Tag Archive | "EHR"
Allscripts to acquire Eclipsys: Cardiac Science for the week of July 5
EHR firm Allscripts acquires Eclipsys; Baltimore officials urge purchase of more AEDs; New York firefighter who had doubted the value of defibrillators is revived by colleagues using the firehouse AED.
Continue reading...Cardiac Science for the week of June 7: EMR market growth
Monday, June 7, 2010
A new study predicts growth in the electronic medical records market; a Powerheart AED is sited atop Mount Snowdon in Wales; a man's life is saved using a police car AED.
Continue reading...Notice released of proposed rulemaking on EHR certification
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
The National Institute of Standards and Technology will authorize meaningful use certifiers of laboratory products, while the ONC will authorize for meaningful use EHRs for providers and hospitals.
Continue reading...A Look Ahead; Next Ten Years of Healthcare Reform Provisions Reviewed
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
A look at how the provisions included in the healthcare reform legislation approved the last week of March will take place along a ten-year timeline.
Continue reading...HIMSS Defines ‘Meaningful Use’ of EHRs
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Healthcare Information Management and Systems Society definitions for “meaningful use” of certified electronic health records technology under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
Continue reading...New tools for testing EHR: Cardiac Science for the week of March 29
Monday, March 29, 2010
New tools test how well EHR systems handle vital signs, other data; drownings spur Australian villages to get AED and AED training; Arizona gym's AED used to rescue victim of sudden cardiac arrest; Rossendale in the UK campaigns to raise money for public access defibrillators.
Continue reading...House approves healthcare bill: Cardiac Science for the week of March 22
Monday, March 22, 2010
New healthcare reform package relies on growth of healthcare IT; defibrillator rescue at Michigan hockey rink; woman uses workplace AED to save Nevada man
Continue reading...Will the FDA be a new player in health IT?
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Iowa Senator Charles Grassley has asked federal officials if the FDA should play a role in regulating Health IT products.
Continue reading...Remembering Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association co-founder Jack Grogan: Cardiac Science for the week of March 8
Monday, March 8, 2010
Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association remembers co-founder Jack Grogan; Steele Memorial Medical Center's model EHR system, with almost every aspect of its health information available in digital form.
Continue reading...Meaningful use of electronic health records: Cardiac Science for the week of Feb. 22
Monday, February 22, 2010
The Health Information Technology Policy Committee is suggesting modifications to proposed federal criteria for electronic health records (EHR) compliance; a family foundation donates 10 Powerheart AED G3s to Louisiana school athletic programs.
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Tuesday, July 6, 2010
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