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6 EHR Optimization Tips

Healthcare IT Today

One thing I’ve learned in 16 years writing about health IT and particularly focused on EMR (now EHR if you prefer), is that the EHR still impacts so many things in the life of a clinician.

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EHR-Enabled Autonomy: Optimization Strategies for Success

Healthcare IT Today

Ambulatory Clinical EMR-EHR Health IT Company Healthcare IT Telemedicine and Remote Monitoring AdvancedMD COVID-19 EHR EHR Autonomy EHR Optimization EMR EMR Optimization Peak Plastic Surgery Plastic Surgery EHR Telehealth Telemedicine

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Downstream Impacts of EHR Optimization

Healthcare IT Today

Yesterday we shared 6 EHR optimization tips with you. Today, we’re going to look at the ecosystem of technology that interacts with the EHR and makes the EHR experience better (or worse if done wrong).

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Where are EHRs headed in 2023?

Healthcare IT Today

Electronic Health Records (EHRs) are the central technology pillar for healthcare organizations. EHRs are vital to both clinical and administrative operations. Because of that, we wanted to dedicate an entire article to where EHRs are headed in 2023.

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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

As our healthcare ecosystem is a patient-centric system toward achieving quality care domains, it is essential to reshape our client empowerment and engagement strategies based on digital transformation to maximize the effectiveness of healthcare outcomes.

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MEDITECH Continues Push into Ambulatory EHR Market

Healthcare IT Today

MEDITECH continues to invest and expand into the ambulatory EHR market. Healthcare IT Today spoke with Sandra Greene, Product and Marketing Manager for MEDITECH’s Ambulatory EHR.

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Insights Into EHR Documentation Workstations

Healthcare IT Today

One of the most important and least covered things in healthcare IT is the various EHR Documentation Workstations.

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How the EHR is like a growing blob

KevinMD

How the EHR is like a growing blob originally appeared in KevinMD.com. I’m not sure about you, but May 27 cannot come soon enough for me. Finally, after three years, we will get the next installment of Stranger Things and another round of monsters, friendships, and 80s memories.

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Not All EHR Are Created Equal

Healthcare IT Today

Having written about EMR and EHR software for 15 years, it’s amazing to think how far we’ve come. Then, the HITECH Act provided $36 billion of stimulus money and required EHR […].

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Sharing medical information between EHRs: 4 different approaches

KevinMD

Sharing medical information between EHRs: 4 different approaches originally appeared in KevinMD.com. The current COVID pandemic has brought into stark contrast the woeful state of medical data collection and data sharing in the United States.

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MEDITECH Integrates Genomics Into Their EHR

Healthcare IT Today

C-Suite Leadership Clinical EMR-EHR Genomics-Precision Medicine Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System EHR Genomics EMR Genomics Genomic Medicine Genomics Golden Valley Memorial Hospital Hoda Sayed-Friel Jennifer Ford Meditech MEDITECH EHR William Dailey

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Walmart Chooses Epic EHR

Healthcare IT Today

C-Suite Leadership EMR-EHR Health IT Company Healthcare IT Epic Epic EHR Epic MyChart Healthcare Wearables IBM Walmart Walmart Clinics Walmart HealthWhen you have 220 million customers and members visit approximately 10,500 locations, you have a lot of opportunities before you.

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MEDITECH EHR Migration and Legacy Data Management

Healthcare IT Today

EHR migrations are becoming more common as many healthcare organizations switch EHRs or choose to upgrade to a new version of their EHR. That was the situation Magnolia Regional Health Center found themselves in when they migrated to a new version of the MEDITECH EHR.

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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.

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The EHR is autistic

KevinMD

Ironically, the same electronic health records (EHRs) initially designed as a tool to help physicians diagnose diseases have largely evaded diagnostic scrutiny. Talk to physicians who utilize them on a daily basis, however, and it becomes abundantly clear that today’s EHRs are ailing. They are adding hours to the physicians’ workday, siphoning attention from patient care, and sowing the seeds of demoralization across the profession of medicine. To address this. Read more.

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Modernizing Medicine EHR’s Approach to Telehealth – EHR Telehealth Series

Healthcare IT Today

As part of our ongoing series of telehealth interviews with EHR vendors, we’re excited to share our interview with Patric Edmondson, Chief Technology Officer and Dr. Andrew Rosenthal, Medical Director of Plastic Surgery at Modernizing Medicine.

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Study: Increased EHR use linked with some improved quality outcomes

Mobi Health News

A study published in JAMA Network Open found that increased EHR use among primary care physicians was associated with improved patient A1c levels, hypertension control and breast cancer screening rates

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EHR Wish List – #HITsm Chat Topic

Healthcare IT Today

This week’s chat will be hosted by John Lynn (@techguy) from @hcitoday on the topic “EHR Wish List.” ” While the EHR market is quite mature and we don’t see new EHR implementations happening a lot, […].

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Featured Health IT Job: EHR Implementation Specialist

Healthcare IT Today

Today, we’re featuring the EHR Implementation Specialist position that was recently posted on Healthcare IT Central. We like to regularly feature a healthcare IT job that might be of interest to readers.

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How an AI bot transformed my EHR experience

KevinMD

How an AI bot transformed my EHR experience originally appeared in KevinMD.com. What is it about the documentation of patient encounters that is so aggravating? I was ecstatic to be part of the generation that entered the computer age in medicine.

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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. The mandate for this purchase was brought forth from the federal government with the intent to improve overall health care communication. Since this expenditure, terms […]. Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com. Search thousands of physician, PA, NP, and CRNA jobs now.

