Industry Group Announces Top 5 HIT Companies for 2010

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Innovation and communication are keys to vendor-provider relationship. The fevered search for HIT vendors continues for many health care organizations. It’s always nice to hear about vendors who are singled out for their excellence in the specific area of HIT — many companies claim to know the area, but do your research before believing what you’re told in a marketing meeting. Five firms have made it to the top list of health care IT companies with the most potential in 2010, according to a HIT industry group. Read on to find out who they are.

Poll Finds Dramatic Impact of Telehealth on Health Care

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

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Respondents fear unresolved reimbursement issues could be a barrier. The use of telehealth technology will have a positive impact on the health care industry over the next 10 years, a poll by Intel suggests. Eighty-nine percent of the health care decision makers polled put their bets on the technology, but also expressed some reservations, including the reluctance of patients and caregivers to try it, and the issue of reimbursement.

EMR Use Might Distract Clinicians from Patient Interaction

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

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Will using EMRs cause physicians to sacrifice personal communication with patients? While electronic medical records (EMRs) have their downsides – the main one being start-up expenses – a new possible problem is revealed in a recent report released by the Center for Studying Health System Change.

Most Hospital CIOs Cite EMR as Top Priority

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

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But a new survey also indicates their direct reports aren’t downloading the message. Getting electronic medical records systems off the ground in their hospitals is the most pressing concern for chief information officers, according to a recently reported survey, but that priority is not making its way down the totem pole to the managers and directors in their IT departments.

5 Reasons Why ‘Getting Technical’ With Your Patient Records Pays Off

Monday, March 22, 2010

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Not an EP? Here are other ways EMR can save you cash if you know the ropes. If you haven’t witnessed or lead a conversion from paper records to an electronic medical record (EMR) system, you’re at least aware that the process is a huge undertaking — that often results in even lower productivity and more confusion. So, is making the change really worth it? Experts agree that yes, going electronic is worth it. Here are a few reasons why: 1. You Open More Cash Inlets Many research studies pull their data via electronic records. So, if you can’t tune in to participate, opportunities for cash perks will fly by. “Grant money and incentive programs are available, for example, and they want data in the electronic form,” points out Francine Wheelock, PT, MPA, manager of clinical systems for MaineGeneral Health. Just look at the nationwide push for value-based purchasing and outcome…

EMR 101 for Newbies

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

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Feel like you’re babe in the woods when it comes to EMR? Here’s a quick-start guide for small providers. Thinking about scrapping your paper documentation and plugging into electronic patient records? You’ve got a lot of things to consider. Our Rehab Report editor talked to the experts about EMR questions that PTs, OTs and SLPs should ask before they buy EMR systems, and a lot of the advice we got applies to other small providers as well. Integrating new electronic medical record (EMR) or documentation software is a critical step into the future, experts contend — yet it’s not a walk in the park. Whether you’re starting from scratch or looking to upgrade your current system, get the straight-up facts of what to expect and how to survive the process. Get Started on the Right Foot The minute you decide to move forward with an EMR system, take time to…

58 Percent of Physicians Plan to Adopt EHR Within 2 Years

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

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Yeah, I'm planning to dump this paper chart soon. And, many expect their hospitals to help them foot the bill. Physicians are eager to jump on the EHR bandwagon, reports a survey released today from the consulting and technology firm, Accenture. And they must be planning to get busy fast, given that only 6 percent of physicians Accenture contacted say they currently have “fully functioning” EMR systems. Physicians who don’t plan to adopt EMR might be planning to simply retire instead — when Accenture isolated physicians 55 and younger, they got 80 percent saying they would be implementing EHR within the next two years. The driver? The promise of HITECH incentive payments for early adoption and the threat of reduced Medicare payments if they don’t adopt by 2015. What HIT pros can learn from survey …

Physician EMR Market Still Wide-Open

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

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EMR brand recognition among physicians is low. The health system EMR market is fairly settled, with big IT companies dominating the post-ARRA market just as they did in the days before the stimulus. But the in physician EMR market is more like the Wild West, with multiple companies looking to stake a claim. There’s no clear favorite among the EMR vendors vying to sell systems to physicians and score their share of all that ARRA money, says a new report from Kalorama Information. Sure, there are big tech players in the physician market, such as IBM, 3M, Dell and Wal-Mart, and companies like Allscripts, Epic, eClinicalworks, athenahealth and NextGen are current leaders. But no one company has even one-fifth of the market.

Occupational Therapy Gets Its Own EMR Tool

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

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Occupational therapists are getting some special electronic medical record attention. For a while now, speech pathologists and physical therapists have had the option to use tailored electronic medical record and documentation programs from their national associations — and now it’s occupational therapy’s turn. The American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) announced in early November a licensing agreement with Cedaron Medical, Inc. to develop an electronic patient record and documentation system for the occupational therapy profession.

Follow These 3 Tips to Protect PHI

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

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Hint: Paper files can be breached just as easily as electronic files. You may be sure that you’ve dotted all of your i’s and crossed all of your t’s, but if you miss even a small piece of the privacy puzzle, you can compromise your entire system. Take a look at these three reminders to ensure that you’re starting 2010 with your privacy program on the right foot: 1. Don’t Let Paper Get Lost in the Shuffle. You may think of patient privacy exclusively in terms of protecting electronic patient data, but paper files are just as likely to be compromised. “With the advent of the HITECH changes, breaches occurring with paper records will be treated the same way as electronic data,” says Gregory Michaels, manager of security and compliance solutions at BluePrint Healthcare IT in Cranbury, N.J.

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