As our industry moves toward an era of interconnectivity, hospitals and healthcare systems continue to expand their health information capabilities. Those that have not yet installed an electronic ...

The following column is written by Patrick Doyle, vice president of sales for SourceMedical. One of the many benefits associated with implementing an electronic medical record (EMR) system is the ...

Although many entities in the healthcare industry believe in the benefit of electronic medical records, it does not mean that EMR implementations will have no concerns or complaints. On the contrary, ...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- As hospitals and health systems across America grapple with achieving meaningful use [1] of electronic medical records (EMRs), Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has released a survey ...

1. Planning for EMR implementation should start now. Surgery centers, for the most part, lag behind hospitals in EMR implementation because of financial and staffing restraints. In addition, the ...

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is a National Cancer Institute–designated Comprehensive Cancer Center that has approximately 1,000 outpatient visits per day at five locations in New England. The ...

September 19, 2018 - Implementing an electronic medical records (EMR) system at an orthopaedic clinic may have unanticipated effects on clinic efficiency and productivity - including a temporary ...

EMR implementation is no small feat for any healthcare organization. Small practices, in particular, tend to really struggle in not only ditching paper in the first place, but also in optimizing the ...

Demonstrating benefits to patients and clinicians will greatly drive interoperability, health information exchange and medical record digitalisation in Asia-Pacific. Dr Mahesh Appannan, Ministry of ...

I think by now, we're past the point of arguing whether introducing complex technology into the healthcare continuum is a good idea. Whether to help caregivers make the right decisions more quickly, ...

Malaysian Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad said that it would cost up to RM1.5B to implement an EMR system for the 145 hospitals nationwide in Malaysia over the next five years, according ...

Nine months after the implementation of a new electronic medical record (EMR) system at a single institution, physicians (MDs), nurse practitioners (NPs), and physician assistants (PAs) expressed ...