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Praxis: The Template-Free EMR received first place rankings in the American Academy of Family Physicians' (AAFP) 2011 EHR User Satisfaction Survey. As in past AAFP surveys, Praxis EMR said it [...]

Shaky Security One-third of healthcare organizations have had at least one known case of medical identity theft, and medical practices are much less likely than hospitals to embrace data security [...]

Q: Enhancements of the HIPAA privacy and security rules, along with more aggressive enforcement, will: Significantly increase protection of patient information 18% Modestly increase protection of patient information 32% Not [...]

The good news is that the percentage of Canadian physicians using electronic medical records (EMRs) has tripled over the past seven years, increasing from about one-quarter of doctors in 2007 [...]

Also fueling uncertainty among healthcare providers participating in the survey was this: Home healthcare providers and nursing homes were among the 508, healthcare providers polled. However, so far the HITECH […]

Hospital doctors are risking the loss of confidential patient information with the widespread use of unprotected memory sticks, say two clinicians. A survey at a teaching hospital in London, by […]

Byline: Joseph Conn Results for what is likely the most comprehensive survey to date of physician adoption of electronic health-record systems finding that only 17% of physicians in ambulatory care [...]

ORLANDO -- Early evidence suggests that OpenNotes is helping to engage patients and improve health outcomes without creating undue burden for physicians. A 2010 pilot project at Beth Israel Deaconess [...]

At least 125 communities in the United States are working on improving health and health care through secure data exchange, but many are finding obstacles in their way to sustainable […]

NHS nurses are unsure whether the National Health Service can deliver an electronic patient record, according to a recent survey by the Royal College of Nursing. It showed two-thirds of […]

While a majority of American consumers say they want electronic access to their medical information and believe digitized records could improve health care and cut costs, they fear for the […]

"Federal agencies have moved too slow to create policies that support President Bush's goal of most Americans having an electronic medical record by 2014." Do you agree or disagree?" Source: [...]

Byline: Sanjib. Mishra, Prashant. Mohapatra, Kausik. Bhattacharya, Tejpal. Gupta, Jai. Agarwal Background: Cancer not only affects organ systems physically but can also affect the mind as a psychiatric disorder. Appropriate [...]

Personal health records have a long way to go before they catch on with patients, a new survey indicates. Health Industry Insights, a unit of IDC, a Framingham, Mass.-based research [...]

Byline: Andis Robeznieks The American public's growing fear that Big Brother-or more likely a current or potential employer-might get his hands on private medical records is creating a barrier to [...]

Consumers are willing to pay as much as $60 a year for EMRs, according to a Web survey released this week by the consultancy group Accenture. But companies may not […]

Consumers are willing to pay as much as $60 a year for EMRs, according to a Web survey released this week by the consultancy group Accenture. But companies may not […]

Most Americans think electronic health records can boost the quality of heath care, reduce wait times, and cut costs, according to a new study released Wednesday by IT-services and consulting […]

Most Americans think electronic health records can boost quality of heath care, reduce wait times, and cut costs, according to a new study released Wednesday by IT services and consulting […]

Byline: Joseph Conn Doctors' poor handwriting is a well-recognized source of medical errors, but their sometimes sloppy speech habits are a less well-known contributor. A study based on a sample [...]

Fewer than one in five hospital IT executives report that their organizations have fully operational electronic medical records, according to a recent survey by the HIMSS (Healthcare Information and Management […]

Byline: Joseph Conn and Michael Romano Sixty-two percent of hospitals and other providers plan to have electronic medical records within two years, according to a survey of technology directors from [...]

Byline: Modern Physician Crucial health information was missing from patient files in nearly 14% of visits studied by researchers in Colorado. Results of the study, published in the Feb. 2 [...]

Patients' care may be adversely affected by missing information in as many as 220 million patient visits each year, according to a study published by the Journal of the American […]

Slightly more than one-quarter, or 26%, of adult former hospital patients or care supervisors of hospital patients contacted for a recently released survey said they believe an electronic health record [...]

Source: Applied Clinical Trials, SCORR Marketing Survey, May 2016. http://bit.ly/2f5SQHi Have the positives of going paperless outweighed the negatives? YES 70% NO 7% UNSURE 23% Note: Table made from pie [...]

How satisfied are you with your current EHR system? Very satisfied 48% Somewhat satisfied 28% Not at all satisfied 24% Note: Table made from pie chart. QUESTION for SEPTEMBER Which [...]

Better data quality 38.5% Better external collaboration 15.4% Increased audit and inspection readiness 15.4% Cost Savings 14.7% Other 5.6% Faster study Startup 4.2% Unsure 4.2% There aren't any benefits to [...]

According to a recent survey of 502 consumers planning to enroll in a health plan in 2016, 53% of patients say they have no online access to their healthcare data. [...]