(Editor's Note: This guest blog was written by Jill Hoffman, managing editor of Executive Insight.)  At the third annual PharmEHR Summit April 17, leaders in the electronic health record (EHR) and pharmaceutical industries gathered to discuss the status of EHR adoption and potential collaboration between EHR and pharmaceutical ...

(Editor's note: This guest blog was written by Chris Giancola, principal consultant at CSC Global Healthcare Group, Falls Church, Va.) This is an exciting time for health information exchange. The objectives for meeting Stage 2 of the meaningful use of electronic health records were shared with the public March 7, and the 60-day comment period on ...

In a feature story posted this week, the author tells a story of a future physical therapist who uses mobile technology to create electronic health records and videos to document her patients' progress. But for this tale to come true for more healthcare practitioners, major EHR vendors will need to reconfigure their platforms for mobile access. In ...

For the first time in years, information technology (IT) leaders at healthcare organizations did not identify a lack of financial support for IT as an obstacle to implementation. So what's the problem? According to the 23rd Annual HIMSS Leadership Survey, released on Tuesday, one-quarter of respondents said adequate staffing resources within their ...

Editor's Note: For an executive summary of IVANS 2012 Healthcare Provider Survey, contact Cecile Locurto at Cecile.Locurto@ivans.com or (203) 905-7330.IVANS Inc. a national health information exchange, announced in a Feb. 20 press release that while 42 percent of healthcare providers surveyed currently use either electronic health records or ...

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) named InfoGard Laboratories Inc., San Luis Obispo, CA, as an ONC-Authorized Testing and Certification Body (ONC-ATCB). The addition of InfoGard Laboratories as an ONC-ATCB provides more options for EHR vendors to have their products tested and certified for compliance ...

(Editor's note: This guest blog was written by Scott Warner, MLT(ASCP), a laboratory manager and freelance writer.) There's an episode of The Simpsons in which Prohibition briefly comes to Springfield. By the end of the story the streets flood with booze, and Homer toasts atop a barrel, ''To alcohol! The cause of, and solution to, all of life's ...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicare Services (CMS) has launched the official website for the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs. This website provides the most up-to-date, detailed information about the EHR incentive programs. The Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs will provide incentive payments to eligible ...

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) issued a final rule on Friday to establish a temporary certification program for electronic health record (EHR) technology. The temporary certification program establishes processes that organizations will need to follow in order to be authorized by the National ...

With patients across the country voicing a growing desire for greater engagement in and control over their medical care, a new study involving patients in Boston, Pennsylvania and Seattle will examine the impact of letting patients see the notes that doctors record during and after their visit. Funded through a $1.4 million grant from the ...