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Changing EHR Leadership: New CEOs at Cerner and MEDITECH

Healthcare IT Today

In just the last month, we have two new CEOs of two of the largest EHR vendors in the industry. C-Suite Leadership EMR-EHR Health IT Company Healthcare IT Cerner David Feinberg Donald Tripp EHR CEOs EHR Leadership Epic Howard Messing Judy Faulkner Meditech Michelle O'Connor William Zollars

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CIO Podcast – Episode 38: EHR Standardization with Rusty Yeager

Healthcare IT Today

This time we’re taking a look into EHR strategies and their standardization on the Oracle Cerner solution. Yeager shares details on the rollout of the EHR and the value of having a standard EHR across the enterprise.

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Greenway Health EHR’s Approach to Telehealth – EHR Telehealth Series

Healthcare IT Today

As part of our ongoing series of telehealth interviews with EHR vendors, we’re excited to share our interview with David Cohen, Chief Product and Technology Officer at Greenway Health.

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Can Performance Analytics Impact the EHR Clinical Documentation Conundrum?

Healthcare IT Today

EHRs have been implemented for nearly two decades in healthcare and many usability issues still remain. Of these, one of the top issues reported by physician users in virtually every EHR usability study is clinical documentation.

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Streamlining Vaccine Workflows In EHRs: Implementing Key Practices

Electronic Health Reporter

The article Streamlining Vaccine Workflows In EHRs: Implementing Key Practices appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com. This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Paul Brient, chief product officer, athenahealth.

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Using Patient Headshots In EHRs Can Reduce Order Errors

Healthcare IT Today

Analytics/Big Data Clinical EMR-EHR Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System IT Brigham and Women's Hospital CPOE EHR Headshots EHR Safety EMR Safety patient photos Physician Orders University of Utah

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Which EHR Phase Are We In? – Healthcare IT Today Podcast Episode 47

Healthcare IT Today

For the 47th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about the various phases of EHR (or EMR if you prefer). As we look at the current EMR and EHR market, we see healthcare organizations across nearly all 4 phases.

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MEDITECH EHR’s Approach to Telehealth – EHR Telehealth Series

Healthcare IT Today

When we first started creating our live video telehealth list, we quickly realized that every healthcare organization was going to need to know and understand how their EHR vendor was planning to approach telehealth. Were EHR vendors going to roll out their own solution?

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Where Does it Hurt? Specialty Physician Shares Three Ways to Improve EHR Charting

Healthcare IT Today

It’s also well known that many physicians remain disappointed with the charting and clinical documentation capabilities of hospital and specialty EHRs. In KLAS’s latest EHR satisfaction report , response time and reliability were added as foundational factors for EHR success.

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EHR Optimization – Healthcare IT Today Podcast Episode 88

Healthcare IT Today

For the 88th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about EHR Optimization. Many people are tired of hearing about EMR and EHR. Many people are tired of hearing about EMR and EHR.

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How Hospitals Can Extract Value from EHR Analytics

Electronic Health Reporter

The article How Hospitals Can Extract Value from EHR Analytics appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com. Editorial EHR EHR analytics EHRs hospital EHRs use of EHRs by hospitalsThis article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter.

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EHRs are killing medical innovation

KevinMD

To paraphrase Bill Gates: "The purpose of humanity is not just to sit behind a counter and do things. More free time is not a terrible thing." I have innovated. I developed a mutation assay. I discovered that vacuum ultraviolet light from excimer lasers is safe to use on human tissue. I invented an imaging device to detect burn wound depth and discovered the best laser to debride burn wounds. Read more. Your patients are rating you online: How to respond.

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The Role of EHR Platforms and Technology In Concierge Care

Electronic Health Reporter

For many patients, they recognized that the services their doctor was providing them wasn’t good enough. […] The article The Role of EHR Platforms and Technology In Concierge Care appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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Azalea Health EHR’s Approach to Telehealth – EHR Telehealth Series

Healthcare IT Today

As part of our ongoing series of telehealth interviews with EHR vendors, we’re excited to share our interview with Baha Zeidan, Co-founder and CEO of Azalea Health. In this series, we talk with EHR vendors to better understand how they’re approaching telehealth.

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EHR Integration – Telehealth Features Series

Healthcare IT Today

In this Telehealth Feature Series, we’re going to cover the long list of potential telehealth features available today. As you’re considering your own approach to telehealth, we will provide you a look at all the possible features telehealth companies are offering on the market.

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

KevinMD

From electric fish to smart device EHRs: the mind-blowing evolution of health care technology originally appeared in KevinMD.com. Fun fact: The first recorded use of electric stimulation to ease pain was in … get ready … CE 46!

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Employee Fired for Inappropriately Accessing EHR Records

Healthcare IT Today

Finally, HIPAA requires ‘ Audit Controls’ , meaning all access to electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) must be tracked in log files, with logs of all applicable systems (EHR, e-mail, network and cloud servers, Azure, AWS, Google Drive, etc.)

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Who’s Responsible? Epic or EHR Configuration

Healthcare IT Today

There’s a classic software problem that many who use an EHR don’t understand. Ambulatory EMR-EHR Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System LTPAC EHR Configuration EHR Optimization Epic Epic EHR Graham Walker Joanne Cournoyer Judy Faulkner

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EHR Data is Like 500 People Sharing a Closet

Healthcare IT Today

Clinical EMR-EHR Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System IT Clinical Informatics Dirk Stanley EHR Data Enterprise EMR Healthcare Data Organization UConn Health

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