The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT) has added three certification programs for EHRs. This is good news. Adding more specialties, namely, behavior health, dermatology ...

Indictment Issued for False Statements to CMS and Aggravated Identity Theft It was just a matter of time before the CMS EHR Incentive audit process uncovered alleged actions so severe that there was ...

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) created major incentive programs for clinicians and hospitals that adopt electronic health records and achieve certain Meaningful Use (MU) ...

Although federal EHR incentive programs have been a shot in the arm for physicians adopting the digital systems, new findings highlight a potential detrimental effect on patient care arising from ...

The United States Government Accountability Office has released a report suggesting CMS’ e-prescribing and electronic health records incentive programs have inconsistent requirements, although both ...

A recent study tested whether a referral order inside the Epic electronic health record (EHR) could help primary care clinicians refer patients to community-based diabetes prevention programs (DPPs), ...

As VA struggle with costs and DOD completes its rollout, artificial intelligence offers a path forward for electronic health records. While electronic health records systems have seen significant ...

Physicians often complain that when using electronic health records (EHRs), they're so busy typing that it's difficult to make good eye contact with patients. New voice recognition software holds ...

Background and Goal: This study tested whether a referral order inside the Epic electronic health record (EHR) could help primary care clinicians refer patients to community-based diabetes prevention ...