EHR Technology

In this podcast, Justin Barnes, of the EHR Association and Greenway Medical Technologies, explains CMS’ final rule for meaningful use criteria for EHR incentives.

Electronic communication is omnipresent. Not only is it instantaneous, but in many ways it is becoming the standard of care. No longer does a practice need to create mountains of paperwork.

Meeting meaningful-use requirements for EHRs will demand interoperability between data systems. Do you have a strategy for connecting online with pharmacies, labs, other physicians, and patients? Here’s our primer for achieving connectivity and meaningful use.

Baffled by servers, networks, and other hardware? Turns out you don’t have to be a techie to make good decisions about your practice’s technology needs. Here’s how to gear up smart.

Confused about meaningful use and EHR certification? We’ve got the information you need to go confidently into the EHR marketplace. Here’s your guide.

Here’s our primer on the tools that can help you manage the complex reporting requirements of pay-for-performance programs.

How far away are we from having electronic medical records that can truly talk to each other, across health systems and across regions? We decided to find out.

Here's the scoop on reimbursement for your medical practice's EHR use if you meet the meaningful use requirements of CMS.

In this podcast, Justin Barnes, chairman of the HIMSS Electronic Health Record Association and vice president of marketing and government affairs at Greenway Medical Technologies, explains the EHR incentives.

You recently highlighted a practice that implemented EMR. It was actually more productive after implementation. How did the implementation of the EMR contribute to this? We started EMR three months ago, and we decreased daily visits for the physicians to learn. So far, no one is near pre-EMR visit numbers, and the input is so time consuming that we don’t see that we ever will be seeing as many patients a day as pre-EMR.

Is your practice in the market for a new EHR or other new technology you’re not all that familiar with? Or do you want to upgrade some outdated software or IT tool, and you’re not sure how to start looking? Physicians Practice’s new Product Assessment Worksheet, adapted from a checklist created by New Jersey’s Regional Women’s Health Group, can help you compare products and ensure they are appropriate for your office’s specific needs.

We are planning on a new building for five doctors. Included in this plan is a fully operational EMR - no paper charts! But we need some help with the floor plan. What should it look like to reflect an all-EMR practice instead of the current layout we have with big medical records departments for housing paper charts? Any suggestions?

I am interested in looking at low-cost EMRs for my practice. What does a surgeon need to consider in an EMR?

What do you think is the best EMR software/company out there for pain management and prescription writing?