John Fontanetta, chairman of the emergency department at Clara Maass Medical Center in Belleville, N.J. and CMO for EDIMS, discusses four ways to improve efficiency in an emergency department with information technology.

KLAS, a research firm, has published a report that assesses the true cost of electronic medical record systems — including unanticipated costs — after 146 healthcare organizations bought the systems, according to a Healthcare IT News report.

The Office of the National Coordinator has approved a $6.6 million grant to Maine to expand and implement healthcare information technology in the state, according to a Healthcare IT News report.

When a disease outbreak threatens hospitals across the country, health systems are particularly strained by shortages of providers, vaccines and supplies, as well as the fear and worry of their patient population. Bert Reese, CIO of Sentara Healthcare in Virginia,…

A study in the September issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia reported an existing surgical robot could be used to perform complex regional anesthesia procedures, theoretically allowing expert anesthesiologists to perform procedures remotely, according to the Anesthesia & Analgesia report abstract. 

Hospitals and healthcare providers may run into a flurry of problems and challenges after implementing electronic medical records in their practices or institutions — including successfully merging physicians' workflows with EMRs — and Ohio State University Medical Center is no…

American Society of Anesthesiologists President Alexander A. Hannenberg, MD, discusses five trends affecting anesthesiologists and how the ASA is responding to threats to its members.

As of 2009, just 2 percent of U.S. hospitals had electronic medical records systems meeting new "meaningful use" standards for federal financial incentives, according to a report in Health Affairs.

The Department of Veterans Affairs has announced the VA Medical Center in Indianapolis will be partnering with the Indiana Health Information Exchange on an electronic health data exchange pilot, according to a Healthcare IT News report.

Ravi Sharma, CEO of 4Medica, a company that develops integrated medical records, discusses the biggest pitfall hospitals fall into after implementing electronic medical records and how hospitals can overcome this challenge.