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EMR projects get ‘hijacked’ every day. Some get hijacked by vendors, some get hijacked by consultants and, yes, some even get hijacked by the very doctors who invested in the project in the first place – an investment that was supposed to help them treat their patients, run their offices and collect their money. While […]
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An article on EMR & HIPAA reports the top EHR vendors based on the percentage of Meaningful Use attestations by physicians. This only includes ambulatory EHRs. Also note that this refers to the only 20% of practices that have attested to Meaningful Use. One vendor that stands out is Epic – however, Epic does not […]
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Guest Post, Mark E. Hoffman Although recent advancements in medical technology are making it easier than ever before for healthcare providers to increase throughput and deliver better patient care, many are taking a “wait and see” approach to new equipment. While medication with the help of different Specialty Pharmaceutical Distributor is slowly improving through the […]
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Along with the widespread use of computers in medicine comes a greater need for security measures. Apart from being a good business practice, these security measures are also part of the Meaningful Use (MU) standards. But make no mistake, computer security is more than just changing your password now and then. Even the fact that […]
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An article on Becker’s Hospital Review discussed how Montefiore Medical Center was able to achieve 100% implementation of EMR and computerized physician order entry (CPOE). Jack Wolf, Montefiore’s vice-president and CIO, lists these 6 best practices that they attribute to their success: Meaningful Use is not an IT project Physicians need to take ownership Educate […]
