Content about Electronic health record

December 19, 2011
Top 10 trends for health care and wellness in 2012
For those of us in the healthcare and wellness business, we realize our industry is changing and evolving quickly, mostly out of pure necessity. The healthcare industry is overburdened, over budget and in need of an overhaul. But the potential for our healthcare and wellness system is incredible for all audiences it touches — from consumers to medical professions to healthcare and wellness marketers.
November 18, 2011
Electronic health records offer new ways to monitor medication nonadherence

Catalina Health’s latest program and two previous studies illustrate the ways in which electronic health records and e-prescribing open the door for new ways to monitor medication nonadherence and, along with them, new ways to combat it.

October 19, 2011
Heavy 
hITters

How many times have we heard it said that one day in America there will be a nationwide health information network that will link patients, providers and payers seamlessly, efficiently and securely, across a universal standardized system?

October 19, 2011
Virtual health care at the forefront of Pharmacy 2.0

Technology in retail pharmacies has traditionally 
meant the adoption of robotic dispensing systems and electronic health records, but in recent years, pharmacy retailers have been bringing technology to the consumer level.


October 11, 2011
MinuteClinic passes 10 million visits

CVS Caremark’s MinuteClinic continues to evolve and play a greater role in the U.S. healthcare system as evidenced by its expanding footprint, broadening scope of service and growing roster of strategic affiliations.


September 7, 2011
Tracking medication adherence easier in integrated health systems with EHRs, Kaiser Permanente study finds

Patients using an integrated healthcare system that uses its own pharmacy and electronic health records get their medications filled at a higher rate than those in nonintegrated systems, according to a new study published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.

July 19, 2011
Take Care enters collaboration with LSU Health Sciences Center, Healthcare Network

Take Care Health Systems, which is owned by Walgreens, has entered a collaborative agreement with Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center and LSU Healthcare Network to enhance coordination of care in the greater New Orleans region.

January 14, 2011
Aurora to get federal recognition for EHR adoption

Aurora Health Care said it would be the first healthcare system in Milwaukee to receive federal recognition for adopting electronic health records, the organization said.

December 7, 2010
Adults want control of their private health data

AUSTIN, Texas — An overwhelming majority of respondents to a recent poll want to choose which companies and government agencies can view and use their health information.


November 14, 2010
Surescripts platform goes ‘beyond e-prescribing’

Moving, in its own words, “beyond e-prescribing,” paperless platform provider Surescripts has begun expanding its...

October 25, 2010
Surescripts launches open platform for docs

Opening another front in its long campaign to extend electronic prescribing and health information technology...

September 16, 2010
NACDS urging flexible health IT approach as HHS works to adjust patient records law

Shifting the nation’s sprawling and disconnected healthcare system to an integrated platform, based at last...

September 15, 2010
White House continues health IT drive as CMS offers matching funds to states

More money is flowing from the federal stimulus coffers to states as the White House...

August 24, 2010
White House report on health IT, innovation hailed by e-prescribing pioneer Surescripts

A White House report encouraging the healthcare system’s transformation to health information technology drew a...

June 6, 2010
N.Y. launches statewide drive to spur e-health adoption by doctors

In the latest attempt to kick-start the health information technology revolution, the Empire State last...

June 3, 2010
E-prescribing may give way to universal adoption

Now, it’s up to the doctors....

May 20, 2010
NACDS' stance on medication adherence emphasized in NYT article

The National Association of Chain Drug Stores has praised a New York Times article that...

May 17, 2010
Greenway's PrimeMobile now available on Apple mobile devices

Electronic health record provider Greenway Medical Technologies is making its PrimeSuite practice management software available...

March 4, 2010
Take Care to implement Greenway's PrimeSuite in worksite health centers

Greenway Medical Technologies, a provider of electronic health records, ambulatory health care and clinical research...

February 28, 2010
E-prescribing use soars, but independents unconnected

American retail pharmacy continued its slow but inexorable journey into the 21st century in 2009...

February 16, 2010
Healthcare IT gets $1 billion in stimulus funds

Nearly $1 billion in economic stimulus money will go to help spur adoption of healthcare...

January 10, 2010
Allscripts launches new program

A healthcare information technology company has launched a program to help physicians adopt electronic health...

October 8, 2009
NCPA releases new HIT report

The adoption of electronic health records, electronic prescribing and other health information technology isn’t just...

September 1, 2009
Report: Harris Teeter to implement new EHR in stores

NEW YORK The health information technology revolution is sweeping beyond urban centers and into the...

March 15, 2009
Why private sector needs to lead on health reform

As the editor of the publication, I have both the blessing and the curse of...

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