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Pharmacies still dispensing discontinued meds despite EHR use
A study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine reveals that despite the use of EHRs in ambulatory settings, some patients are continuing to take medications discontinued by their doctors when the...
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2013 Black Book survey offers look at e-prescribing trends, top vendors
Black Book Rankings released their 2013 State of the e-Prescribing Industry Survey this week, conducting a four month poll of more than 80,000 e-prescription users in order to determine the top...
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ONC: Two thirds of physicians adopt advanced EHR capabilities
The Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) has released a new data brief detailing the rapid adoption of EHR systems with one or more advanced functionalities. While only 40% of physicians currently...
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78% of physicians copy and paste significant portions of progress notes
A new study by the Society of Critical Care Medicine has found that 82% of medical residents and 74% of attendings copy and paste more than 20% of their EHR patient progress notes from one session to...
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EHR patient notes: What’s wrong with cloning, anyway?
CMS condemns it. Payers won’t reimburse for it. Auditors will take you to task for it – but vendors flaunt it and physicians embrace it unreservedly. What’s wrong with using an EHR to automatically...
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LinkedIn users debate the merits, risks of cloning in EHR charts
When asked for their opinions on the practice of “cloning”, or cutting and pasting information from one EHR patient chart to the next, healthcare professionals had a lot to say. Commenters fell into...
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Voice recognition a “game changer” for EHR use: Q&A
Dr. Bud Lawrence, Director of Risk Management at Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital in Valencia, California gets to do something few emergency department physicians experience on a regular basis: he...
View ArticleAspirus Wausau Hospital Simplifies Access to Epic EMR, Enables CPOE
In 2012, the Aspirus IT staff recognized an opportunity to increase EMR adoption while also meeting Meaningful Use objectives by mandating computerized provider order entry (CPOE). This presented a...
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MU Researcher: Modifying software reduces tests and costs
A University of Missouri researcher and her colleagues have found that modifying test order lists can diminish the number of unnecessary tests issued and patient costs. Victoria Shaffer, an assistant...
View ArticleWeb-Based Electronic Health Records Improve Data Completeness and Reduce...
A Web-based electronic health record (EHR) system was compared with traditional paper-based documentation and vaccination tracking during the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic. In a cohort of 8,411...
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