EHRs encourage doctor collaboration [VIDEO]

These days, people are being encouraged to take greater control of their health. As part of this, it's becoming increasingly common for patients to ask for second opinions and visit multiple doctors.

Study reveals lack of interoperability between certified EHR systems

A recent study in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association indicates that some EHR systems that were certified under stage 2 of meaningful use are not compatible with other EHR software.

Advanced EHR use saves 10 percent of admission expenses

Physicians and other health care professionals who work with electronic health record systems every day have constantly wondered if the technology is worth the effort it takes to implement and comprehensively it.

Report finds user error and software quirks responsible for challenging EHR implementation

Most healthcare professionals agree that electronic health records will eventually save them time and money, but in the short term, EHRs are proving cumbersome at best.

How can orthopedic EMR software improve productivity?

Any change in daily office routine can be difficult, but implementing electronic health records can be a challenge like no other.

How to improve human interfacing with EHR software

Despite near universal agreement among healthcare providers that electronic health records are a good idea, as well as the monetary incentive of the CMS' meaningful use program, many providers are having difficulty taking full advantage of EHR software.

Supermarket EHRs to help with obesity education

Childhood obesity is at an all-time high in the U.S. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, not only has childhood obesity doubled in the past 30 years, but adolescent obesity has quadrupled.

Providers could be getting more out of EHR software

For years, healthcare professionals have heard that electronic health records are the wave of the future, but to date, only some providers have realized the potential of EHR software.

AHRQ cautions against EHR fraud

A new report issued by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality warns against the danger of an increase in healthcare fraud as more providers upgrade to new electronic health records systems.

New HHS head confirmed by Senate

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is responsible for several major initiatives of the last decade that have transformed the way health care professionals work and patients are treated.

EHR vendors want clearer meaningful use guidelines

Non-certified electronic health record software has been such an issue within the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' meaningful use program that the agency has issued, revised and extended a hardship exemption that would give organizations more time if they can prove that they were not able to receive the right software from their EHR vendors.

Lessons from VA scandal: EHR upgrades and top-level transparency

May 30 saw Eric Shinseki, the longtime secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, tender his resignation to President Barack Obama.

Half of health care executives plan to buy EHR systems

When a health care organization decides to purchase an electronic health record system, the expenses go far beyond the initial price tag.

OIG report recommends greater EHR oversight

The promise of electronic health record systems has always been tempered by the need to implement stringent security policies to keep the data the software stores safe.

Physicians must balance EHR functionality with physical exams

The adoption rates of electronic health record systems has been steadily climbing ever since the first stage of meaningful use was incentivized by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

FTC recommends Congress legislate patient information security protocols

As electronic health record systems become more entrenched in the health care industry, the question of data security looms larger as well.

Why are EHR systems and big data not working together?

Electronic health record systems seem like the perfect foundation for big data analytical strategies.

CMS extends meaningful use hardship exemption to 2015

The stages of meaningful use have place enormous strains on health care organizations across the country, but recent developments may afford them some leeway in the form of attestation periods.