Here are eight common mistakes for ASCs to avoid during electronic medical record implementation. Preventing these mistakes will make the implementation process smoother and allow the surgery center ...

Electronic health record "backlash"--the opposition to EHR adoption and Meaningful Use by clinicians and other staff--can be avoided by better planning and implementation, according to a recently ...

Despite over 96% of hospitals having an electronic health record (EHR), a recent study showed alarming levels of dissatisfaction among physicians with their current EHR systems and an increased ...

Electronic medical record (EMR) implementations are expensive endeavors, and cost overruns can cripple the hospitals that experience them and cause havoc for the people who work there. In the case of ...

Demonstrating benefits to patients and clinicians will greatly drive interoperability, health information exchange and medical record digitalisation in Asia-Pacific. Dr Mahesh Appannan, Ministry of ...

Electronic medical record (EMR) systems have been in use for more than 2 decades. Studies documenting nursing satisfaction with an EMR system, the benefits of an EMR, implementation barriers, user ...

Patrick Takahashi, MD, Chief of the Gastroenterology Section at St. Vincent Medical Center, discusses his role in spearheading the electronic health record implementation process at the medical center ...

If there’s one thing athenahealth Cofounder and CEO Jonathan Bush values, it’s productivity — both in his personal life and when it comes to his company’s EHR. Mr. Bush, deemed a LinkedIn influencer, ...

This excerpt fromThe CIO's Guide to Implementing EHRs in the HITECH Era covers the senior executive's role in implementing an electronic health records system. Those in the C-suite who must lead this ...

The Eye Care Center of Northern Colorado needed to implement a new EHR because its previous EHR implementation, one year prior, left staff and clinicians underwhelmed. The old EHR and practice ...

As far as big projects go, getting ready for ICD-10 might not seem like as big a deal as, say, installing an electronic medical records system, but healthcare leaders should not underestimate its ...

The findings of this pilot study were preliminary and could not be generalized to the nursing staff as a whole. However, the preliminary data offered key indicators to the project team and reinforced ...