EHRs

Earlier this month, a final rule from HHS officially confirmed Oct. 1, 2015 as the compliance deadline for U.S. healthcare providers to begin using the ICD-10 coding system.

The Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange has begun a survey to gauge how ready the healthcare industry is for the ICD-10 transition. After the survey closes Aug. 21, the results will be compiled into an industry report to provide insight…

Two teaching hospitals in the Netherlands have awarded Agfa HealthCare a bid to implement components of its ICIS enterprise imaging clinical information solution as the hospitals collaborate to implement a new electronic health record, according to a news release.

One of National Nurses United's most attention-catching new TV spots, "Nurses vs. Computer Care," portrays a hospital where patient care has been mostly given over to a glitch-ridden computer and hapless IT staffer. When a patient's condition suddenly worsens, the…

Agfa HealthCare and Hyland have collaborated to integrate Agfa's enterprise imaging platform with Hyland's OnBase content management technologies.

Nearly half of providers, 45 percent, are concerned about interacting with accounting and billing systems when utilizing ICD-10 codes, according to a HealthData Management report.

Congressional representatives, particularly those in the Republican Doctors Caucus, have begun to question what exactly the meaningful use program has achieved, according to a report in Politico.

Monongalia General Hospital in Morgantown, W. Va., has implemented Agfa HealthCare's DX-D Retrofit direct radiography system in its X-ray room.

In order to help providers with their preparation efforts for ICD-10 in light of the one-year delay, CMS will host a national provider call on June 4.

Last week, CMS announced the ICD-10 transition will take place Oct.1, 2015, resolving the uncertainty that followed the passage of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, which stated HHS could not compel providers to switch to ICD-10 before…