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The cost, physician practice size, and lack of technical resources still present barriers for small healthcare providers in adopting electronic health records and participating in the meaningful use incentive program. Solo practitioners and small...

I knew when I couldn't find a parking spot that life would never be the same. The day had finally arrived: September 14, 2010. As I left for work that morning, I told my wife not to expect me for dinner—maybe not even for breakfast the next...

The American Hospital Association has published an electronic health records contracting guide, available only to members. The guide addresses common issues that arise when licensing EHRs and related products and services. Covered topics include...

Hospital chief information officers are less confident than they were only a few months ago about their ability to meet federal requirements for meaningful use of electronic medical records. The biggest obstacle, they say, is getting physicians to use...

The iHealth Alliance, a non-profit healthcare industry group announced the launch of an online service to report events that involve the patient safety risks associated with using electronic health records. EHRevent.org, a cooperative effort of...

Medical practices that have implemented an electronic health record (EHR) system report better financial performance than those that have not, according to the Medical Group Management Association's (MGMA's) newly released Electronic Health Records...

In July 2010, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued their long-anticipated rules governing "meaningful use" of electronic medical record (EMR) systems. These updated rules (compared to the old rules) will make it easier for healthcare...

After months of anticipation, the federal government finally released thenew rules for doctors and hospitals looking to cash in on stimulus funding incentives for the adoption of electronic health records (EHRs). Announced Tuesday, July 13, by U.S....

By Mike Miliard, The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT) announced Tuesday the launch of CCHIT certified programs in three specialty areas for electronic health records. The new programs focus on behavioral health –...

The three biggest challenges for physician group practices, in order, are rising operational costs, managing finances with uncertain Medicare reimbursement rates, and selecting and implementing a new electronic health record system. That's the results...

By Chelsey Ledue WASHINGTON – After signing the healthcare reform bill into law on March 23, President Barack Obama traveled to Iowa and Maine to promote his vision, which includes the role of healthcare IT in saving lives and cutting cost. Obama...

In a comment letter sent Friday, the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives stressed the importance of ensuring that the electronic health record certification process can adequately handle the demand to certify EHR systems, Healthcare...

By Rich Silverman There are hundreds and hundreds of Electronic Health Record software packages in the marketplace that claim to be capable of allowing you to establish meaningful use, but how do you know if those claims are true?  So far there has not...

Two years after Barack Obama’s presidential campaign pledge to vastly increase usage of electronic health records (EHRs), the White House is following through. The Obama administration is implementing aggressive and expensive plans rooted in the...

By Brian Robinson, The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is still on target to publish by the end of the year a proposed rule on the meaningful use of electronic health records, despite growing fears from industry about the possible impact of...