Who: FierceEMR.Com What: Many providers implementing electronic health record systems and other e-tools may find themselves discriminating against the disabled in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act, according to a new American Medical News article. Public facilities and private businesses of 15 employees or more must provide “reasonable accommodation” to disabled employees under the […]
Who: UPI.Com What: Doctors are changing paper records to electronic health records, but data systems are not sophisticated enough for new types of data, U.S. researchers say. The study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, said as data becomes cheaper and more available to healthcare providers the ability to store large-scale raw […]
Who: News-Medical.Net What: GZS, Inc., a leader in developing disease-specific and condition-specific Electronic Medical Records/Electronic Health Records (EMR/EHR) and patient registry software solutions, has announced the worldwide release of the WebTracker-Hemophilia™ EHR patient registry solution used under the new brand name HemaGlobal™. HemaGlobal is a full-purpose EMR/EHR patient registry system that serves as a stable, […]
Who: HealthTechZone.com What: TELUS Health, a major provider of electronic medical and health records, telehomecare, consumer health, pharmacy management, and benefits management services, recently announced its acquisition of PS SUITE EMR, Canada’s largest electronic medical record business operated by MD Practice Software LP – a member of the MD Physician Services Group and a subsidiary […]
Who: HealthTechZone.com What: Imagine that you’re a hospital administrator doing a PowerPoint presentation about electronic medical records (EMR). Within your PowerPoint presentation, you’ve embedded a quick quiz to help audience members check their understanding. Your audience completes the quiz using their smartphones or ResponseCard keypads. You send them on a break, look at the quiz […]
Who: AAFP.org What: The educational benefits and challenges of using electronic health records (EHRs) are becoming clearer. But in many cases, medical students do not have access to EHRs during their clinical rotations. That’s the primary reason the AAFP Commission on Education’s Subcommittee on Resident and Student Issues (SRSI), to which Hinkle, Hensley and Tucci […]
Who: Center for Public Integrity What: The Obama administration is forging ahead with a multi-billion dollar plan to shift from paper to electronic medical records, despite continuing concerns the program may be prompting some doctors and hospitals to improperly bill higher fees to Medicare. An investigation into those billing questions — which convened a hearing […]
Who: Virtual-Strategy Magazine What: simplifyMD, an Atlanta-based EHR software vendor, claims that medical practices can implement its product the same day they go through a demonstration, thanks to its simpleStart™ program. It incorporates the documents and charting elements that the doctors and staff are already using and familiar with. “Medical Practices can now go from […]
Who: DrBicuspid.com What: Focus Ortho is announcing the launch of its cloud-based practice management system designed specifically for orthodontics practices. It features a streamlined interface to manage orthodontic practices and advanced software design that allows offices to access patient data from a single screen, according to the company. Treatment history, finances, notes, progress data, and […]
