Welcome to the EHR Central blog
Welcome to the EHR Central blog. I hope you find it informative and useful.For starters, there are a set of "General Interest Links" and "News & Magazine Links" in the right-hand column. It is...
View ArticleEmbarking on Your EHR Journey
The Electronic Health Record (EHR) is a tool and Health Information Exchanges (HIE) are services which can be effectively combined and used in a meaningful way to assist physcians and their practices...
View ArticleA Resource for Your EHR Journey: Your Regional Extension Center (REC)
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009, the economic stimulus package, was signed into law by President Barack Obama on February 17, 2009. The Health Information Technology for...
View ArticleElectronic Health Records (EHRs) At-A-Glance
The following is from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) web site's July 13, 2010 fact sheet on Electronic Health Records At A Glance:“Our recovery plan will invest in electronic...
View ArticleOn the Road to Meaningful Use
The June 28, 2011 Healthcare IT News article, "Mostashari to providers: MU is not about 'hoop jumping'", reports on the speech given by Farzad Mostashari, MD, the National Coordinator for Health IT, at...
View ArticleTips for Focusing on the Patient in the EHR Exam Room
It has been a long time since my last post. My work passion continues to be: helping physicians and their practices successfully implement an EHR, connect to an HIE, and achieve Meaningful Use. I spent...
View ArticleHow Can an FQHC Use Health IT to Improve the Quality of Care?
BackgroundThe Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), www.hrsa.gov, an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the primary Federal agency for improving access to...
View ArticleHow Can You Use Your EHR to Prevent Heart Attacks and Strokes?
The Electronic Health Records (EHR) Innovations for Improving Hypertension Challenge, launched by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology(ONC), is part of Million...
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