Jason.Smith

Electronic Medical Records Key to Future Global Healthcare IT Market

Global Markets Direct, a source for leading research and analysis, is releasing the report The Future of the Healthcare IT Market to 2015 - Healthcare Reform in the US to Boost Growth, which provides key data, information, and analysis on the global Healt... Read >

EHR Adoption By Physicians Will Receive Assistance From Kerry Bill

Physicians who are adopting electronic health records (EHR) systems recently received the promise of help from government subsidies that will be paid out in increments over five years, beginning in 2011. The incentives are quite substantial, giving physic... Read >

Electronic Medical Records Help Improve Diabetic Health Care

The national health care debate is focused on giving more American citizens affordable access to doctors and hospitals. Yet the vast majority of health care decisions are made by individuals instead of health care providers, whether those decisions are ab... Read >

New Study Reveals Electronic Health Records Linked To Improved Quality Care

According to a new study by RAND Corporation researchers, routine use of electronic health records may improve the quality of care provided in primary practices more than other strategies intended to raise the quality of medical care. Researchers in Massa... Read >

Electronic Health Records Could Help Suppress Domestic Abuse

Patient charts, prescription pads, Jenga-esque stacks of folders, and metal clipboards are very last century. We are now in the era of stem-cell research, gene-splicing, and CAT scans. Handwritten notes and record-keeping feels retro and is eco-expensive.... Read >

United States Government Invests in Nation's Electronic Health Records

In an effort to digitize the health care industry, the government recently revealed $1.2 billion in federal grants for health care providers to transition to electronic health records systems, according to The Washington Post. This is the first wave of fu... Read >

Electronic Medical Records May Save Lives

Electronic medical records may dramatically improve the diagnosis, management and care of patients, according to a Kaiser Permanente study from the September 2007 issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. This study reports that electronic ... Read >

What The Health Care Industry Can Learn From Veteran Affairs

Providing for and maintaining the health, and healthcare, of its citizens is a challenge for nations worldwide. In the U.S., assigning the responsibility of providing for healthcare between patients, employers and government entities has led to sometimes ... Read >

Bridging The Gap From Paper To Electronic Medical Records

For most medical facilities, the change from paper to electronic medical records can be perceived as difficult and frustrating. Staff members who are resistant to change may struggle to adapt their management skills to the new records system and may somet... Read >

EHR Systems Named Core Component to National Health Care Reform

Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems have been recognized by the U.S. Government as a core component to national healthcare reform. Beginning in 2011, physicians and hospitals will begin receiving government incentives if they are "meaningful EHR users.... Read >

EMR Systems Overtake Traditional Paper Records

Many medical information record systems were initially designed as financial systems with patient information added later, many times as an afterthought. Because these systems were not originally created for patient information, they are inefficient and p... Read >

Electronic Medical Records (EMR) Provide Green and Cost-Effective Record Management

The concept of "going green" is spreading across the globe, from residential communities to downtown commercial space. Now, medical facilities are beginning to catch on. If your clinic is behind on the green scene, there is a simple system that will help... Read >

Medical Management Software Can Reduce Mistakes

There has always been a vulnerability in safety at medical facilities that leaves patients at risk and staff prone to legal suits. This weakness is the unreliable paper record keeping system that the medical world has relied on for years. Medical informat... Read >

Practice Management Software Explained

Practice management (PM) software is a category of software that handles the daily operations of a medical practice. It allows users to enter and track patients, capture patient demographics, schedule appointments, maintain lists of insurance payers, proc... Read >

EMR Adoption Barriers: Cost, Chaos and Culture

Electronic medical records (EMR) are seen as an optimistic advancement in efficiency, productivity and workflow throughout the entire healthcare industry. EMRs help make healthcare safer and more cost effective by lowering operating expenses, streamlining... Read >