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- Study finds lower EHR adoption rates in hospitals serving mostly poor
Hospitals that serve predominantly low-income patients have lower adoption rates of electronic health records and other forms of health IT due to insufficient capital, according to a study funded by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Authors of the study, which also found a lower standard of care in these hospitals, said federal and state legislators should ensure that hospitals serving the most vulnerable patients receive their fair share of stimulus funding for EHRs. Health Data Management
(10/27), Healthcare IT News
(10/26), Modern Healthcare (free registration)
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- Information system upgrades depend on clinician work flow, CIO says
 Major hospital information systems vendors are not inclined to integrate all the different applications used by community hospitals. Rather, they offer a full-service, turnkey solution with which hospitals can manage their entire operations. That's often not enough for achieving success with doctors, said Mercy Medical Center CIO Jeff Cash. In this interview, Cash also said that the need to upgrade information systems would have to be driven primarily by the work flow of clinicians. Healthcare Informatics online
(10/28)
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- Study: Capturing EHR benefits takes time, effort
Achieving the potential benefits of electronic health record systems, such as improved patient care and reduced costs, is still a long shot for most physician practices, even for those with ample experience in EHR adoption, according to an American Medical Group Association study. The benefits of EHR implementation "only result after work flow redesign, adjustments to the division of labor/staff utilization, and expanding utilization of the system capabilities," noted the study authors. Modern Healthcare (free registration)
(10/29)
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- CIOs integrate clinical systems to improve imaging access, patient care
CIO Chuck Podesta of Fletcher Allen Health Care and two other hospital CIOs are working to build an integrated clinical infrastructure for diagnostic imaging management to boost efficiency and improve clinician work flow at their respective hospitals. At Fletcher Allen, Podesta and his IT team have created PRISM Regional, an information system that enables physicians in all connected facilities to better access diagnostic images and other clinical information for more efficient and effective patient care. Healthcare Informatics
(11/2009)
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- Blumenthal speaks on challenges of changeover to EHRs
The benefits that come with the widespread adoption of electronic health records and other health IT systems will far outweigh the initial problems associated with their implementation, said David Blumenthal, national coordinator for health IT. In this interview, Blumenthal expressed confidence that a national health information network will result in savings greater than the projected $12 billion over 10 years. MIT Technology Review
(11/2009 - 12/2009)
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