EHR risk management
One of the policies underlying the government's push to encourage adoption of electronic health records (EHRs) is the expectation that…
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New law requires greater healthcare privacy protections
Privacy advocates worry that as patient records move from paper to the digital environment, security breaches will occur more frequently…
Evolving standards for personal health records
As the healthcare industry continues its progress toward adoption of electronic health records, another type of electronic record garnered big…
Can Electronic Medical Records Help to Decrease Malpractice Insurance Costs?
Proponents of health information technology (HIT) contend that widespread adoption of electronic medical records (EMR) will both enhance patient safety,…
HIPAA EMR security and the stimulus plan
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (the ARRA, commonly known as the stimulus bill) included $19 billion in funding for…
Stimulus package and EMR use by physicians
Editor's note: Health care attorney Pat King outlines and explains provisions of the pending economic stimulus package that deal with electronic health records (EHR/EMR…
Potential and Problems of E-Prescribing
For several years, health care industry experts have urged physicians to adopt electronic prescribing, to improve quality and contain health…
The rules for subsidizing an EMR purchase
Editor's Note: Health care attorney Patricia King discusses the new rules for hospital subsidies of a physician practice's purchase of…
Google and Electronic Medical Records
Rumor has it that Google is entering the EMR business. Rumor also has Microsoft entering the EMR business. Well,…
Business Development Opportunities
The Medical Resource Group, LLC is looking for potential interactions with complementary companies or educational institutions, whether web-based or…