The treatment of patients has over the years suffered from mistakes in paperwork like nurse scheduling, medication delivery, and difficulties accessing patient records. Human error form the paper records of old was routinely at a high level, to the detriment of those who depended on them. Hospitals realized that cost-efficiency could be improved the more they […]
Saves time & money & improve the quality of healthcare is among the objectives of a multidisciplinary research team at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). Mechanical Engineering Prof. Isa Bar-On & Professor Diane Strong, Associate Professor Sharon Johnson in the Management lead an international study that seeks into help bring the U.S. healthcare system into the […]
Government survey finds that a slim majority of physicians are now using electronic health records or electronic medical records systems. Results from the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS) show that between 2009 and 2010, the percentage of physicians reporting having an electronic medical record/electronic health record (EMR/EHR) system that meets the criteria of a […]
(Dec. 6) — Americans find long-lost friends on Facebook. They meet on Facebook. They post pictures of parties, vacations or even family photos on Facebook. But what Mark Zuckerberg probably never dreamed of when he invented this social network tool to connect college students was that Facebook would someday save a life. Social media has become […]
IN the world of technology, inventors are hailed as heroes. Yet it is more subtle forms of innovation that typically determine the impact of a technology in the marketplace and on society. Clever engineering, smart business models and favorable economics are the key ingredients of widespread adoption and commercial success. History abounds with evidence. For […]
The Changing Landscape of Pharmaceutical Information & EMR – Changes in the next 10 years. While recently attending a biotechnology forum, I found myself considering the pharmaceutical landscape and some of the ways it may be changing. The event was Boston’s War on Cancer, organized by Xconomy, during which a number of corporate presentations and discussion […]
For Dr. Jennifer Brull, the decision to implement electronic health records in her Plainville clinic was an easy one. “It was just a desire,” she said. “I’d had an electronic health record in residency.” Now, Brull and her colleagues at Plainville Medical Clinic are glad they made that decision. The technology — which allows patient […]
Miami Children’s Hospital plans to spend $67 million for a massive overhaul to go digital – although federal stimulus funds should offset some of the costs. The nonprofit’s conversion to electronic medical records could influence many local pediatric physicians to follow along, since they would get an offer to purchase a system from Cerner at a discounted […]
A study published by CapSite, a healthcare technology research and advisory firm, suggests physicians’ purchases of electronic health records are largely driven by the goal of making their practices more efficient and not receiving stimulus funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, according to a CapSite news release. The “2010 U.S. Ambulatory EHR and Practice Management Study” […]
Surprise, surprise! Things are moving slower than hoped for in health IT. The latest example of the glacial pace of change concerns the 60 federally funded regional extension centers set up to help physicians and small/rural hospitals adopt EMRs and achieve “meaningful use” so the providers can earn Medicare and Medicaid bonuses starting next year and avoid […]