implementation

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Request for Proposals for Next OpenMRS Conference

Michael Downey | OpenMRS | November 7, 2012

OpenMRS is requesting proposals to host the 2013 OpenMRS Implementers Meeting! Our annual Implementers Meeting began in 2006 as a way to bring members of the community together for an opportunity of face-to-face time to collaborate, share implementation experiences, and to find ways to improve the OpenMRS platform and community. Read More »

Return On Information: A Standard Model For Assessing Institutional Return On Electronic Health Records

Julia Adler-Milstein, Gregory Daniel, Claudia Grossmann, et. al. | Institute of Medicine | January 6, 2014

The views expressed in discussion papers are those of the authors and not necessarily of the authors’ organizations or of the IOM. Discussion papers are intended to help inform and stimulate discussion. They have not been subjected to the review procedures of the IOM and are not reports of the IOM or of the National Research Council. Read More »

Roche, Medivation, Santen and Biomarin Will Discuss CDISC Implementation Challenges At The Next Silicon Valley BioTalks

Press Release | Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC) | September 12, 2013

Panel composed of CDISC experts from Roche, Medivation, Santen, Biomarin and Clinovo will discuss and share ideas around the topic: “CDISC for Medical Device Companies: Progress Made and Best Practices from Pharma/Biotech Implementation”. Read More »

Selecting An EHR Replacement: Necessary Or Necessary Evil?

Mark Anderson | EHR Intelligence | December 2, 2013

Provider organizations and physician practices continue to change their EHR systems at a staggering pace. Recent estimates suggest between 30 and 50 percent of current EHR sales are for replacements of existing systems. [...] Read More »

Senate Hearing: EHRs Still Falling Short

Erin McCann | HealthcareITNews | June 27, 2013

Developing an effective framework for driving healthcare quality improvements proves a multifaceted, complex endeavor, and although EHR systems can play a positive role in the task, much of the technology still misses the mark. Read More »

Study: Physician EHR-Users Not Seeing Return On Investment

Marla Durben Hirsch | FierceEMR | March 7, 2013

Although more physicians than ever are implementing electronic health records, many are not reaping a positive return on the investment, according to a new study in Health Affairs. Read More »

Survey Finds Docs Struggling To Meet MU

Anthony Brino | Government Health IT | June 4, 2013

As of early 2012, only about 10 percent of U.S. physicians were meeting meaningful use standards with their digital health record systems, according to a survey in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Read More »

Survey: Less Than 10% Of Physician Practices Ready For ICD-10

Dan Bowman | FierceHealthIT | February 5, 2014

Less than 10 percent of practices responding to a survey issued by the Medical Group Management Association are ready for the transition to ICD-10 [...]. While the number is up from 4.7 percent who indicated readiness last summer, it adds to a growing chorus of providers and payers who indicate they aren't ready to switch from using ICD-9 coding. Read More »

Survey: Physicians Say EMRs A Key Factor To Their Declining Income

Jasmine Pennic | HIT Consultant | July 3, 2013

Physicians feel reimbursement, EMRs and hospital employment as key factors to limiting physician pay according to a recent survey by Medicus Firm. The survey entitled, 2013 Physician Practice Preference and Relocation Survey was conducted with over 2,500 doctors revealed several workforce trends and practice preferences. Read More »

Tell Us Again, Why Are There MU Penalties?

Jeff Rowe | Government Health IT | August 29, 2012

As we noted yesterday, healthcare providers and consultants are in the process of deciphering the implications of MU Stage 2. Read More »

The Cost-Benefit Calculation Of Electronic Health Records Systems

Gienna Shaw | FierceHealthIT | August 19, 2013

It's discouraging to read that more than half of physicians say the costs of electronic health records systems outweigh the financial benefits. But it's also heartening to see that, in the survey of 1,200 employed and independent physicians, most agree the benefits to patient care do justify the investment. Read More »

The Costly Darkside Of EMR Implementations

Edmund Billings | HIT Consultant | January 3, 2013

Dr. Billings explores the costly darkside of EMR implementations significant maintenance, development and consultancy costs after implementing an EMR system Read More »

The Obamacare Insurance Exchange Train Is Already Coming Off The Rails

Sally Pipes | Forbes | May 27, 2013

Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) raised eyebrows across the country last month when he publicly fretted about an Obamacare “train wreck” as the Administration rushes to implement the many provisions of the law that take effect in 2014. Read More »

The Unfulfilled Promises Of Health Information Technology

Juergen Fritsch | Computerworld | February 27, 2013

[...] Realizing that the cost savings and improvements in healthcare delivery are nowhere near what was optimistically predicted in 2005, RAND recently commissioned a new study to take a fresh new look at the state of health information technology.  The new study paints a very different picture... Read More »

Top 12 Reasons Health Providers Pay too Much for IT

Tom Sullivan | Government Health IT | July 17, 2012

Healthcare pays more than any other industry for information technology. At least according to a new survey. "Our analysis shows healthcare organizations pay an average 17 percent more than that of the other 29 industries we sampled," write the authors of a paper by Net(net), which bills itself as a consultancy specializing in IT optimization, "and 33 percent more than the industry with the lowest average costs (food service).” Read More »