Applying traditional project management methodologies to an ambulatory EHR implementation often yields unexpected and often unpleasant results. Why? Lessons learned in Project Management Professional ...

This excerpt fromThe CIO's Guide to Implementing EHRs in the HITECH Era covers the senior executive's role in implementing an electronic health records system. Those in the C-suite who must lead this ...

The House of Representatives' committees on Veterans Affairs and Appropriations and its counterparts in the Senate could soon have authority to oversee the Department of Veterans Affairs' electronic ...

Revenue cycle leaders must review, update, and optimize their EHR systems regularly to ensure their efficiency over time. Revenue cycle leaders are on the hook for ensuring their organization can ...

In today’s information age, as our lives are getting increasingly digitized, health data is valuable. Health data is required for maintaining our health records, for helping physicians and health care ...

New health system EHR implementations are constantly occurring, but that switch could come at a heavy price without a detailed plan in place. Becker’s sat down with revenue cycle and IT expert Cynthia ...

Robert Slepin has a very interesting job, as emeritus CIO advisor at electronic health record giant Epic. There are only a dozen or so of these contractors, who are available on demand to Epic ...

West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas Health recently received a Epic Gold Stars Level 10 recognition, placing the health system in the top 0.3 percent of all Epic users for its EHR implementation ...

The Department of Veterans’ Affairs formally launched its revamped plan to modernize its electronic health records this week following extensive reviews surrounding the new system’s rollout. Announced ...

WASHINGTON -- The new electronic health record (EHR) system in the veterans healthcare system still leaves a lot to be desired, witnesses said at a Senate hearing. The VA signed a $10 million contract ...

> More than 16,000 current and former patients of the Dunes Family Health Care clinic in Reedsport, Ore., were told earlier this month that a back-up drive containing their names and personal ...

Clinical information technology has arrived. According to a newly released report from San Francisco-based Embarcadero Technologies, EHR implementation is the top priority of health IT professionals, ...