Search Tag: electronic health records
eHealth – transforming healthcare in disruptive times
2018 23 May
Where is eHealth in Ireland heading and where could it lead us? Examining the state of eHealth, its challenges and opportunities at the European Association of Hospital Managers congress in Dublin. With digital innovations dramatically transforming every layer of the healthcare landscape, intensive discussions are required to manage the direction... Read more
How to turn around failing EHRs
2018 01 May
Electronic health records were supposed to cut medical costs by driving down administrative expenses. However, despite a wider adoption of EHRs, reductions in billing costs have not been realised, says a new study by Harvard Business School and Duke University researchers.“The theory was that part of having electronic records was to lower the cost.... Read more
Help or hindrance? EHRs and admin cost reductions
2018 27 Feb
Despite huge investments in healthcare IT, EHR systems in particular, hospitals have not benefited much in terms of improving administrative efficiency. Electronic health records were supposed to bring down administrative costs but, as a new study in JAMA suggests, they may not be getting the job done.Administrative costs accounted for much as a quarter... Read more
Smart contracts in healthcare
2018 25 Jan
Looking at the future of Smart Contracts in healthcare. Could Smart Contract-enabled blockchains help protect patient data while also promoting watertight agreements in healthcare? How Blockchain and Smart Contracts will impact the funding of research and innovation in healthcare Definitions Blockchain: A digital ledger in which transactions made in... Read more
Let's change before we have to
2018 25 Jan
The race is on to implement technology effectively for improved liaising and better health outcomes.Health technology can change healthcare but only with implementation of basics such as collaboration, communication and easy exchange, combined with transformation of some traditional workflows. AirBNB, TripAdvisor, Uber, OpenTable, WhatsApp and many... Read more
Increasing importance of EHR-related risk-mitigation strategies
2017 24 Oct
A new report from The Doctors Company, a physician-owned malpractice insurer, shows a significant increase in malpractice claims for errors attributed to electronic health records. There were 161 claims for which EHRs were either the cause or (more likely) a contributing factor between 2011 and 2016, compared to just two claims during the period 2007-2010.... Read more
Mount Sinai's Database Integrates Clinical Imaging with EHRs
2017 04 Jun
The Mount Sinai Health System's new Imaging Research Warehouse (IRW), developed by the Mount Sinai Translational and Molecular Imaging Institute (TMII), integrates clinical imaging with electronic health records. As the database expands, it will give researchers new access to information about more than one million Mount Sinai patients. The system ensures... Read more
Radiologists as Data Scientists of Medicine
2017 11 Apr
Emerging technologies – such as machine learning and data analytics – will provide enormous opportunities for radiologists to augment and improve the quality of care they provide to their patients, according to a report to appear in Journal of the American College of Radiology. The report urges radiologists to maintain an active role in guiding the... Read more
Price: Push for Interoperability Continues
2017 12 Mar
The Trump administration will continue to push interoperability in order to promote the growth of health information technology and electronic health records, according to HHS Secretary Dr. Tom Price. An article in Modern Healthcare says Price sent a letter to Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) to elaborate on policy positions he'd given during his congressional... Read more
Copy-Paste Use in EHRs: Safety Issues
2017 12 Feb
The use of copy and paste functionality in electronic health records (EHRs) has introduced "unintended safety-related issues into the clinical environment,” according to a study by the U.S. National Institutes of Standards and Technology. Copy and paste, which is intended to help clinicians post information in patients’ records, can cause errors to... Read more