The health IT systems at MedStar Health are not completely back online following the EHR downtime caused by a ransomware attack earlier this week, the health...
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The passing of a $1.1 trillion spending bill has serious implications for the EHR technology in place within the Department of Veterans Affairs.As reported...
Who is accountable for the actions of Adam Lanza, the troubled young man who in December 2012 killed 26 people in Newtown, Connecticut? He is, of course. Some...
Exclusive article by Cora Alisaug, RN, MN, MA, CFP, President & CEO, CORAnet Solutions, Inc. at EMRIndustry.com It has only been about two generations...
By Donald M. Voltz, MD, Aultman Hospital, Department of Anesthesiology, Medical Director of the Main Operating Room, Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology...
Over the last two decades, the medical industry has changed drastically in terms of patient care and access to medical records. It was nearly impossible to...
When the issue of healthcare data interoperability arises, one government body always becomes the focus on the conversation: the Office of the National...
With Stage 2 of Meaningful Use right around the corner and interoperability of health IT systems heading the list of requirements, hospital executives are...
Among opponents of EHR adoption, there is the notion that these health IT systems are a curse rather than a blessing and require clinicians to focus more on...
The shift from pay-for-service to pay-for-performance in healthcare means that healthcare organizations and providers must approach care delivery in a...