In practical terms, most modern systems are EHRs. The distinction matters most when patients receive care from ...

No matter how you feel about the treatment of the Illinois physician who contends he was removed from his job because he couldn't get the hang of the hospital's new electronic health record system, he ...

ORLANDO, Fla--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ImplementHIT will roll out OptimizeHIT, (www.OptimizeHIT.com) physician electronic health record (EHR) elearning solutions, at HIMSS 2011 in Orlando, FL, February 20-24 ...

As part of an ongoing ambulatory electronic medical record deployment, the Lehigh Valley Health Network in eastern Pennsylvania is refining its EMR training processes. Greencastle Consulting, a ...

When hospitals purchase expensive electronic health record systems, they are hoping to benefit from advanced features, which produce cost-savings, increased efficiency and patient care benefits.

Electronic medical record (EMR) implementations are expensive endeavors, and cost overruns can cripple the hospitals that experience them and cause havoc for the people who work there. In the case of ...

Healthcare experts from HIMSS, NHS trusts and ANCILE Solutions will participate in a webinar next week to discuss the current challenges in EHR training and how to overcome them. One of the most ...

When EHRs first emerged 20 years ago, system vendors pushed for standardization. Consistency was considered the only pragmatic way to support end users and enterprise-wide systems. EHR customization ...

Although most new doctors will use electronic health records (EHRs) from the first day of practice, the vast majority of medical students and residents do not receive comprehensive training in how to ...

In a survey of physicians who left their jobs, 67% said they want more training in electronic health records, according to the Klas Arch Collaborative white paper “Understanding Your Risk for ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs has created a training program to educate medical providers who will be the first users of its forthcoming electronic health record modernization program. Called ...