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…
Why Healthcare Providers Should Embrace Innovative EHR Use
Innovative EHR use can solve a host of healthcare’s biggest problems, according to a new op-ed in Harvard Business Review.…
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…
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…
How the ONC Will Spur EHR Usability, Interoperability Improvements
In a press conference yesterday, ONC officials appointed by the Trump Administration cited EHR usability improvements and interoperability as the…
Three Highlights: ONC’s Asst Sec Lays Out Nationwide Vision for EHRs
Americans should have a single EHR that follows them throughout their lives, said ONC Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health Technology…
Why Providers Should Push for Patient Ownership of Medical Records
Healthcare IT executives may believe the digital revolution is mostly behind them, after the long push to implement EHRs. They…
Physicians Can Prevent Revenue Cycle Leakage, Even in Age of MACRA
More physicians are leveraging that data to prevent money from slipping through the cracks of their revenue cycles, especially as…