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Medical Economics InfoTech Bulletin
May 14, 2010
TOP SEARCHES: EHR // Healthcare reform // iPad
In this issue
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 EHR vendors
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 HIE market
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 Quality measurement
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 Government Web site
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 Practice improvement
Key Topic Updates

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Ambulatory practices considering more EHR vendors than ever
Physician practices are considering an ever-increasing number of software vendors when it comes to choosing an electronic health record (EHR), according to a new report from KLAS, a research firm specializing in monitoring and reporting the performance of healthcare vendors. More...
Health information exchanges to blossom in 12 to 18 months
The health information exchange infrastructure will change dramatically over the next two years, according to the new report from IDC Health Insights. More...
ACP: EHRs critical to effective reporting of quality measures
To achieve meaningful use of health information technology, physician practices must increase the use of quality measurement as part of their electronic health records systems, according to a paper recently released by the American College of Physicians. More...
Government’s healthcare Web sites among consumers’ favorites
Consumer satisfaction with government Web sites, which climbed to an all-time high last year, remained high through the first quarter of 2010, according to the American Customer Satisfaction Index’s E-Government Satisfaction Index. More...
EHR system can help practices pinpoint areas for improvement
Electronic health record systems can help medical practices improve their design and payment structures, according to one doctor’s examination of his five-physician internal medicine practice, published in the April 29 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. More...
Key Topic Updates
Modern Medicine Blog
iPad, initial thoughts
EMR Mythbusters
Unnatural Human Communication, The Main Trouble with EMRs
Join the conversation at memag.com/blogs

Healthcare Reform
Considering the future of medicine from the trenches
HIE hinges on regional health information organizations
The future of medical practice as seen by an activist in Minnesota
FCC broadband plan includes recommendations for healthcare

Electronic Health Records
EHR use associated with upper extremity musculoskeletal symptoms
Medical record privacy remains a concern for patients
Electronic health records becoming mandatory for recruitment
Groups urge electronic health records meaningful use changes

Internet
CDC launches online tool related to preventive care
Social networking spreads accurate and inaccurate information
The Internet will lift all clinical boats
Online patient portals improve work flow, handle multiple functions
 

 
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