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Physician EMR use tops 50 percent for first time
For the first time, more than half of office-based U.S. physicians are using some form of EMR in their practices, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's annual National
Consumers, clinicians alike will drive m-health
Some people believe consumers will drive the mobile health "revolution." Others believe the impetus for change is coming from clinicians themselves. And then there's a third opinion: "Both, and for
Hospital calls on young iPad app developers to revamp IT
It sounded like just another quirky idea from some young software developers: Build an iPad app to give hospital-based physicians all the information they need at the bedside right on their portable
Portable, automated device moves blood, urine testing to the exam room
This being an IT publication, we generally don't pay much attention to medical devices and diagnostic equipment unless there's, you know, actually an information component to the technology. We'll
HIE activity picks up, but sustainability remains a problem
After a bit of a lull in the late 2000s, health information exchange--to no one's surprise--is picking up again. (Funny how a massive national incentive program that requires HIE can do that.)
'Most Wired' hospitals see patient portals as part of wider EMR strategy
A key element of meaningful use of EMRs--and of health reform in general--is providing patients access to their own records. Conversely, patient access to records shouldn't be viewed in isolation,
Stop blaming faxes and malpractice fears, start embracing EMRs and CDS
If you saw our flagship health publication, FierceHealthcare, on Monday, you would know that the California Department of Public Health has been cracking down on hospitals responsible for breaching
Harris poll shows patients are still confused about EMRs
A week ago in FierceEMR, we ran a story about Dr. David Blumenthal's belief that physician practices may lose value in the future if they don't adopt EMRs. The story has attracted more reader
Study: EMR speeds treatment of STDs
Sex sells. Apparently, that's even true when it comes to EMRs. How else to explain U.S. News & World Report picking up a HealthDay News report on the effect an EMR has on treatment? That's
SPOTLIGHT: VA wants to track physician response to alerts
While the Department of Veterans Affairs has an advanced, integrated EMR with clinical decision support, the Computerized Patient Record System that makes up part of the Veterans Health Information
