EHR Technology

Here's how to prepare for the possibility that your vendor closes up shop.

A successful transition to a Patient-Centered Medical Home is no easy task, but outside resources can help.

From InformationWeek Healthcare: This year's HIMSS conference features a keynote speech by Farzad Mostashari, MD, national coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC).

EHR optimization is more than just getting the most out of the technology, says Trenor Williams. It is about the overall improvement of patient care.

New research indicates that a growing number of physicians are dissatisfied with their current EHR as they strive to meet meaningful use requirements.

Jay Tolchinsky, principal of national accounts at consulting firm Beacon Partners, provides his pre-EHR implementation tips for practices.

Building things that others can use as tools of their trade requires an in-depth understanding of their work and how they do it as well as subject matter expertise.

Penalties for mismanaging medical records are steep. Make sure you understand your practice's legal obligations as medical records custodian.

In this podcast, consultant Ronald Sterling notes the critical steps every practice should take to verify the clinical content in its EHR.

If EHRs must evolve, then evolution needs time, opportunity, and freedom to make mistakes and suffer the pitfalls. Unfortunately, the government halts that freedom.

The feeling of innovation that comes from using an EHR can also be matched by the fear that a HIPAA violation is more likely to occur.

Government runs on processes, as seen by its solutions for healthcare. But, medicine is about people, not the process.

The HIPAA final rule, released Jan. 17, 2013, includes new guidance regarding the transfer of medical records.

Data transmission requirements for Stage 2 of CMS' EHR incentive program are steep. Here's a closer look.

To meet meaningful use requirements for Stage 2 of the EHR incentive programs, providers need to boost patient engagement. Here's how.

The dangers of auto complete and cut and paste in EHRs lie not with EHRs themselves, but with potential misuse.

Whether you are a short-order cook or a physician, it's all about workflow in getting your daily work successfully completed.

It is time to stop repeating the worn out rhetoric that existing EHRs …are going to come to the rescue of medicine, patients, or healthcare costs.

Healthcare IT has great potential, but the lack of compatibility and conformity is making its role as a cost- and time-saving savior improbable.

It’s a common complaint that EHRs don’t conform to the way providers actually work. Understanding why this may be the case can help develop effective solutions.

What does a successful EHR implementation look like? Consultant Rosemarie Nelson spells it out in four easy steps.

Healthcare reform and the regulatory push for EHRs involve elaborate plans predicated on the future being a repetition of the past - but your future will not repeat the past.

No matter how much shopping you've done in the past, selecting technology for your practice is an especially challenging task. Here's how to do it right.

Health IT can be improved by building applications with the goal of getting the real work done in the shortest possible time and with the least effort.