Electronic Medical Records and Its Progress

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Much of what we do several years ago is now deeply penetrated by the use of computer. Indeed a lot of things we used to accomplish manually regained a new face with the advent of the computer technology. There is just so much that you can do…
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American Medical Software Selects Intuit Health

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American Medical Software Selects Intuit Health Patient Portal Solutions for Physician Practices Thousands of Small Group Practices Nationwide Can Interact with Patients Online Using a Self-Service Communication Platform Wednesday,…
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Financial Impact of Electronic Health Record’s Use Is Considerable

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October 25, 2010 (New Orleans, California) — Medical practices that have implemented an electronic health record (EHR) system report better financial performance than those that have not, according to a new report by the Medical Group Management…
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Doctors Making Digital Leap To Electronic Medical Records

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In a world transformed by digital data, doctors appear unscathed — collecting tons of paper charts and scrawling their prescriptions in a chicken scratch that only nurses and pharmacists can fathom.   Physicians have been slow to…
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Making The Move to Electronic Records

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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…
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Miami Children’s $67M Plan Jump-Starts Use of EMR

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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…
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Physicians’ Goal in EHR… Improved Efficiency Over Incentives

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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…
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Regional Centers Slow to Sign Physician Contracts

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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…
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American Medical Software.com

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AMS is excited to have recently won their dispute over the domain name registration of americanmedical.com. The international governing body, World Intellectual Property Organization, ruled in favor of AMS and has ordered the immediate transfer…
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Digital Medical Records Get Five Year Deadline

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Next year, docs’ offices, hospitals can get federal money to help with cost. WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Tuesday rolled out an ambitious five-year plan for moving doctors and hospitals to computerized medical records,…