Electronic Health Records and Medicare

April 18, 2009
Electronic Health Records and Medicare

The move to get Medicare health records into the electronic health records arena started back in May of 2008. It happened when the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services gave a directive to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Basically, the Secretary told them to make a plan, which he called a [...]

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What Are the Advantages of Electronic Health Records?

April 18, 2009
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Electronic health records are a patient’s health records in a digital format. These health records put extensive information in a form that is more easily accessed by doctors, nurses, and any other medical personnel that needs to see the records. Every doctor that treats a certain patient can get his health records quickly; the days [...]

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Definition of Electronic Health Records (EHR)

April 6, 2009
Definition of Electronic Health Records (EHR)

“The Electronic Health Record (EHR) is a longitudinal electronic record of patient health information generated by one or more encounters in any care delivery setting. Included in this information are patient demographics, progress notes, problems, medications, vital signs, past medical history, immunizations, laboratory data, and radiology reports.

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