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EHR Meaningful Use Dropout Rate Soars In 2012

Sheri Porter | American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) | July 3, 2013

As U.S. physicians continue to embrace electronic health records (EHRs), data on CMS' EHR incentive program holds both positive and troubling news regarding family physicians' participation and success in achieving meaningful use of their EHRs. [...] Read More »

EHR Part Of MaineHealth's Financial Woes

Stephanie Bouchard | Healthcare IT News | May 2, 2013

In a memo to its employees last week, Maine Medical Center [...] said it has suffered an operating loss of $13.4 million in the first half of its fiscal year. The rollout of MaineHealth's estimated $160 million electronic health record system [...] was among several reasons Maine Med's CEO cited for the shortfall. Read More »

EHR Replacement: Considerations For A Successful Transition

Kyle Murphy | EHR Intelligence | April 23, 2013

Those that ignore history are doomed to repeat it. Now, replacing an EHR is by no means dire, but it represents a significant investment if not in money (in light of “free” EHR or EHR donations) then in resources (e.g., time, energy). The hope of the EHR replacement process is that healthcare organizations and providers will take the lessons learned in their previous experiences and apply them... Read More »

EHR Roulette: Gambling On Medicine's Future

Paul Cerrato | InformationWeek | August 7, 2013

As medical practices look to replace clunky ambulatory electronic health records systems, picking a winner can seem like risky business. Read More »

EHR Transition Causes Its Own Headaches

Pamela Lewis Dolan | amednews.com | August 5, 2013

Technology contracts often favor the vendor. Medical practices should negotiate the most agreeable terms possible, especially regarding termination, to make for a clean break. Read More »

EHR Usability, Satisfaction Are Falling Among Physicians

Jennifer Bresnick | EHR Intelligence | March 6, 2013

Black Book Rankings may have been spot on when they called 2013 the Year of EHR Replacement, because a sharply increasing number of providers are very unhappy with their electronic health record systems and aren’t shy about saying it. [...] Read More »

EHR Vendors Brace For The Impact Of Lost Customers, New Black Book Survey Focuses On Replacement Marketplace

Press Release | Black Book Market Research | July 17, 2013

With EHR brand loyalty is at its lowest, usability flaws are driving users to switch vendors despite additional expenses and productivity losses. The defection rate is predicted to hit 20% within twelve months and replacement EHRs now account for 70% of all EHR purchases. Read More »

Electronic Health Record Adoption Uneven Across U.S.

Sharyn Alden | Center For Advancing Health (CFAH) | June 27, 2013

A new study in Health Services Research finds wide geographic variation in the adoption of  electronic health records (EHRs) by ambulatory health care sites, ranging from a high of 88 percent to a low of just 8 percent. Read More »

Electronic Health Records Purchasing Study Highlights Changes In Demand Drivers Since HITECH Act

Press Release | Software Advice | May 23, 2013

Study by Software Advice shows that current EHR buying activity is increasingly driven by a need to replace existing, unsuccessful EHR implementations as replacement of paper charts declined. Read More »

Electronic Records Conversion Loss of 55.1 Million For Wake Forest Baptist

Richard Craver | Winston-Salem Journal | August 30, 2013

The rollout of the Epic electronic health records system contributed to a $55.1 million operational loss in fiscal 2012-13 for Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, according to a financial report released Thursday. Read More »

Enhancing Patient Safety And Quality Of Care By Improving The Usability Of Electronic Health Record Systems: Recommendations From AMIA

Blackford Middleton, Meryl Bloomrosen, Mark A Dente, et. al. | JAMIA | January 25, 2013

In response to mounting evidence that use of electronic medical record systems may cause unintended consequences, and even patient harm, the AMIA Board of Directors convened a Task Force on Usability to examine evidence from the literature and make recommendations. This task force was composed of representatives from both academic settings and vendors of electronic health record (EHR) systems. Read More »

Epic EHR Still Costing Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center

Kyle Murphy | EHR Intelligence | November 1, 2013

It may be about time that Epic EHRs come with a warning label that has nothing to do with systems themselves but everything to do with the costs incurred by healthcare organizations adopting solutions from Epic Systems and how they will affect their bottom lines during the earliest phases of implementation. Read More »

Epic Holdout Questions Install Craze

Bernie Monegain | Healthcare IT News | July 31, 2013

In a recent blog post, John Halamka, MD, chief information officer of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, offers his views on why the Epic EHR has gained unprecedented momentum in the market among providers nationwide -- not least among an elite group of hospitals in Boston. Read More »

Epic Implementation Results In $55.1M Operational Loss For Hospital

Jasmine Pennic | HIT Consultant | September 3, 2013

The rollout of the Epic electronic health records system contributed to a $55.1 million operational loss in fiscal 2012-13 for Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, according to a financial report released last week... Read More »

Epic Program Rollout Hits WF Baptist Finances Hard

Owen Covington | The Business Journal | April 5, 2013

Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center is likely to finish the fiscal year in the red this summer after a rocky start for a new electronic medical records system. Read More »