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Real-Life Experiences with Electronic Medical Records in Hawaii. The Hawaii Independent Physician's Association has been helping Physicians to go paperless, but many are hesitant due to initial investment hurdles and...

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While Medicare and Medicaid EHR programs offer incentives for eligible providers who adopt EHRs, only the Medicare program imposes a penalty on providers who delay the adoption of EHRs. Register for the program(s) and begin the process soon to...

[keyword id='Healthcare'] One of the biggest current obstacles to health information exchanges (HIEs) is the rather thorny matter of consent to data sharing. Patients are not the only wary ones, either. Providers often see patient protected health...

[keyword id='Healthcare'] A band of U.S. states and technology vendors came together to create technical specifications that enable EHRs to feed into HIEs. The specifications, agreed upon Tuesday, “leverage existing HL7 standards, technical...

Summer of 2012 will be an interesting time in healthcare, as Stage 2 requirements of meaningful use will finally come to light. In the meantime, doubts remain regarding the successful adoption of Stage 2 – and whether it’s even possible. As of now,...

Hospitals and eligible professionals will continue to report clinical quality measures for electronic health records meaningful use via attestation in 2012, just as they must do this year. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services remains unable...

If you haven’t spent much time analyzing the costs of EHRs, this part of the process may be an eye opener. Why should one consider the hidden costs of EHRs? EHR costs are much more than just the initial purchase, implementation and maintenance fees. ...

Regional extension centers can help you select and implement an electronic health record system and attest to meaningful use. There are 62 RECs spread across the country. Implementing an electronic health record (EHR) system in your primary...

Health Data Management is now accepting nominations for its 2nd Annual EHR Game Changers recognition program, created to honor individuals who have been true game changers in the design, advocacy, deployment and development of electronic health records...

As providers adopt electronic health records systems, they gradually become more adept with the technology as they flip the switch on advanced features and become conversant with the capabilities and quirks of the software. Each advance, however small,...

HealthAmerica and Preferred Primary Care Physicians have launched a new pilot program aimed at providing more coordinated and patient-centered primary care and improved communications among patients, physicians and care teams. Preferred consists of 32...

“Health 2.0 has the promise to change the healthcare industry,” the conference’s opening keynote speaker Mark Smith, president of the California HealthCare Foundation, told the audience on Monday. Smith also asserted that health reform is...

If properly executed, green IT can mean healthcare organizations see fewer bills, contribute lower levels of carbon emissions, and enjoy an easier transition into mandated practices. But it has to be done right. Noble and potentially...