Tag Archives: Electronic Health Records

Federal Prisons to Adopt Advanced EHR System

The Bureau of Prisons (BOP) is planning to replace the basic electronic healthcare records of its inmates with a new electronic health record system. The main purpose behind the initiative is having an advanced system with capabilities such as clinical … Continue reading

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Accurate Documentation Crucial When Treating Summer Allergies

It’s summer season and both allergists and primary care physicians may be busy treating allergy symptoms caused by pollen, mold or insect stings. With allergy skin test, they can identify the exact allergen that causes the symptoms and decide on … Continue reading

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New Study – EHR Access Could Influence Care

Recent healthcare reforms including the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), has brought in several new effects in the exam room – especially the way in which physicians, patients and allied healthcare professionals interact. … Continue reading

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Doctors Finding EHR Changeover Laborious and Inefficient

The conversion of paper documents into Electronic Health Records (EHRs) or Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) picked up pace when the Affordable Care Act With EHR, wherever the patient goes, physicians can access the information they need to treat the patient. Though it is really helpful for data collection, many physicians find it a cumbersome task to enter data into the EHR. Continue reading

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Three Major Trends in Medical Transcription

Medical transcription is getting increasingly competitive and is emerging as one of the fastest growing sectors in healthcare industry. The sector has witnessed great advancements in technology aimed at meeting client demands with greater accuracy and timeliness. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that this sector is expected to grow 11% by 2018. Continue reading

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Study Shows that Information Technology Innovation will Create a Fall in Demand for Physicians by 4% to 9%

Clinical innovation, which is an essential element of health care reform, is expected to impact the demand for physicians in the upcoming years. One study pointed out that if health IT gets fully implemented in 30% of the physician offices, … Continue reading

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EHR Adoption on the Rise in Solo and Small Practices, Says Recent Study

Healthcare providers must adopt and successfully demonstrate meaningful use of a certified electronic health record (EHR) system by 2015 or pay a penalty. Studies and surveys are assessing the use and features of EHR systems in physician practices across the … Continue reading

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How Partial Dictation with Electronic Records Improves Clinical Documentation

Digitization of patient records offers the benefit of better accessibility to the health record and for tracking patient outcomes, which would improve the quality of care. However, physicians are finding it difficult to enter patient information into the electronic health … Continue reading

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Medical Scribe Certification to Ease EHR Data Entry

Today, many of the physicians are not enjoying carrying out EHR documentation, as it is slowing them down considerably. Entering patient data in EHR templates is burdensome for many practitioners, as it involves a lot of paperwork and typing, filling … Continue reading

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Enabling Offline Dictation on MAC for Physicians

Electronic health records (EHR) are here to stay even as physicians grapple with managing them. However, new speech recognition and dictation software are allowing physicians to improve the use of EHR. Apple’s latest OS version is good news for healthcare … Continue reading

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