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Electronic health records hold the promise of improved health care
“Electronic health records (EHRs) hold the promise to improve primary health care for millions of patients. However, enhancing current EHR functionality is needed to better support primary care clinicians and patients, according to a recent article in the Journal of American Medical Informatics Association. “The adoption and use of electronic health records could greatly improve health [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - February 6, 2014 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News Adoption Benefits Primary Care Source Type: news

Understanding Context and Metadata with EHRs
“For the past few months, I’ve been working on a technical paper that attempts to explain why EHRs have the trouble they do and what might be done to solve the problems once and for all. As I’ve mentioned before, it all has to do with confusing information and data. EHRs treat data as highly [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - February 5, 2014 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News Context Metadata Source Type: news

OSEHRA hosts open source EHR session at HIMSS
“The Open Source Electronic Health Record Alliance (OSEHRA) will be hosting a session at the 2014 Healthcare Information and Management Society (HIMSS) Annual Conference and Exhibition on Sunday, February 23, 2014, in Orlando, Florida. “Open Innovation in Electronic Health Records” will discuss open source practice briefings from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) on its [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - February 5, 2014 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News openEHR Source Type: news

The top three reasons to select a cloud-based EHR over a server-based system
“To get in the cloud, or not? That’s an important question many chiropractics are asking themselves as they consider implementing a new – or upgrading an existing – electronic health record (EHR) system. Here we outline the top three benefits of choosing a cloud (or Web)-based EHR.” Article Amy Stankiewicz, Chiropractic News, January 2014 (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - February 5, 2014 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News Benefits Cloud Implementation Source Type: news

A New Way to Satisfy Doctors’ Interest in Electronic Health Records Exchange
“A recent survey conducted in the UK revealed that 94 % of surveyed doctors believe patients should have some access to their health records in an electronic form (Accenture, 2013). However, only 11 % of them disclosed that they are currently able to provide such access for their patients. That is why sharing of health [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - February 5, 2014 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News RA News Record Access UK EHR Record Sharing Software Source Type: news

Family doctors gain access to hospital records in Sarnia-Lambton
“Family doctors will soon be able to access records of their patients’ hospital stays under a new regional healthcare initiative. The rollout of the Erie St. Clair Local Health Integration Network’s (LHIN) electronic medical records download project in Sarnia-Lambton follows a pilot project in November that tested the approach with two physicians at the Chatham-Kent [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - January 30, 2014 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News RA News Record Access Family Caregiver Hospitals Physicians Source Type: news

VA Kicks Off Contracting for New Electronic Health Records System
“The Veterans Affairs Department has released the first procurement for its next-generation electronic health record system, with a focus on support services for the Health Systems Informatics division of the Veterans Health Administration. The “sources sought” notice for the new version of Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture EHR, dubbed VistA Evolution, makes it clear [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - January 30, 2014 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News Source Type: news

EMR and administrative data both needed for full perspective of patient
“Data capture completeness within primary care EMRs is comparable with administrative data, with the advantage that EMRs contain lab results, prescription information and detailed clinical information. However, the combination of complete EMR records and administrative data is needed to provide a full comprehensive picture of patient health histories and processes, and outcomes of care, according [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - January 30, 2014 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News Administrative Patient Source Type: news

Where Are We on the Diffusion Curve? Trends and Drivers of Primary Care Physicians’ Use of Health Information Technology
“Adoption of health information technology (HIT) by physician practices rose considerably from 2009 to 2012, yet solo physicians lag practices of 20 or more and certain functions—like electronically exchanging information with other physicians—have been adopted by only a minority of providers. Physicians who are part of an integrated delivery system, share resources with other practices, [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - January 30, 2014 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News Adoption Health Information Technology Physicians Primary Care Provider Source Type: news

Where Are We on the Diffusion Curve? Trends and Drivers of Primary Care Physicians’ Use of Health Information Technology
Objective To describe trends in primary care physicians’ use of health information technology (HIT) between 2009 and 2012, examine practice characteristics associated with greater HIT capacity in 2012, and explore factors such as delivery system and payment reforms that may affect adoption and functionality. Data We used data from the 2012 and 2009 Commonwealth Fund International Health Policy [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - January 30, 2014 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: Bibliography Journal Article Science Adoption Physicians Primary Care Source Type: news

Network glitch brings down Epic EMR
“An IT network failure at a Florida health system has rendered the organization’s $80 million Epic electronic medical record system down for the count. The outage, officials reported, lasted nearly two days. The three-hospital Martin Health System in Stuart, Fla., experienced a hardware failure that caused an unplanned downtime for the health system’s Epic EMR and [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - January 30, 2014 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News Failure Hardware Source Type: news

IU prof: Artificial intelligence can help doctors
“An Indiana University computer scientist says he does not want to use artificial intelligence to replace the human wisdom and judgment of medical doctors, but he does want to use it to provide doctors with a tool to help them diagnose and treat patients. “Electronic health records contain a treasure trove of data, but they are [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - January 30, 2014 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News Artificial Intelligence Decision Support Treatment Source Type: news

Free The Data: APIs Boost Health Information Exchange
“My last two articles had a common theme: freeing the data. We first looked at new approaches for patients and for providers. Of course, no matter how innovative the personal health records (PHRs) or electronic health records (EHRs) become, given the highly fragmented and specialized US healthcare system they still need to exchange data in [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - January 30, 2014 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News Health Information Exchange Patient phr Privacy Provider Security Source Type: news

EHRs to redefine the role of doctor
“Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and The Commonwealth Fund have concluded that electronic health record systems and other digital tools are likely to curb the demand for physicians in the future. Based on their analysis of recent trends in digital health care and a review of the scientific literature, the authors [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - January 27, 2014 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News Meaningful Use Physician-Patient Relationship Source Type: news

HIPAA hinders patients’ wish to share online health records with care partners, report says
“Elderly or chronically ill patients may want family and friends to have access to their health records, but physicians’ offices run into the legal problem of keeping those records secure. According to a report in the January 22/29 Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), privacy and security regulations aren’t keeping up with the convergence [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - January 27, 2014 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News Chronic Care Elderly Information Sharing Privacy Security Source Type: news