How we can make EHR even more secure by , for

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Browsing through news online recently, I came across a troubling story. Last month, Emory Healthcare in Atlanta announced that 10 discs containing electronic records on 315,000 pat... read more

A proper backfile conversion is key to EHR implementation success by , for

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I recently spent some time participating in a LinkedIn discussion about the most common reasons behind the failure of electronic health records implementations. As I thought through my posts, so... read more

The Plague of Paperwork is Over: The New Reality of Healthcare by , for

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Healthcare has clearly lagged behind other industries in the adoption of automated digitizing solutions.  That trend is quickly changing, as electronic health record (EHR) adoption is incre... read more

Enhancing Information Management in Health Care by , for

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A common topic of discussion in my classes and at various speaking engagements is how digital patient records are here and there is no place to hide from it. The mandate came early from Presiden... read more

Cut Paper, Cut Government Spending by , for

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In 1980, the United States passed a federal law called The Paperwork Reduction Act. This law was amended in 1995 recognizing the substantial increase in electronic information and additional req... read more