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Sharing medical information between EHRs: 4 different approaches

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Sharing medical information between EHRs: 4 different approaches originally appeared in KevinMD.com. It has been a central goal of Health and Human Services (HHS) to at first encourage and later mandate sharing clinical data across multiple electronic health records. Unfortunately, progress has been slow. Read more….

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3 steps to changing your EHR system

KevinMD

If you are a physician unhappy with your current EHR system (surveys suggest 2 out of 3 are), and you do have the ability to switch, this article is for you. Our COVID-19 pandemic may place you in a bad financial time for this, but it's also placed you in an excellent time to plan […]. Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com.

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It’s time to evolve how we measure the success of EHRs to make us healthier

KevinMD

We’ve known for the last decade that electronic health records (EHRs) have a significant impact on physicians’ ability to deliver high-value care.

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When an EHR is hacked by Russians

KevinMD

In 2012 our practice invested $300,000 into building computer infrastructure and the purchase of a brand-spanking-new electronic health record, commonly referred to as an EHR. Hippocrates didn't have a server. Since this expenditure, terms […].

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Innovative Ways to Improve Your Patients’ Digital Experience

Speaker: Prof. Dina Ziadlou, Ph.D., Professor at School of Health Science at Colorado Technical University, USA, Executive Board Member & Chair of Digital Transformation Leadership at International Society for Telemedicine and e-Health, Switzerland

The widespread adoption of innovations like EHR, patient portals, and telemedicine services has changed how both providers and patients interact with healthcare. Over the past few years, the healthcare field has undergone a digital revolution. But in the midst of these changes, has patient engagement been overlooked?

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How the EHR is like a growing blob

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How the EHR is like a growing blob originally appeared in KevinMD.com. Finally, after three years, we will get the next installment of Stranger Things and another round of monsters, friendships, and 80s memories. For those of us Gen X-ers who grew up when all that retro fashion and music wasn’t retro, it’s. Read more….

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From electric fish to smart device EHRs: the mind-blowing evolution of health care technology

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From electric fish to smart device EHRs: the mind-blowing evolution of health care technology originally appeared in KevinMD.com. That’s right, nearly 2,000 years ago, ancient Roman writer Scribonius Largus described the use of torpedo fish, aquatic animals capable of electrical discharge, to heal. Read more….

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