The Electronic Medical Record Mandate and Managing Fraud: More Government Ineptness?The Obama administration has clearly mandated that Electronic Medical Records (EMR) will be necessary in order to comply with Federal regulations for reimbursement for both hospitals and physicians. The transition to EMR...
Many doctors are required to store historical medical records of patients for many years. The actual physical space needed to store these records on site can be substantial. The personnel costs to manage a growing paper based medical records system can be substantial. Electronic medical records can...
President George W. Bush’s recent mandate that al l Americans have an EMR within ten years is a catalyst for developi ng national standards and perf ormance i ndices f or electronic record systems. EM Rs are widely anticipated to instigate sweeping and f undamental changes within the practi...
Electronic Health Record/Electronic Medical Records A health record is a repository of information regarding the healthcare of an individual, and EHR/EMR constitute the digitally stored healthcare information of a patient. According to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), EHR refers...
Providers also have to prove their meaningful use of electronic medical records. Starting in 2015‚ Medicare and Medicaid payments will be reduced‚ starting at 1% for not complying with this mandate. Federal grants and funding were made available by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to...
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While the FDA doesn’t mandate reporting of EHR safety events—as it does for regulated medical devices—concerned posts have nonetheless proliferated in theFDA MAUDE databaseof adverse events, which now serves as an ad hoc bulletin board of warnings about the various systems. ...
Healthcare leaders must appreciate the complexity surrounding EMRs and understand the safety issues in order to mandate sound EMR design, development, implementation, and use. This article seeks to inform executives, clinicians, and technology professionals what has been learned through published research...
Mobile phones and smartphones apps offer a promising approach to ensure that an individual's medical records when shared between different health care providers are matched correctly, according to a new RAND Corporation report.
The government’s EHR mandate includes financial incentives for medical professionals meeting meaningful use goals, with security being a key component. Take a look at any of the government pages on EHR adoption for long and you’re likely to stumble upon the term “health IT” because that’s...