As one of the earliest adopters of health data exchange in its region, the Hattiesburg Clinic in Mississippi understands the…
4 Ways to Reduce EHR Use-Related Patient Safety Threats
Most healthcare providers, patients, and industry stakeholders agree EHR technology has the potential to yield marked improvements in population health…
Scribes Reduce EHR Use, Restore Joy of Practice for Physicians
A recent study by Sattler et al. found integrating scribes into primary care clinics can reduce administrative burden associated with…
Giving Physicians the Tools They Need to Succeed
When David Perlstein, M.D., MBA, was a young medical director, he soon realized the limitations of his knowledge about billing…
Why Being a Late EHR Adopter Isn’t Such a Bad Thing
Last month, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT released the first nationally representative survey on electronic health…
How to Improve EHR Usability During the Implementation Process
Throughout 2017, healthcare industry leaders have pressed health IT companies and developers to innovate technologies that prioritize EHR usability and…
How to Select the Right EHR Replacement Vendor, System
With EHR adoption nearly ubiquitous across inpatient and outpatient hospital settings, many healthcare organizations are now in the position of…
Hospitals Get break on Certified EHR Use
Hospitals have a newfound cushion of time to meet stage 3 meaningful-use measures, which they now won't have to satisfy…
Artificial intelligence Could Create Smarter EHRs
Intermountain Healthcare has approximately 150 protocols built into its electronic health record (EHR) system, alerting clinicians when the patient information…
AMA Partners to Promote EHR Training for Med Students
Thanks to the 21st Century Cures Act and wide-spread adoption; it looks like electronic health records (EHRs) are here to…