Researchers from the Johns Hopkins University say hospitals can reduce readmission of psychiatric patients by keeping psychiatric records within patients’ electronic health records (EHRs), according to a study published online in the International Journal of Medical Informatics. The researchers surveyed the methods of psychiatric record storage and accessibility for 18 top hospitals across the nation. [ Read More ]
New technology is allowing researchers to obtain the sequence of all 22,000 human genes and has led to the discovery of numerous genes associated with autism spectrum disorder, according to an article published in the journal Neuron. The new technology, called high-throughput sequencing, is revealing that the genetic makeup of autism is more complicated than [ Read More ]
Did you know that 2013 marks our 15th anniversary? We are very excited and want to share with you three of the top 15 reasons you should choose Meditab as your EHR vendor. We will continue to share more reasons here…and if you”re already a client, let us know your top reason for choosing us! [ Read More ]
In the final installment of a blog series about ICD-10, David Miller, CIO at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, said that although he believes the switch to ICD-10 is “another unfunded mandate handed down to us by our representatives in the federal government,” there are also some benefits to the more complex coding [ Read More ]
Eighty percent of 1,000 patients surveyed said the “consumerization” of healthcare is good for Americans, according to the most recent quarterly poll by Wolters Kluwer Health. Forty-six percent of those polled agreed with the statement, “Taking control of my own healthcare makes me feel empowered and good about my quality of care.” The objective of [ Read More ]
Nearly three-quarters (72 percent) of office-based physicians are using electronic health records (EHR), according to a data brief from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), a division of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This is up 26 percent from 2011, according to NCHS. Adoption rates varied greatly by state, with just [ Read More ]
Adam Freiberg, Meditab EHR consultant and sales executive, presents today”s industry news. CMS has announced changes to some of the technical requirements under Stage 2 of Meaningful Use. The interim rule from early in the week was published final on Friday, December 7. CMS announced that it was replacing a small number of standards with [ Read More ]
Very few studies have been able to validate the clinical values of Electronic Health Records (EHRs), according to researchers at Weill Cornell Medical Collage and New York-Presbyterian Hospital—until now, that is. The researchers conducted a study of 466 physicians in a community setting (Hudson Valley Medical Home Project) and found that those who used EHRs [ Read More ]
Officials at Exeter Hospital in New Hampshire report that the hospital’s electronic medical records (EMR) system helped physicians access integrated patient data that led to the identification of several patients infected with the hepatitis C virus, as reported by Healthcare IT News. Similarities found in three patients with hepatitis C tipped off specialists at the [ Read More ]