Articles tagged with: Electronic Medical Record
Computerized legal medical record created in an organization that delivers care, such as a hospital and doctor’s office. Electronic medical records tend to be a part of a local stand-alone health information system that allows storage, retrieval and manipulation of records.
Beyond the inherent hurdles of change management and adopting electronic medical records (EMRs), Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (IRFs) also have many unique documentation needs. Although stand alone rehabilitation-specific electronic documentation systems are available, their overall cost and lack of integration capabilities make many products poor candidates for inpatient health care facilities with an existing EMR. Many IRFs must leverage the flexibility of their specific EMR to meet their documentation needs.
In this series, we’ll discuss some of the strict IRF regulatory guidelines set by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and ways to …
It’s seems everyone these days is trying to get in on the EMR game – and maybe CCHIT certification will shake off the stragglers. But for the moment, it looks like Walmart is throwing its big ol’ hat in the ring too.
For only $12k (for Dell hardware) and $12k-$36k/year (for eClinicalWorks software licensing) you too can have your own electronic medical records system!
I’d like to think that Walmart has an ace up it’s sleeve secondary to it’s sheer geographic dominance, outright buying power, and 3rd world economy-crippling ability to negotiate price. …
