I cover medical software and health IT for Software Advice, so I was curious to learn about some of the secrets to success when switching to an EMR that might not meet the eye. To find out what is it that separates the health care providers who truly reap the benefits of switching to EMR, [...]

Physician offices in Ohio and Mississippi became the first in the U.S. to exchange health information using a new set of secure messaging standards.Officials hailed the milestone as another step toward a day when Americans’ health records will be easily accessible to physicians anywhere in the nation, Information Week reported.Doctors in Lima, Ohio and Biloxi, [...]

Every week, MedCity News highlights the best of its MedCitizens: syndication partners and MedCity News readers who discuss life science current events on MedCityNews.com. Now here’s the best of what YOU had to say.

There are two questions from Eligible Professional specialists about the CMS EHR Incentives that I’m asked over and over again.Question 1: “Do specialists have to meet all of the required Core Set Meaningful Use objectives? We don’t do vitals, we don’t prescribe, we don’t ______ (fill in the blank).’The Meaningful Use tablets that Moses brought [...]

Current medical news from today, including pilot program allows hospitals to sell data to drug companies for clinical trials, new diabetes drug cuts cholesterol when used with Lipitor, and healthcare social media tips for hospitals using Twitter.

With stories earlier this year of outrageous valuations surrounding information technology companies like Groupon and Facebook, there’s been plenty of hand-wringing about whether overzealous investors have created a “tech bubble.”So it’s only natural to wonder whether that bubble has spread to health information technology, particularly given all the hype and promise surrounding electronic health records [...]

In the Catholic Church it is the confessional booth. In the Twelve Step program it is the 9th step, ’making amends’. I guess there are a lot of ways to apologize and ask for forgiveness. Maybe it is good for the soul to own up and accept responsibility when you have wronged someone. I call [...]