Search results for "EHRs"
AmericanEHR allows clinicians to rate EHRs and submit feedback
AmericanEHR has released over 3 years' worth of feedback on electronic health records (EHRs) that clinicians have submitted outlining firsthand experiences with certified EHR systems.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/10/08/7.htm
8 Oct 2013
‘Discontinued’ medications a problem when using EHRs
Physicians who wonder why a patient is still taking a discontinued medication might look to their EHRs for the answer. Unlike with new prescriptions, a doctor's orders to stop a drug usually aren't automatically transmitted to pharmacies. This widespread problem requires an old-fashioned solution: talking to patients to ensure they know what medications they are meant to be taking.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/04/prescribing.htm
1 Apr 2013
Letters to the Editor
Readers respond with challenges to the need for Maintenance of Certification, debate on the value of accountable care organizations and electronic health records, and a self-reflection on why one reader became a physician.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/09/letters.htm
1 Sep 2013
Application deadline extended for meaningful use hardship exception
Physicians now have until July 1, 2016 to apply for a hardship exception to the 2015 reporting requirements for Medicare's EHR Incentive Program, or meaningful use.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/03/22/5.htm
22 Mar 2016
Officers and Regents election results announced
The election of Officers and Regents has been completed. Terms become effective at the conclusion of the Annual Business Meeting and Town Hall scheduled to take place virtually on Sunday, May 2, 2021, from 1 to 2 p.m. EDT.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/03/officers-and-regents-election-results-announced.htm
1 Mar 2021
Bringing medicine to the streets
A newly formed street medicine fellowship is allowing academic centers and cities to bring care to homeless patients instead of waiting for them to present to a hospital or shelter.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/07/bringing-medicine-to-the-streets.htm
1 Jul 2019
Improving HCV treatment and screening in primary care
Amid global calls to eliminate viral hepatitis, efforts are underway to screen asymptomatic adults for hepatitis C and overcome barriers to treatment.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/01/improving-hcv-treatment-and-screening-in-primary-care.htm
1 Jan 2022
Deadline approaching to attest for 2013 EHR Incentive Program
Physicians and other eligible professionals must successfully attest by February 28 to receive an incentive payment for participation in the 2013 Medicare EHR Incentive Program.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/01/28/6.htm
28 Jan 2014
Survey reports on barriers to advance care planning discussions
Barriers included lack of a formal system to assess patients' end-of-life wishes and goals of care, no place in an electronic health record to indicate whether a patient has an advance care plan, and little formal training in end-of-life discussions with patients and families.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/04/26/2.htm
26 Apr 2016
Working together to stop superbugs
The battle against antimicrobial resistance requires a broad line of attack, prompting the CDC to fund projects to expand regional efforts against multidrug-resistant organisms.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/02/working-together-to-stop-superbugs.htm
1 Feb 2020