failed!”

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ONC’s HTI-1 Places Undue Burdens on Healthcare Providers, Health IT Developers

Healthcare IT Today

Insights Condition (EHR Reporting Program) In addition to a timeframe that is too short to adequately prepare, recruit clients, execute, and submit reports, the proposed Insights measures harken back to the early days of the meaningful use program but without incentives for providers to cooperate.

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What Duplicate Patient Notes Reveal About Health Care and Its Records

Healthcare IT Today

Several respondents say that government regulations from the Meaningful Use era, starting in 2009, make it hard to comply without loading each note down with duplicate information. The authors of the study, as well as people cited in this article, have suggested further research to uncover the roots of the problem.

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Top 45 Healthcare Blogs for 2019

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Published by HIMSS Media, this is a reliable, daily updated source for all your healthcare IT news, whether you're looking for the most recent updates on meaningful use rules, tips for implementing your EMR successfully, or are wondering how to leverage patient data to provide better care. New York Times Health.