Healthcare Informatics

EHR Buyers Beware! What’s Really Behind Unhappy Physicians’ Dissatisfaction?

EHR Buyers Beware! What’s Really Behind Unhappy Physicians’ Dissatisfaction? Recently, Emma Schwartz, Staff Reporter, Huffington Post I-Fund reported on the growing concern over the Federal ARRA funding going toward unvented, and seemingly unstable EHR software vendors. In her article, “Shopping for Health Software, Some Doctors Get...

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Existing EMRs are Not the Panacea Some Think

According to Healthcare IT News, a recent report by the Center for Studying Health System Change showed that EMRs are not as helpful as hoped in enabling the exchange of information across physician practices and care settings. http://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/study-finds-gap-between-emr-vision-reality The study suggests a major disconnect between policy...

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