Electronic Health Records (EHRs) are helping American healthcare system transform into a more robust, patient-centric, high quality and more affordable system. The government has undertaken many initiatives to help physicians meaningfully utilize lifesaving technology and the results are very promising. As of 2013, nearly 85% of US physicians are using some sort of electronic health […]
Even after the incentives announced by the Obama administration, the adoption rate of Electronic Medical Records has remained incredibly sluggish. According to the research conducted by few well-known industry specialists, there are two majors reason for these staggering results. First, due to lack of IT savvy, physicians are hesitant in adopting this new health IT […]
Canada has a proud history of achievement in the areas of science and technology, and the field of biomanufacturing and life sciences is no exception.
We are all familiar with the hapless condition of the healthcare system in the US. Although a significant percentage of the federal budget was being spent on healthcare, experiencing the expected outcome was barely evident. While there existed several problems which needed to be addressed immediately, the medical prescription was certainly a vital one. Over […]
I am a huge proponent for making health IT technology free to use. Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) offer great promise but often require significant investment of both provider’s time and money. With the cloud EMR making its way into the mix, market schematics have been altered to a great extent. Accessible remotely through the use […]
Every EMR available in the industry, regardless whether it’s a free EMR or not, has to have a selling feature or what I like to call price point. Many EMR vendors have developed free EMRs and few of them are giving the big guns a good run for their money. The question is whether a […]
Whenever you read an article about Electronic Medical Records (EMR) certification, a familiar statement will always follow. It’s the one which goes like this “The Office of the National Coordinator (ONC), established and funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), is in place to set initial standards, implementation specifications and certification…..”, yes, we […]
With the introduction of Cloud technology in the healthcare industry, several EMR vendors are consistently trying to come up with even more advanced and innovative EMR solutions. After all, who wouldn’t want to capture the market share? Also, given the government’s support in terms of financial incentives, there seems to be an augmenting interest amongst […]
