National Health Information launches letter on electronic medical records.EMR (ElectroMagnetic Radiation) The emanation of energy from everything in the universe. Although the EMR from electrical and electronic devices is typically measured for practical, every-day situations, every object, including humans, emanates energy. Advisor, a monthly newsletter covering electronic medical records (EMR) and computerized physician order entries systems (CPOE CPOE Computerized Physician Order Entry CPOE Computerized Provider Order Entry CPOE Computerized Prescriber Order Entry ), is the latest of almost 20 newsletters directed to the medical community published by National Health Information LLC. The newsletter details numerous case studies to help health care organizations get the highest value and ROI (Return On Investment) The monetary benefits derived from having spent money on developing or revising a system. In the IT world, there are more ways to compute ROI than Carter has liver pills (and for those of you who never heard of that expression, it means a lot). out of their EMR and CPOE systems. The major benefits of the systems are better patient care, fewer medication errors, lower costs, increased productivity, fewer lawsuits, better quality, better data collection and analysis, more accurate coding, improved physician relations, enhanced disease management, and more reliable compliance with HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act of 1996, Public Law 104-191) Also known as the "Kennedy-Kassebaum Act," this U.S. law protects employees' health insurance coverage when they change or lose their jobs (Title I) and provides standards for patient health, rules and quality standards. Subscriptions to the monthly are $377/year, with a $327 charter subscription offer. NHI, P.O. Box 15429, Atlanta, GA 30333, 404-607-9500, fax 404-607-0095, www.nhionline.com |
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