EHRs

According to HIMSS, meaningful use was the no. 1 priority of hospital information technology departments for 2011, and is likely to continue as a top concern. Meaningful use of certified health information technology impacts the financial incentives that healthcare providers…

CMS has released the proposed rule for Stage 2 requirements for the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Incentive Programs. The Stage 2 rule includes criteria eligible professionals, eligible hospitals and critical access hospitals must meet in order to qualify…

A new study by Brigham and Women's Hospital researchers found significant variation in the use of head computed tomography exams among emergency department physicians.

Craneware, an automated revenue solutions vendor, announced it is participating in CMS' electronic submission of medical documentation Gateway Services pilot program.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has just issued a proposed rule that will make it more difficult than ever for anesthesiologists and pain physicians to qualify for the Medicare or Medicaid electronic health records (EHR) incentive.  There…

The American Podiatric Medical Association and HealthFusion, a developer of web-based, cloud computing software for physicians, have partnered to promote the adoption of electronic health records within podiatric practices by making the HealthFusion EHR system available through a membership benefit…

Results from a study showed patient flow can be delayed during the implementation of electronic health records in pediatric emergency departments, according to research published in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association.

Somnia Anesthesia, a national anesthesia management company, has announced the publishing of new resource material for hospitals that describes best practices for the anesthesia request for proposal process, according to a Somnia news release.

For the 12th year in a row, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has elected to use McKesson Medical-Surgical's InterQual Criteria for its Medicare inpatient services auditing program, according to a McKesson news release.

HealthPort, a provider of information services and comprehensive audit management technology for the compliant exchange of personal health information, has received federal approval as an electronic health record module by the Drummond Group, according to a company release.